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In Afghanistan, life goes on as though the coronavirus never existed. “Fake news,” some say, even as a second wave has brought on a surge of new cases and hospitalizations. KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mohammad Wakil, 23, social distancing is an abstract concept. Every working day, he shakes hands with …

HONG KONG — First, it was travelers and university students bringing the coronavirus back to Hong Kong from Europe and the United States. Then, sea crews and bar patrons were the ones spreading infections. In the latest wave, a large cluster appears to have started in ballroom dancing halls that …

As coronavirus cases increase across the country, the Smithsonian will once again temporarily close eight of its Washington-area institutions on Monday. “The Institution’s top priority is to protect the health and safety of its visitors and staff,” the Smithsonian said in a statement. “We will use this time to reassess, …

This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Jeannette Williams-Parker loved rock music from the 1980s and ’90s. She played AC/DC and Prince while driving or cleaning the house. The big, loud beat spoke to her mischievous side, …

A box fan, an air filter — and duct tape to attach them. With four such cobbled together devices, at perhaps a total of $ 150, the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday night could be made much safer, according to experts in airborne viruses. Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala …

WASHINGTON — President Trump, like many men in their 70s, has mild heart disease. He takes a statin drug to treat high cholesterol and aspirin to prevent heart attacks. And at 244 pounds in a health summary released in June, he has crossed the line into obesity. All of that, …

Here’s what you need to know: The virus and wildfires stopped many students from taking the ACT Saturday. The same may happen with the SAT this week. The C.D.C. removes guidance acknowledging the virus is transmitted mainly in the air, days after posting it. An N.I.H. official was perpetuating conspiracy …

[This briefing has ended. Follow live coronavirus updates here.] Here’s what you need to know: After coming under fire for vaccine safety, AstraZeneca releases trial blueprints. A month after Sturgis, another motorcycle rally this weekend in Missouri is worrying health experts. States in the Midwest and the Southwest are reporting …

This briefing has ended. Read live coronavirus updates here. Here’s what you need to know: Thousands attend a Trump rally indoors as others ask why he played down the virus threat. Scientists are alarmed by companies’ secrecy around vaccine clinical trials. A refugee camp in Greece on virus lockdown was …