Health

Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner's condo

By Richard Lardner, Jason Dearen, Associated Press

When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s “manufacturing facilities” in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, the company exists within the luxury condo of its majority…

England to enter new lockdown as UK virus cases pass million

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

'Obamacare' sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

State leaders facing higher COVID-19 cases resist steps to curb virus

By Adam Geller, David Pitt, Associated Press

Pleas from health experts are running up against political calculation and public fatigue, with spiraling new infections eclipsing previous caseload highs that set off national alarms in the spring and summer.

Georgia governor tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure

By Ben Nadler, Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife are quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. In a separate announcement Friday, U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson of West Point, Georgia, said he had tested positive for the virus.

On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate ways

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A multi-state coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split between President Donald Trump’s bullish embrace of a return to normalcy and urgent public warnings from the government’s top health officials.

Here's what the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of COVID-19 exposure means for you

By Ryan Malosh, The Conversation

New guidance from the CDC says that 15 minutes of exposure – regardless of whether that occurs at one time – can result in transmission of the coronavirus.

Attendees at Trump rally in North Carolina test positive

By Associated Press

The department recommends anyone who attended the president’s Oct. 21 rally assess their own risk, monitor for symptoms and get tested, if necessary.

Public health experts say U.S. COVID-19 response marked by grave missteps

By Matt Sedensky, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The result: the country could be looking at a terrible winter.

WHO says Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press

WHO European regional director Dr. Hans Kluge said Thursday that "hospitalizations have risen to levels unseen since the spring" and that deaths have risen by more than 30% in the last week.