This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. Hospital officials, anticipating a surge of COVID-19 cases, urged deferring routine, nonemergency care so doctors, nurses, and other personnel could focus… Read More »
The number of people dying hit a record weekly high in England and Wales at the start of April, figures show. There were 16,387 deaths in the week ending 3 April – the highest since the Office for National Statistics started publishing weekly data in 2005. Coronavirus cases contributed to the jump in deaths with… Read More »
By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool US president Donald Trump said at a press conference that the death range would indicate his administration had “done a very good job.”Chris Kleponis / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide Latest coronavirus news as of 6 pm on 1 April Deaths in… Read More »
Italy has announced its largest day-to-day increase in infections with 53,000, while there are fears UK cases are “accelerating”and Spain has been forced to set up a temporary hospital inside a convention centre. MORE: Follow the latest on coronavirus here Australia has recorded at least 1354 cases and seven deaths during the pandemic and dramatic… Read More »
U.S. life expectancy increased in 2018 after a worrisome four-year decline, a reversal owing in part to a welcome decrease in deaths due to overdose but even more so to a drop in those from cancer. The rise brought the anticipated lifespan of someone born in 2018 to 78.7 years, an increase of about a… Read More »