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32 questions about the coronavirus, answered — from how long patients are contagious to the potential for immunity after recovery

Typical coronavirus patients develop a fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. The virus' average incubation period is about five days. Read More

CORRECTED-U.N. chief to push pandemic ceasefire at world leaders meeting, but fears opportunities lost

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so countries can fight the coronavirus pandemic, but ... Read More

Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicenter was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters ... Read More

Wave of new COVID-19 cases crashes across U.S. and Europe as winter looms

The United States, Russia, France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave of cases washes over parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing some countries ... Read More

Global coronavirus cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike

Global coronavirus infections exceeded 50 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total. Read More

Government shutdown live updates: Trump threatens to cut Democrats’ ‘favorite projects’ amid impending mass layoffs

President Donald Trump has threatened to cut Democrats’ “favorite projects” amid impending mass layoffs as the government shutdown continues. “We could cut projects that they wanted, favorite projects ... Read More