Coronavirus

The White House says it's aiming for a full reopening of schools but will defer to science experts on how to get there in the middle of a pandemic.

According to the most recent guidance by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who have been fully vaccinated and exposed to COVID-19 don’t have to quarantine, but many medical experts still urge social distancing and mask-wearing.

California has edged past New York with the most death from the coronavirus. California’s death toll reached 45,496, surpassing New York’s toll of 45,312 on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, lowering jobless claims to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections.

Super Bowl LV brought tens of thousands of people from all over the country to Tampa. However, the packed streets and dense crowds have health officials concerned about the spread of COVID-19.

A new study shows the lack of COVID-19 safety regulations during last year’s Mardi Gras at the dawn of the pandemic likely caused it to be a superspreader event that spawned up to 50,000 cases.

Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies.

Lawmakers said that FEMA is creating a hotline to help provide information to people seeking reimbursement. In the meantime, they recommend families begin gathering any documentation of funeral costs, such as billing records from the mortuary, cemetery or other services. 

The E484K mutation - nicknamed “Eeek” - was first discovered in the South African variant. But now researchers are growing more concerned after finding it in the Brazilian variant and, most recently, some cases of the U.K. variant as well.

A new government study finds that wearing two masks can be better than one in protecting against coronavirus spread.

The House Oversight Committee has asked USPS postmaster general Louis DeJoy to address the “alarmingly high numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths suffered by postal workers.”

A 116-year-old French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person has survived COVID-19 and is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday.

An 88-year-old grandmother got her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from a very special nurse

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said there is an “active conversation with the CDC” going on regarding imposing requirement of a negative COVID-19 test for domestic airline flights, similar to what is now required for international flights.

Mack Porter's parents first thought their youngest of four children was battling COVID-19, since they tested positive for the virus. Now, the 2-year-old is fighting the battle of his life against lung cancer.

The family of nine-year-old Makenzie Gongora wants to shed light on how COVID-19 can impact children after she died just days after testing positive.