Health

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.

In trying to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus, more than a third of U.S. adults are putting their health at risk by using cleaning products incorrectly, according to a recent report.

With the daily number of coronavirus cases in the United States still hovering at about 50,000 and American deaths from the disease approaching 160,000, cities across the country are taking increasingly severe measures to force the curve of the outbreak downward -- including power shutoffs, fines and more.

The releases also are causing consternation as probation officers and community organizations scramble to provide housing, transportation and other services for inmates who may pose a public health risk because several hundred have been paroled while still contagious.

The former first lady opened up about protests and the coronavirus pandemic in the second episode of “The Michelle Obama Podcast.”

Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.

It depends on how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes.

Facebook removed a video posted by President Donald Trump for promoting false and misleading information about the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday. 

The CDC said 15 people were hospitalized after ingesting hand sanitizer that contained methanol, a chemical the FDA says is poisonous if ingested or absorbed through the skin.

The State Department says Russia is using social media, state-funded media and a loose network of proxy websites to amplify conspiracy theories and misinformation, most recently around the coronavirus.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning for parents and medical officials to be on the lookout for a possible peak in acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like paralytic illness most often seen in children.

Officials attribute the drop largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to find out the results.

The airline announced its commitment to blocking middle seats through at least Oct. 15 to help maintain social distancing in the fight against coronavirus.

The trial, titled ACTIV-3, is asking for patients who are currently being treated for the novel coronavirus at select hospitals around the world, according to the NIH.

A robotics start-up in Japan has created a “smart mask” that is designed to facilitate international communication in a socially distanced society.