Epidemiologists lay out 3 future scenarios for pandemic, warning COVID-19 crisis not over

Authorities around the world are beginning to ease their coronavirus lockdown restrictions despite warnings from medical experts and no concrete date as to when a vaccine will be available.

Llama antibodies studied as potential treatment for COVID-19

A new study explores how antibodies from llamas immunized with “prefusion-stabilized betacoronavirus spike proteins” may prove beneficial as therapeutic treatment for COVID-19 patients.

Brewer may dump 400 million bottles of beer due to COVID lockdown

One of the world's largest brewers says it may have to dump millions of gallons of beer because of a ban on alcohol sales in South Africa.

Scientists say COVID-19 mutation more contagious than original strain is increasing at ‘alarming rate’

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have identified 14 new mutations of the novel coronavirus that first originated in Wuhan, China in hopes of creating an early warning system to reveal new strains that may render future vaccines ineffective.

29 service members awarded Purple Hearts for brain injuries in Iran attack

About 110 U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian ballistic missile attack at al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Jan. 8. Now the U.S. military has approved 29 service members for the Purple Heart medal.

Carnival Cruise Line announces they will begin to phase-in cruises in August

Carnival Cruise Line said that they will take a measured approach towards bringing sailings back, phasing in some cruises starting in August.

Japanese honeybees learned how to ‘cook’ murder hornet: report

Deadly hornets from Asia that measure up to 2 inches long and can wipe out entire honey bee colonies within hours have been spotted for the first time in the U.S.

U.S. officials: China covered up extent of outbreak to stock up on medical supplies

The Trump administration believes that China covered up the coronavirus outbreak and misled people about how contagious the virus is so they could hoard medical supplies.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors

The Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that he attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory in Suncheon, near the capital of Pyongyang, with other senior officials, including his sister, Kim Yo Jong.

Hiker celebrating end of coronavirus lockdown falls to her death while posing for photo

Olesia Suspitsina reportedly climbed over a safety fence in the park and posed for an image on the edge of a cliff in front of its scenic waterfalls -- before slipping on some grass and plummeting roughly 115 feet, according to Sputnik Turkey.

More than 1 million people have recovered globally from COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins data

As of April 30, there were more than 1 million people globally who had recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins’ Coronavirus Resource Center.