Coronavirus

Three Indian states are extending lockdown measures past June 30, the date that the country's final stage of nationwide lockdown is set to lift. The eastern states of West Bengal and Jharkhand have …

At least 15,000 more Americans have died in recent months from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than otherwise would have, health officials believe, pointing to how the coronavirus pandemic has exacted a higher fatality toll than official numbers have shown.SUMMER MAY BE KEY TURNING POINT FOR VACCINEAs Covid-19 devastated older Americans this spring, often by racing through nursing homes,…

Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 2,542 more cases of COVID-19 and 20 related deaths. It was the county’s second-highest daily total of new cases since the pandemic began.L.A. County has recorded a total of nearly 98,000 cases and more than 3,300 deaths, health officials said.The rise came as Gov. Gavin Newsom…

People who were seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus need to be urgently screened for post-traumatic stress disorder, leading doctors say.The Covid Trauma Response Working Group, led by University College London and involving experts from south-east England, said those who had been in intensive care were most at risk.The experts said regular check ups should…

June 28, 2020 | 5:59pm | Updated June 28, 2020 | 9:02pm Enlarge Image Workers collect the coffins of people that have been recently cremated amid the new coronavirus pandemic, at the La Recoleta cemetery in Santiago, Chile AP/Esteban Felix The number of people who have died due to the coronavirus worldwide surpassed a half…