The National Women’s Soccer League announced new steps on Monday toward holding a 2020 season which has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the first part of the plan excludes OL Reign. 

Rocío Luquero spends her days in the darkest and poorest corners of the city’s education system, trying to spread thin resources across as many kids as possible. The coronavirus has made that job even harder.

Hispanic people in King County are dying from COVID-19 at much higher rates than white people, according to a new study. The insight into the coronavirus’ uneven impact in King County comes into focus as people of color represent an increasing percentage of the county's COVID-19 cases. 

The resurrection of Kyle Larson’s career began with a 25-hour drive from California to Iowa for a $15,000-to-win World of Outlaws race. Larson hitched a ride with the team that fielded a car for him Friday night at Knoxville Raceway. It’s a total reset for a driver who less than a month ago was the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to draft Jalen Hurts in the second round has been one of the most intensely debated NFL topics over the past 10 days. Carson Wentz isn’t questioning it. “I’m excited to add him to the team,” Wentz said Monday. “I know how important the quarterback position is and how important the […]

It is very difficult for people hospitalized with COVID-19 to communicate with their families. At one medical center, psychologists are helping with some of those tough conversations.

The French are facing social disparities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. With long bread lines and tensions with police, the Paris suburbs are faring poorly under the lockdown.

Het aantal officieel gerapporteerde doden door het coronavirus steeg vandaag met 63. Dat zijn er iets minder dan gisteren, toen er 71 doden werden gemeld. In totaal zijn er in Nederland nu 5422 mensen overleden van wie bekend is dat dit verband houdt met covid-19, de ziekte die door het virus wordt veroorzaakt. Het algemene beeld blijft volgens het RIVM dat de maatregelen in Nederland werken.

Om te kunnen beoordelen of de verspreiding van corona inderdaad in Nederland aan het afnemen is, kijkt het instituut vooral naar de nieuwe ziekenhuisopnames. Vandaag zijn 58 nieuwe opnames gemeld. Dat is iets meer dan de afgelopen drie dagen, maar de algemene trend blijft omlaag. Gisteren lagen er nog 1753 coronapatiënten in het ziekenhuis, van de ruim 11.000 mensen die in de loop van de crisis opgenomen zijn geweest.

Het RIVM telt daarbij alleen nog de opnames mee van mensen die vanwege ernstige covid-klachten in het ziekenhuis terechtkomen, en niet van patiënten die om een andere reden worden opgenomen en van wie bij een test vervolgens blijkt dat ze ook covid hebben. Dat laatste gebeurt sinds 1 mei steeds vaker, omdat de ziekenhuizen steeds meer ruimte krijgen voor de overige zorg en ook steeds vaker testen.

Het RIVM wijst erop dat de dagelijks gemelde cijfers kunnen achterlopen: sterfgevallen worden soms pas na een aantal dagen doorgegeven door de GGD'en. Als dat op sommige dagen meer gebeurt dan gebruikelijk, ontstaan er pieken in de grafiek die het beeld vertekenen. Op weekenddagen kan de vertraging extra groot zijn.

Het instituut telt dus alleen overledenen mee die positief zijn getest op het coronavirus. Het CBS publiceert wekelijks cijfers die een indruk geven van het mogelijke aantal 'verborgen' coronadoden. Op het hoogtepunt van de crisis, begin april, (de weken 14 en 15) bleek dat de 'oversterfte' waarschijnlijk twee keer hoger was dan het officiële dodental van het RIVM.

In de weken daarna is dat verschil steeds kleiner geworden. In de laatste week waarover cijfers beschikbaar zijn (week 17, de laatste volle week van april) is er zelfs nauwelijks nog verschil, al is de 'oversterfte' zoals gemeld door het CBS nog wel groter dan het RIVM-dodental.

Het RIVM kan deze ontwikkeling nog niet helemaal verklaren. Een van de zaken die een rol kunnen spelen is dat er in de loop van april steeds meer kon worden getest, zodat er meer overlijdens officieel aan covid-19 konden worden gekoppeld dan voorheen.

De daling van het aantal coronapatiënten op de intensivecareafdelingen zette ook door. Tot 10.00 uur vanmorgen waren er 541 bezette bedden; 23 minder dan een dag eerder. Op Duitse IC's liggen ook steeds minder patiënten uit Nederland. Dat zijn er nog 15, tegenover 58 een maand geleden.

Een belangrijk voordeel van de aanhoudende daling van de 'coronabedden' op IC's is ook dat er weer steeds meer zorg kan worden geleverd aan mensen die andere aandoeningen hebben. Dat worden er weer steeds meer op de intensive cares; inmiddels liggen er daar ook 450 'niet-covidpatiënten'.

