Health

In separate stark warnings, two major world leaders bluntly told their citizens that they need to adapt to living with COVID-19 and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine.

The report made it clear: Bryant and the passengers almost certainly were dead in an instant due to blunt trauma.

They are often hundreds — even thousands — of people short of targets for their contact tracing programs.

More than 9,000 doses of the experimental drug are slated for distribution to hospitals across the state to treat COVID-19 infections.

The unsigned editorial sharply criticizes the Trump administration, saying it has marginalized the CDC to a degree that is dangerous for both the U.S. and the world.

The state’s purchase of 200,000 tests gives officials the ability to test up to 80,000 people monthly for the virus that has already infected more than 7,000 residents.

Facing growing criticism, the VA said Friday that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients are now taking it.

The state’s largest nurses’ union says health-care workers don’t have essential face masks, access to testing, and other safety measures.

Gov. Phil Murphy also said hospitals could resume elective produce on May 26, while the state will hold grand jury proceedings over Zoom.

Gov. John Carney unveiled a 25-page plan to launch Phase 1 of reopening the state including guidance for restaurants, retail stores and other locations.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.

Doctors say that information about the virus’ community-specific impacts will only become more critical as the economy reopens.

Health networks say they are now better prepared with COVID-19 tests and precautions, so can slowly bring patients for in-person visits and procedures.

EPA data for ozone levels and particulate matter doesn’t show big changes, but our bodies may feel a subtle, fresher difference.  

Mayor Jim Kenney publicly announced the creation of the COVID-19 Recovery Office, which is tasked with making “a more equitable and prosperous Philadelphia post-recovery.”