Mover 900 health care workers have died at Covid-19, according to an interactive database unveiled today by the Guardian and KHN. Lost on the Frontline is a collaborative effort between the two newsrooms that aims to count, verify, and remember every U.S. health care worker who dies during the pandemic. …
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The Trump administration is apparently considering a measure to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from returning if they are suspected of coronavirus infection. A senior U.S. official told Reuters that draft regulation, which has not been finalized and could change, would give the government authority to block people who …
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Lack of personal protective equipment and medical supplies could last for years without strategic intervention from the government, health and manufacturing officials said. Officials said logistical challenges continue seven months after the coronavirus reached the United States as the flu season arrives and as some state emergency agencies prepare for …
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11.40 p.m. BST11:40 Head of the California Department of Public Health dismissed The head of the California Department of Public Health resigned late Sunday, reports the Associated Press, just days after the state announced a fix for a glitch that caused a lag in gathering information on coronavirus tests used …
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For months, Natalia Pasternak has been pleading with Brazilians to take science and coronavirus seriously, in a marathon of TV appearances, newspaper columns, livestreams and podcasts. “I gave interviews at 2 o’clock,” said the microbiologist and broadcaster who manages a group of civil society, the Question of Science Institute. When …
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