Federal and state officials across the country have altered or hidden public health data crucial to tracking the coronavirus' spread, hindering the ability to detect a surge of infections as President Donald Trump pushes the nation to reopen rapidly.
It took less than four months for an unseen enemy to kill 100,000 Americans.
That's almost twice the number of Americans lost during the entire Vietnam War.
Most Americans expect schools to reopen in the fall, but a stunning number of teachers and students may not be there.
(CNN)As more places across the US offer people a chance to shop or dine inside, the issue of whether to wear a mask has again become a flashpoint.
Japan has completely lifted its nationwide state of emergency.
The country's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, announced Monday that officials have loosened the coronavirus restrictions in the last five of the country's 47 prefectures: Tokyo and its surrounding regions, as well as the northern island of Hokkaido.
Just 7.3% of Stockholm’s inhabitants had developed Covid-19 antibodies by the end of April, according to a study, raising concerns that the country’s light-touch approach to the coronavirus may not be helping it build up broad immunity.
The coronavirus may still be spreading at epidemic rates in 24 states, particularly in the South and Midwest, according to new research that highlights the risk of a second wave of infections in places that reopen too quickly or without sufficient precautions.
The drug US President Donald Trump said he was taking to ward off Covid-19 actually increases the risk of patients with the disease dying from it, a study in the Lancet has found.
The study said there were no benefits to treating patients with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
Mr Trump said he was taking the drug despite public health officials warning that it could cause heart problems.
The president has repeatedly promoted the drug, against medical advice.
China reported no new symptomatic coronavirus cases on Saturday, for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak in December.
There were 28 new asymptomatic cases, which are counted separately, the National Health Commission (NHC) said.
COVID-19 has mounted a sustained attack on public life, especially indoor life.
