Maternal death rates peaked in 2021 as COVID-19 climbed.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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In a study of kids with COVID-19, of those for whom hospitalization status was known, 20% were hospitalized.
One study suggests that health worker absenteeism due to school closures could lead to more deaths than they prevent.
In another first, a tiger in New York tested positive, and death rates dropped in some of Europe's hot spots.
The CDC recommends face masks when it's hard to maintain physical distance, such as in grocery stores.
The global total climbs to 1,083,084 cases, and new areas are being hit hard.
Companies need to get study labor laws, take steps to ensure employee health, analyze supply chains, and more.
Task force coordinator Birx says Americans are still not doing enough physical distancing.
Pandemic activity is increasing rapidly in Africa, up 185% from the previous week, the WHO says.
The study underscores the difficulty of identifying and isolating infected people.
Both Florida and Georgia have now issued stay-at-home orders, while New York is running low on stockpiled ventilators.
