New York barber who 'illicitly' cut hair for weeks has coronavirus

A New York barber who cut hair over the past few weeks amid the state's coronavirus restrictions has tested positive for the virus, according to health officials on Wednesday.

Mother, daughter duo becoming online selling sensation during pandemic

"It’s my turn... Ok sorry, you’re right.” The feisty Mother/Daughter duo Kelly and Lauren Epstein, are quickly becoming an online selling sensation.

Which cleaning products are best to fight COVID-19?

With all of us wiping down surfaces and cleaning more than ever to help stop the spread of coronavirus, what kind of cleaning products can help you get the job done best?

Carnival announces layoffs, furloughs as coronavirus keeps cruises on pause

Carnival Cruise Corp. announced a combination of layoffs, furloughs, reduced work weeks and salary reductions across the company, including senior management, as the world's largest cruise company deals with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Talking produces ‘airborne droplets’ that can linger up to 14 minutes in air, researchers say

A simple and seemingly harmless conversation can produce thousands of oral fluid droplets that can be dispersed to a fairly large radius and can linger in the air for "tens of minutes."

Study: 25 percent of most-viewed COVID-19 related videos on YouTube contain ‘misleading information’

Amid a rise in misinformation regarding the coronavirus pandemic, YouTube, which sees billions of views per day, hosts a large number of videos with millions of views that contain “misleading information” specifically regarding the COVID-19 crisis, according to a study published Wednesday in “British Medical Journal.”

American Medical Association cautions physicians, public about COVID-19 antibody test limitations

The association cautions physicians and the general public about using these to determine COVID-19 immunity and warns that people should not stop social distancing on the basis of antibody test results.

Census survey: Most small businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

The new Small Business Pulse Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted the impact COVID-19 is having on small U.S. stores, retailers and businesses.

'It's impossible': NY nursing homes fret about testing order

As calls grow nationwide for testing everyone in nursing homes for coronavirus, New York facilities are sounding alarms about the state’s ambitious new demand to test roughly 185,000 workers twice a week.

113-year-old woman who had Spanish flu believed to be oldest person to survive COVID-19

Maria Branyas is the oldest woman in Spain, having spent the last two decades “without cognitive conditions or serious illnesses,” according to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.