COVID-

Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Thursday’s positive case was initially believed to be a person who had worked at the Alder Bay Assisted Living facility. After further investigation, that turned out to be inaccurate.  We regret the error.There are four new cases today. Two are residents at Alder Bay, one is…

Number of residents in quarantine more than doubles since last week 110 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Massachusetts; 1,239 new cases confirmed Number of residents in quarantine more than doubles since last week 110 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Massachusetts; 1,239 new cases confirmed Number of residents in quarantine more than doubles since last week…

Having a COVID-19 vaccine by January is “a stretch goal,” but the head of the National Institutes of Health is gearing up for a master experiment to rapidly tell if any really work. At least four or five possible vaccines “look pretty promising” and one or two will be ready to begin large-scale testing by…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Commuters exit the tube at West Ham station in east LondonJustin Setterfield/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 15 May UK’s estimated coronavirus infection rate is now between 0.7 and 1 The UK’s coronavirus R value – the estimated number…

How long will public health and the US economy be widely threatened by Covid-19? We don’t know. Without a vaccine, experts say, it’s likely to be years. The future is murky for a lot of reasons. Namely: So much depends on human actions, both individual and collective, that are simply hard to predict and model…