By Reuters Staff BERLIN (Reuters) – German Health Minister Jens Spahn tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday afternoon, the health ministry said, adding that he had placed himself in home quarantine. The minister, 40, was suffering from cold-like symptoms, the ministry said, adding that all people he had been…

Loss has shrouded Mr. Jarretts musical circle of late. Mr. Peacock died last month, at 85. Jon Christensen, the drummer in Mr. Jarretts influential European quartet of the 1970s, died earlier this year. Mr. Jarrett also led a groundbreaking American quartet in the 70s, and its other members the saxophonist…

By Reuters Staff PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government may have to tighten its anti-coronavirus measures further as numbers of new cases have not ebbed and the health system is getting close its capacity, Health Minister Roman Prymula said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A member of the medical staff treats…

One big technology by-product of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a much stronger focus on online education solutions — providing the tools for students to continue learning when the public health situation is preventing them from going into physical classrooms. As it happens, that paradigm also applies to the business…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The infrastructure could help fight the next pandemic From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiologist Melissa Haendel knew that the United States was going to have a data problem. There didn’t seem to be a national strategy to control the virus,…

Following a sudden decision from Trump back in July, America is currently on track to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 6, 2021. In the video above from Last Week Tonight, John Oliver takes a look at how that all came about. Oliver starts by explaining what the…

Among the states where the spread of the virus is most worrisome now, Illinois recorded its highest daily case count of the pandemic on Friday, and its highest death toll since June. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who was lauded for tamping down the virus in the spring, voiced frustration on Sunday…

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As the United States settles into fall, fears that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen are coming true. Infection rates have spiked in the midwest and Great Plains. There’s a resurgence of COVID-19 in several neighborhoods in New York City, where restrictions tamed the virus’ spread after a tragic spring.  Yet…

By Reuters Staff NICOSIA, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Cyprus registered a daily record of 203 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, health authorities said, urging the public to stick to strict health protocols at a crucial point in tackling the pandemic. The east Mediterranean island had largely kept a lid on…