Nation Sep 10 Return of professional football renews fears over more virus spread Fans tailgating outside the stadium where the Kansas City Chiefs play say precautions will keep them safe from the coronavirus as the NFL returns for the first time in months.
Health Aug 25 New virus cases decline in the U.S. and experts credit masks The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day.
Politics Jun 14 Trump rally called ‘dangerous move’ in age of coronavirus WASHINGTON — After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters this coming Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma…
Health May 27 U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 100,000 A once-unthinkable toll now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead.
Nation May 22 As Memorial Day draws people outdoors, virus rebound feared The holiday weekend arrives amid the bleakest economy in decades. Tens of millions of people have been thrown out of work since the virus hit hard in March.
Health May 05 U.S. infection rate rising outside New York as states open up An Associated Press analysis finds that taking the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation shows the rest of the U.S. moving in the wrong direction, with the infection rate rising even as states move…
Health Apr 16 Reopening country could require thousands more public health workers Experts say the United States does not have enough public health workers to suppress another outbreak. The work could require as many as 300,000 public health workers.
Health Apr 10 Nurses weigh their principles versus safety in virus fight U.S. nurses are facing a fundamental question that pits their professional principles against their personal welfare: Did they sign up to become heroes? They became nurses to relieve suffering and to save lives, but the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the…
Health Mar 16 Coronavirus vaccine test opens as U.S. volunteer gets 1st shot With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer's arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited first-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time after the new virus exploded from…
World Mar 12 Most coronavirus patients recover. Anxiety and fear still loom Because the difference in impact can be so great, global health authorities have the difficult task of alerting the public to the virus' dangers without creating panic.