Coronavirus

(CNN)Months into the pandemic that has infected more than 6 million Americans, the public and experts alike are learning the impacts of Covid-19 can drag on longer than expected. The US Centers for …

One-third of passengers aboard a bus were infected by a fellow passenger, scientists reported.A study of travelers on two buses in China in January adds to mounting evidence that the virus is airborne and can be transmitted through small particles that linger in the air indoors.Credit...Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSept. 1, 2020In late January,…

At the beginning of March, Andrew Noymer felt a familiar twinge of doubt. He was watching countries across Europe and North America begin to record their first deaths from COVID-19, and he knew there could be problems with the data. Even in a normal winter, some deaths caused by influenza get misclassified as pneumonia. If…

CLOSE Communal living spaces and a younger population may be a contributing factor to new surges in COVID-19 cases on college campuses. USA TODAYJust three weeks after surpassing 5 million confirmed coronavirus infections, the U.S. on Monday quietly rolled past 6 million cases.Global cases surpassed 25 million on Sunday. But of course the actual number of infections…

As some schools begin in-person classes, data compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics from the summer show that cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus have increased at a faster rate in children and teenagers than among the general public. Cases +720%Children +270%All May 21Aug. 20 Hospitalizations +356%Children +122%All May 21Aug. 20 Deaths +229%Children…