Health

India reported its first case on January 30: The patient in Kerala state, southern India, had been studying in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first known case of Covid-19 was recorded last December. For weeks, as coronavirus outbreaks took off in other parts of Asia, India remained relatively unchanged. …

The Houston region set a record on Saturday for the number of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care, hospital records show, although the total number of admitted patients decreased for the third consecutive day. In the 25-county region anchored by Harris County, 1,136 COVID patients were in beds in the ICU, …

US Military / Getty Many parents with children are struggling to adjust to a sudden lack of access to child care and / or to find ways to safely educate and socialize young children during a pandemic. Others want to make sure they will be able to carefully monitor the …

Private and public schools in counties on the California coronavirus monitoring list should remain closed under the new governor’s guidance. Thirty-three of California’s 58 counties, which represent more than 80% of the state’s population, are on the watch list. There is an exception. Local health officials may allow elementary schools …

West, who announced his campaign at the White House on July 4, filed a nomination statement with the Federal Election Commission last week, citing “BDY,” the birthday party, as his party affiliation. He tweeted Saturday for supporters to take to the ballot in South Carolina. “Hi guys, sign up to …