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New York TodayMay 11, 2020, 5:28 a.m. ETWeather: Watch for showers or thunderstorms. High around 60. Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday. Meters are in effect. ImageCredit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesIn New York City, 38 children are ill from a virus-linked syndrome.Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that 38 New York City children had been diagnosed…

(CNN)Several top Trump administration officials on Sunday continued to predict dire, Depression-era unemployment numbers for the month of May, days after the official US jobless rate surged for the month of April amid the coronavirus crisis. On Friday, the …

By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — South Korea president says citizens shouldn’t panic over rise in…

CLOSE About 100 research groups around the world are pursuing vaccines against the coronavirus, with nearly a dozen in early stages of human trials or poised to start. Finding out for sure if any of the vaccines work in the real world comes next. (May 4) AP DomesticAn unprecedented, all-out global race to develop a…

A summary of the evidence so far suggests that obesity is associated with a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and complications of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), independent of other illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease.Share on PinterestNew research reviews the current evidence of a link between obesity and COVID-19 severity.Early data seems to suggest that…