Since an outbreak started in China in late 2019, 800,000 plus cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, over 39,000 people have died, and more than 172,600 have recovered according to Johns Hopkins University and indicated in the Statista map below. The authors of the paper published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Disease put what is known as the case fatality ratio of COVID-19 in China as 1.38 percent. “Estimates of case fatality ratio from international cases stratified by age were consistent with those from China,” the team wrote....

The U.S. has now seen more than 53,000 deaths, with New York City claiming over 17,000 of the country’s total fatalities. New Jersey and Massachusetts have also seen a significant number of casualties, with more than 5,600 and 2,500, respectively. No other state has seen more than 2,000 deaths. Nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 patients placed on ventilators between March 1 and April 4 at hospitals within Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, were reported to have died, according to a new study published earlier this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)....

Geneticist Peter Forster, from the U.K.’s University of Cambridge, is leading a research project to understand the historical processes that led to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, they hope to identify the first person who got the virus and served as the source for the initial outbreak. By analyzing networks, they have so far been able to chart the spread of the virus, including the genetic mutations, as it moved from China to Australia, Europe and the rest of the world....

President Donald Trump conceded on Monday what many economists have now warned about for several weeks as measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic choke the domestic and global economies. Trump said the U.S. “may be” heading for recession The White House is working with Congress on a $1 trillion stimulus package, which includes mailing checks to American households and cash support for businesses, to prop up the economy until the pandemic clears....

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told audiences at a media briefing on Wednesday that complacency is “one of the greatest dangers we face now.” “People in countries with stay-at-home orders are understandably frustrated with being confined to their homes for weeks on end,” said Ghebreyesus. “People understandably want to get on with their lives, because their lives and livelihoods are at stake,” he continued.“That’s what WHO wants too. And that’s what we are working for, all day, every day....

The virus, which was first detected in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei province, has spread to more than 877,000 people in 180 countries and regions, over 82,300 of whom are in China, while more than 43,200 have died. Over 185,000 people have recovered from infection, including nearly 90 percent of patients in China. More cases are reported outside China than within but the country has seen a rise in imported cases....

The virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei province, has affected nearly 82,200 people in China. China claims the virus has now been largely contained, with no recent domestic cases reported. However, the country has seen a rise in imported cases. Trump may expand travel ban President Donald Trump may extend the travel restrictions imposed earlier this month (an entry ban on foreign nationals from the 26 Schengen Area countries in Europe, as well as the U....

Dr. Dena Grayson, who played a role in the development of drugs to treat the deadly Ebola virus, wrote on Twitter: “Expect a massive surge in #COVID19 cases for the next three weeks or so.” Referring to the phenomenon seen in better-understood viruses where they tend to transmit better in the winter months, she went on: “If we’re lucky, the seasonal ebb-and-flow of #coronavirus will lead to a reduction of cases over the summer....

“Russians are shooting civilians after tying their hands behind their backs,” wrote Anastasiia Lapatina, a journalist for the Kyiv Independent. “Dead bodies are all over the Kyiv oblast, on the streets, in cars, in people’s yards. Mass graves are full of unidentified bodies. Many families will never know what happened to their loved ones.” Ukraine’s war with Russia will enter its sixth week on April 6. There have been horrifying images and stories of death and destruction since Russia first invaded the country in late February....

Eats: The Grill Room at The Dome (Tel: 0131 624 8624) manages to be super stylish while remaining refreshingly unaffected and unstuffy. This former home of The Royal Bank of Scotland is popular with the city’s suits who come to enjoy some after-work drinks and dinner. The architecture of this historic building is striking, and the staff exemplifies Scottish hospitality. At the gates of Edinburgh Castle, The Witchery (Tel: 0131 225 5613) has a dark, spooky interior dating back to the 16th century....

Sometimes called the “stress hormone,” the level of cortisol in the body can be affected by a number of diseases or conditions, or even by some types of medications. A cortisol level that is too high or too low can have a serious effect on health. A cortisol test is a type of blood test that measures the level of cortisol in the body. Other tests that could be used to measure cortisol include a urine test or a saliva test....

Lake and Trumbull counties outside Cleveland filed a lawsuit in 2018 against retail pharmacy companies CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and Giant Eagle for contributing to the deadly and expensive crisis that has continued to rage in the counties. “They’re going to say, ‘We’re not any part of the problem,’” attorney Mark Lanier said. “They’re going to blame everyone but themselves.” Another pharmacy retailer, Rite-Aid, settled with Lake and Trumbull counties in August....

‘Costa irreplaceable for Chelsea’ Costa, 28, was dropped from the squad as the Blues downed Leicester 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, but he returns ahead of their next game against Hull City on Sunday. Goal understands that Costa was left unsettled by an offer from Tianjin Quanjian, which the club’s billionaire owner, Shu Yuhui, has recently confirmed. The offer would have quadrupled Costa’s pay, earning him £30 million-a-year....

Mexico not concerned about ‘CONCACAF giant’ status While Costa Rica plans to roll out the same tactical plan it would’ve had Guardado been able to take part in Friday’s World Cup qualification match, coach Oscar Ramirez already has taken his players through a run-down of what Mexico might look like when they meet at the Estadio Azteca. “I think the game is going to be really complicated. Of course Guardado is a very important player for Mexico, but they have players who are definitely good enough to replace him,” Costa Rica captain Bryan Ruiz said Tuesday....

The wild cat attacked the Labrador Retriever after jumping over a barbed wire fence, and was chased away from the property by the owner and her neighbors. It has since been spotted in the area. Laurie Tomin was working at home on Friday evening, when she heard a squeal outside her window. “I jumped up and I looked out the window and I saw a cougar with a puppy in its mouth and the puppy was dead....

On Thursday, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died and writer-director Joel Souza was injured after Baldwin discharged a prop gun on the set of his upcoming Western film Rust, on which he serves as star and producer. Production on the movie has subsequently been halted as an investigation into the shooting by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office continues. “This investigation remains open and active,” Santa Fe County Sheriff’s spokesperson Juan Rios said in a statement....

Currently a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles, Bronny will have his pick of college options, already having received interest from Memphis, Ohio State, USC, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, and Oregon. According to CBS, he has whittled this list down to three finalists: USC, Ohio State, and Oregon, but LeBron James has said that he thinks “Bronny can go to any college he wants to… all I have to do is pick up the phone....

And he’ll even take a midweek race if NASCAR would give him one. “I can run on whatever night they want to run on,” said the popular three-time Cup champion who owns the half-mile dirt oval. “They can pick. We’ll run on whatever night they choose. We can make it work. “If you can take the trucks and make them work here, the Cup cars, the Nationwide cars are not a stretch from that....

The U.S. employs an electoral college system in order to officially declare the winner of a presidential election. The number of electors a state can allocate to a candidate must reflect that state’s number of senators and representatives. Because each state must elect 2 Senators and have at least one Congressional district, every state must have at least 3 electoral votes. In total, there are 538 electoral votes presidential candidates must vie for....

McCarthy lost his sixth consecutive vote on Wednesday before the House adjourned for an evening recess. The California Republican lost on two additional ballots earlier in the day, which followed three previous failures on Tuesday. He was at least 15 votes shy of the required majority on each occasion, while having lost support since the first vote. A small GOP faction, led by members of the House Freedom Caucus, is continuing to oppose McCarthy’s election to the top position, instead nominating alternatives including Republican Reps....