U.S. coronavirus outbreak soon to be deadlier than any flu since 1967 as deaths top 60,000
U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60,000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967, according to...
Recurring virus outbreaks make events unpredictable: USOPC
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) warned on Wednesday that recurrent outbreaks of COVID-19 will make staging events more unpredictable while athletes will...
Fed leaves rates near zero, sees virus-related risks lingering
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates near zero and repeated a vow to use its “full range of tools” to shore up the...
Data on Gilead drug raises hopes, Fauci calls it ‘highly significant’
The top U.S. infectious disease official said Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug remdesivir will become the standard of care for COVID-19 after early results...
Olympic golf qualifying extended
Golfers will have until June 2021 to qualify for the delayed Tokyo Olympics....
Cycling: Tour of Spain organisers scrap Netherlands start plan, cut race to 18 stages
This year’s Tour of Spain will not start in the Netherlands as planned because of the coronavirus crisis but from the Basque Country and will...
No kidding – toddler helps with lockdown workouts
As families around the world endure the COVID-19 lockdown and deal with bored children testing their patience, British cyclist Pete Mitchell found an innovative way...
Fauci: Not ready for sports, leagues must ‘bite bullet, cancel
Canceling seasons will not be easy but could very well be necessary, Dr. Anthony Fauci told the New York Times on Wednesday....
A scarf a day turns Dr. Birx into pop culture star at COVID-19 daily briefings
U.S. coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx is best-known for her calm, authoritative briefings at the daily White House press conferences. But she has...
Cuomo condemns partisanship during pandemic
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday criticized what he called the “extraordinarily dangerous” politicization of the response to a pandemic that has killed more...