Who Faces The Greatest Risk Of Severe Illness From Coronavirus?
The data from China offer insights into the way different age groups are affected after being infected.
Global Health
COVID-19: 'We Can Push This Virus Back,' WHO Leader Says Of Coronavirus
As the virus that causes the COVID-19 illness spreads around the world, governments have a chance to "break the chains of transmission," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
Why The Death Rate From Coronavirus Is Plunging In China
And what that means for the rest of the world. Researchers have found three likely reasons for the drop in the fatality rate.
Coronavirus Fears Have Led To A Golden Age Of Hand-Washing PSAs
Around the world, comedians, TikTokers and public health ministries are bringing fresh style and humor to a classic form: the hygiene tutorial.
How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19's Spread Could Help Fight The Virus
As the world watches the outbreak of a novel coronavirus, epidemiologists are watching simulations of that outbreak on their computers to try to predict what might happen next.
Coronavirus Cancellations And Travel Bans: Google Is Latest
Companies are curbing employee travel and canceling major events as they try to minimize disruption from the growing coronavirus outbreak.
Personal Essay: Coronavirus Lockdown Is A 'Living Hell'
A young person in the city where the novel coronavirus was first discovered reflects on how the government's response has forever changed her.
News Brief: Super Tuesday, Coronavirus, Israel Elections
On Super Tuesday, the field of Democratic presidential candidates narrows. The CDC confirms coronavirus cases in 12 states. And in Israel's election, votes are still being counted.
Kenya Criticized For Letting China Flights Land Amid Coronavirus Scare
African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.
Coronavirus Update: Containment Is Possible, WHO Says
"We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission but which can also be contained with the right measures," the WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.