Coronavirus

U.S. infections set another daily record while new outbreaks spread across some Asian cities, challenging government efforts to contain the virus after relaxing social-distancing measures. More than 66,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the U.S. on Friday, the highest daily number since the pandemic began, raising the country’s total to nearly 3.2 million, according to…

This story has a long way to go before being over. The story of the tortoise and the hare ranks as one of the most beloved of Aesop's fables. In this fable, the hare gets out to a commanding head start in a race. But the slow-and-steady tortoise ultimately wins. We're seeing a different kind…

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti began his Friday coronavirus news conference by reminding residents, “This threat is real. This threat is growing.” He emphasized that Angelenos need to wear masks whenever they’re outside. “There are lives at stake,” he said. “We need both individuals and businesses to act on this.” The Los Angeles County Health…

Home News The novel coronavirus uses its spike protein (dark blue) to infiltrate host cells, whose machinery it uses to replicate its RNA (yellow). (Image: © selvanegra/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A mutation in the protein that allows SARS-CoV-2 to enter cells might make it easier for the virus to spread — or it might not make…

A COVID-19 outbreak has forced a Christian sleepaway camp in Missouri to shut down after dozens of staff, campers and counselors tested positive for the coronavirus. The Kanakuk K-2 camp in Lampe, just north of the Arkansas border, closed after 41 campers, counselors and staff became infected with the coronavirus, the Stone County Health Department…