How to take your temperature in 5 different ways — and which is most accurate to detect a fever

You can take a temperature by using digital thermometers. But the most accurate method may differ for children and adults ...

How to clean and disinfect your thermometer — and how often you should do it

It's important to disinfect a thermometer before and after every use to reduce the risk of spreading illness. Here's how to ...

Tokyo urges Olympics supporters to "pack less, wait less" following security tests

Tokyo Olympics organisers wrapped up three days of tests on Wednesday, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials to pack less to wait less when ...

Breathing with face mask does not alter oxygen level; virus can last 9 hours on skin

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.