Coronavirus

As states across the nation continue to ease coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions, more and more Americans are venturing out of the safety of their homes. But meeting up with friends or family, going to the office, and carrying on with daily life overall will look much different as the novel disease still presents a risk.The reopenings…

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Image copyright Matthew Horwood/Getty Images A life-saving treatment for seriously-ill hospital patients with Covid-19 is being used across the UK from today, following breakthrough results in a UK trial.Dexamethasone - a cheap, widely-available steroid - was shown to reduce deaths among patients on ventilators and on oxygen.The UK's chief medical officers say it should be…

A milder, limited lockdown ends some classes and locks down neighborhoods. Texas, Florida and Arizona set case records. The president of Honduras has the virus.Right NowGreenhouse gas emissions are rebounding sharply as countries reopen their economies.ImageMedical workers at a makeshift coronavirus testing center in Beijing on Wednesday.Credit...Roman Pilipey/EPA, via ShutterstockCanceled flights and abrupt farewells in…

The new potential coronavirus treatment dexamethasone is a "good first step" to finding a cocktail of drugs that can effectively treat Covid-19, Oxford University professor Martin Landray, who co-led the study that found the drug to improve survival among patients, told CNBC on Tuesday.Landray and his team earlier Tuesday published the results of a study, which has…