Health

When the sheriff in Marion County, Fla, wrote an email to his deputies this week about a new mask assignment, he expected there would be complaints. “I can hear the crying already,” Sheriff Billy Woods wrote, noting that he did not “take the decision easily.” And at a time when …

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will speak at a news conference on 13 August in Wellington, New Zealand. Mark Tantrum / Getty Images New Zealand health officials said on Thursday they had identified 14 new cases of coronavirus as the country tackled a recent outbreak that ended a run of more …

(AP Photo / Ross D. Franklin) PHOENIX – Arizona ranks at the top nationally in several categories that measure how hard the coronavirus kills children, according to a recent study. A joint report released Aug. 6 by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association showed Arizona as …

The pastor of a megachurch in Los Angeles defended the church’s decision to allow thousands in for services on Sunday, and escaped state orders in California amid the outbreak of coronavirus. Grace Community Church held personal services on Sunday, and Pastor John MacArthur told CNN that six or seven thousand …

Two medical experts are embarking on a new study that lists six levels of pregnancy COVID-19 symptoms and shows how its findings can help doctors treat patients. The research study used data from an app that tracked and analyzed participants from the UK and US. It also followed the symptoms …