Voorzitter Ernst Kuipers van het Landelijke Netwerk Acute Zorg waarschuwt wel: "Een goede naleving van de maatregelen en monitoring van het aantal nieuwe infecties blijft erg belangrijk. Want we moeten de non-covid-zorg nu weer met urgentie oppakken en de overcapaciteit op de IC's is nog altijd gering."

Transported to snow fields above the glaciers on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand

Cresco Labs Inc. said it has completed the expansion project for its cultivation and manufacturing facility located in Brookville, Pennsylvania, enabling the company to triple its cannabis cultivation capacity in the state.

Amazon and Google have made a hard push into the home security market, but civilian surveillance could have real impacts on privacy and racial profiling.

One of the original uses of networking tech were attempts at racial profiling and predictive policing, author Charlton McIlwain says.

In a new doc, the Canadian actress takes a searing look at injustices in her home province.

Squatting a better way to be sedentary, SmartICE supports northern life

As of this week, at least half of all coronavirus deaths in Canada involve residents of seniors' homes and nursing homes. But Minister of Seniors Deb Schulte cautions against pulling all relatives out of these facilities, telling CBC Radio’s The House that often, “families don't have the supports” that are needed to keep them safe.

Do you have a vocation that's been passed through your family for generations? For Dr Mark Wenitong — the legacy of health work has been passed from his mother, through him and onto his son. And that's not the only family tradition being continued... Reggae music has also been a big part of his family's livelihood.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is threatening to revoke the license of the facility at the centre of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Penrith in Sydney's west.

The Racing Commission had a long and open discussion but again cleared the Cherokee Nation's belated application for a casino permit in Pope County. A Mississippi casino operator says it will sue if the Cherokees win the permit.

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Think rural women are all farmers' wives? You need to meet my netball team.

Time is running out for businesses and home-owners to vacate their land in Adelaide's inner east ahead of demolition works, despite accusations the State Government has effectively blocked landowners from accessing the equity of their own homes.

Immigration Minister David Coleman overturns a department ruling based on Rajasegaran Manikam's kidney disease diagnosis that would have seen the Manikam family deported to Singapore.

Farmers in the drought-declared Bundaberg region are angry 105,000 megalitres of water will be released from Paradise Dam, saying it will go to waste at a time when water availability is so critical.

A regional Victorian town will soon house one of the world's largest medicinal cannabis production facilities, amid a push to drive patients away from the thriving black market.

Terry "Tuck" Waldron was instrumental in the planning and execution of the $1.6 billion Perth Stadium. Now he is facing another challenge overhauling the iconic but ageing WACA Ground.

The parents of a boy who suffers from a rare genetic condition say his life would be at risk if he is deported, after his application for permanent residency was rejected over the cost of his care.

The WA Government gives the go-ahead for junior drag racing in WA to restart, after it was suspended following the 2017 death of eight-year-old Anita Board, but lifts the minimum age to 10.

Perth's heart transplant unit opened for business 25 years ago. Since then almost 200 people have received new hearts.

A camera operator who worked at a greyhound racetrack in Adelaide's north is claiming a partial victory amid an ongoing underpayment dispute with Greyhound Racing SA.

The centre at Mount Gambier will improve response times for critical patients as well as provide a greater level of comfort for crew and people awaiting transfer.

A peaceful paradise known for its iconic pine trees and spectacular coastline, Norfolk Island is riddled with political tension and simmering social unrest.

Bad weather in Sydney means India goes through to T20 World Cup final without a ball being bowled — and Australia will lose out if the second semi does not go ahead.

A student critical of the University of Queensland's ties to Chinese Government organisations says he is facing expulsion over his activism, but authorities say it's a matter of policy.

Anglicare Sydney, which operates the facility, says the past 24 hours had been "tragic", following the announcement of four deaths yesterday.

A 76-year-old woman died in Nepean hospital yesterday after contracting the virus.

A NSW health district has collated its data from recent weeks and it shows a clear picture of how COVID-19 arrived and spread in the west of the state.

It's machines versus monsters, and this superior big-scale action adventure from Guillermo del Toro manages to flatten its blockbuster opposition.

South Pacific is pushing 65 this year but is still an infinitely renewable theatrical resource. "Younger than Springtime" you say? Well, sorta.

AnA Wojak's deeply moving and motivating mixed-media installation, stepping stones at Lismore Regional Gallery is surprising and somewhat overwhelming in its scale.

All non-essential travellers who arrive in Tasmania after midnight on Sunday will be placed into a Government-operated facility, Premier Peter Gutwein announces.

A prisoner who escaped from a low security prison farm in South Australia has been found "without incident", police say.

Six regional aged care facilities in South Australia are failing to meet standards, a State Estimates committee hears, with three based in the same region.

Two South Australian Government-run aged care facilities each have a year stripped off their accreditation periods after failing 21 of 44 operating requirements during an audit.