Infection

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Public information messages in central Manchester, EnglandJon Super/AP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 25 September Infection rate within communities in England and Wales continues to rise  One in 500 people in England had…

One of the biggest mysteries of the new coronavirus is its relative harmlessness in most children who get infected. At least part of the explanation may be in the cells lining their noses, according to a new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. The researchers…

Image copyright Getty Images The infection rate in the UK has gone up and is close to the point where the virus starts spreading rapidly, government scientific advice says. The so-called "R-number" is now between 0.7 and 1.0 - it needs to be kept below one in order to stay in control. The rise in…

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…

by: Michelle Kingston Posted: May 13, 2020 / 08:49 PM PDT / Updated: May 13, 2020 / 08:49 PM PDT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — A rare, mysterious infection is affecting children in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 150 children nationwide have been diagnosed with pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Health officials…