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South Korea confirmed Monday that the country is experiencing a second wave of coronavirus infections centering around Seoul after a holiday weekend in early May caused cases to spike. “In the metropolitan area, we believe that the first wave was from March to April as well as February to March,” said Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of …

The husband of “Tan Mom” Patricia Krentcil is in critical condition after suffering a heart attack and stroke last Friday, a source close to the family said. Richard Krentcil, who is estranged from Patricia but still living with her, underwent emergency surgery in Tampa, Florida, and remains in the ICU, we’re told, though the family …

China has reportedly halted chicken imports from a Tyson Foods plant over concerns about a crop of coronavirus infections there. China’s General Administration of Customs suspended imports from a Tyson facility in Springdale, Arkansas with a Sunday order covering meat that is already in China or on its way there, The Wall Street Journal reported. …

On the road to recovery. “Vanderpump Rules” star Brittany Cartwright’s mother, Sherri Cartwright, is out of the intensive care unit after suffering complications from bladder surgery. “Sheri [sic] is out of ICU and in a room and improving daily,” the family’s Kentucky-based pastor, Ryan Dotson, commented on Instagram on Thursday. A source also tells Page …

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is ending its trial of the drug hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug promoted by President Trump and others as a treatment for coronavirus, citing data indicating the drug was not effective. The WHO found that there was “no apparent beneficial effect of hydroxychloroquine” and ended testing for the drug …

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Researchers at the University of Oxford announced Tuesday that they had found the first proven life-saving coronavirus treatment, after a clinical trial of dexamethasone, a low-cost steroid treatment, cut the risk of death by one-third for coronavirus patients on ventilators and one-fifth for those on oxygen. The study, part of the U.K.’s “Recovery Trial” project …

If he’d known his seatmate wouldn’t be required to wear a mask, this passenger says he would never have boarded the plane. After 55 days self-quarantined in California, Tony Scott decided to fly to Texas and quarantine with his son. “I haven’t seen him for like, six months, and I’m a consultant — I can …

LONDON — Long lines stretched along streets across England as shops selling items considered as nonessential during the coronavirus pandemic, such as sneakers and toys, welcomed customers on Monday for the first time since the U.K. was put into lockdown in late March. Starved of the retail experience for the best part of three months, …

Several states across the country saw record spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as many continue to reopen their economies. Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and South Carolina all saw record highs of coronavirus cases last week, while Alabama saw its fourth straight day of record cases on Sunday. Cases have …