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Here’s what you need to know: Half a million people are dead as confirmed virus cases top 10 million. Paranoid hallucinations plague many virus patients who end up in the I.C.U. At a Houston hospital bracing for a virus peak, new patients are often young. Most affluent countries are keeping …

This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: Some Mississippi I.C.U.s are full, while Houston is on red alert. For months, the world perilously dismissed evidence of silent spreaders. New outbreaks — and mixed messaging — leave some Americans questioning their shutdown …

Photo by Fotoluminate LLC / Shutterstock.com Seniors with five chronic conditions are especially vulnerable to ending up in the hospital due to exposure to the coronavirus, according to new data from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS says more than 325,000 Original Medicare beneficiaries were diagnosed with …

Trust in Dr. Anthony Fauci is generally high, but there’s a partisan split, with 51 percent of Republicans trusting him compared with 81 percent of Democrats who do.Credit…Pool photo by Sarah Silbiger For months, President Trump has been contradicting his public health advisers over the response to the coronavirus pandemic. …

Here’s what you need to know: Four states, including Florida and Texas, report highest single-day totals as the U.S. reopens. How the virus stayed a step ahead of the American authorities. Europe sees a ‘significant resurgence’ of cases, a W.H.O. official warns. A C.D.C. study overlooks an important factor as …

MOSCOW — To the boys, it was just a sugary treat. To their parents, prominent medical researchers, what happened in their Moscow apartment that day in 1959 was a vital experiment with countless lives at stake — and their own children as guinea pigs. “We formed a kind of line,” …

The coronavirus shutdown plunged the United States into a period of rapid unemployment growth. Many industries and commercial sectors ground to a complete halt and others slowed significantly. As we watch parts of our economy begin to reopen and recover, the question on the minds of many is how long …

Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. just recorded its third-highest total of new virus cases. The global economy will shrink 4.9 percent this year, the I.M.F. predicts in a more dismal forecast. How the world is learning to live a virus that’s here to stay. Biden has a …

Here’s what you need to know: Some states in the U.S. start to think twice about reopenings as virus spreads. U.S. health officials are to warn lawmakers of the potential for a ‘tremendous burden’ on hospitals. British leader will lift a wide variety of restrictions. Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 …