45-Year-Old Man Developed Permanent Hearing Loss After Contracting COVID

In a rare complication, a 45-year-old British man has permanently lost his hearing after contracting COVID-19, marking the first known case of hearing loss tied to the virus in the U.K. The patient, who had no preexisting complications other than asthma, was initially able to treat his COVID-19 symptoms at home after contracting the virus. […]

Perception of risk and optimism barriers in behavior during coronavirus

Until a vaccine and/or effective cure for COVID-19 becomes available, battling the current pandemic strongly relies on how well people follow behavioral advice, such as adhering to local restrictions, social distancing rules, and engaging in effective personal hygiene. However, overcoming the relationship between risk perceptions and comparative optimism during the pandemic is a major hurdle […]

Coronavirus symptoms update: Main differences between cold, flu and COVID-19

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. With winter fast approaching and the threat of a second wave and lockdown creeping up, many are worried about how to tell the difference between the common cold, the flu and COVID […]

Coronavirus Has Killed More Americans Than the Last 5 Flu Seasons Combined

With more than 210,750 Americans dead from COVID-19 since March, the virus is killing people at an unprecedented rate, unlike any disease seen in over 100 years. Yet an incorrect belief, that COVID-19 is no more deadly than the seasonal flu, continues to circulate on social media, frequently driven by President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, […]

Europe passes 6 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Europe has registered more than six million confirmed cases of novel coronavirus since it first appeared in the region in January, an AFP tally just after 1500 GMT Wednesday showed. So far the continent has seen 6,000,940 infections and 237,716 deaths, with the most in Russia (1,248,619 infections and 21,865 deaths), Spain (825,410 infections, 32,486 […]

Coronavirus claims thousands of parents, caregivers, study finds

Fox News Flash top headlines for September 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. An estimated 4,200 out of the 4 million children living in New York have lost a parent or caregiver to the novel coronavirus, with 57% of those deaths occurring in the Bronx, Brooklyn and […]

U.S. coronavirus cases top 7 million

The number of U.S. coronavirus cases passed 7 million on Friday, with California the hardest hit state so far in a pandemic that has crippled the country for more than six months. The United States has been averaging about 41,500 cases daily, down from the pandemic’s midsummer peak, but states in the Midwest and West […]