Health

Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump

By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut, Pia Deshpande, Associated Press

U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin voters choose Biden over Trump

By Laura Santhanam

Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Wisconsin became a national hotspot for the coronavirus. So far, more than 250,000 Wisconsinites have gotten sick with COVID-19, and another 2,100 have died.

With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled

By Associated Press

The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of COVID-19 infections among musicians and chorus members.

Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs.

South Korea approves single test for COVID-19 and flu

By Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have approved a test to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season.

Maine’s Biden voters want to see Affordable Care Act stay in place

By Laura Santhanam

Throughout his time in office, President Donald Trump has targeted the Affordable Care Act.

North Carolina voters applaud Cooper’s coronavirus response, giving him another term

By Courtney Vinopal

In preliminary data, 62 percent of voters surveyed by AP VoteCast said they approved of the way the governor had handled the pandemic, and among those who approved of his handling of COVID-19, 81 percent voted for him.

Europe tightens restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Coronavirus have hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. have announced plans to expand virus testing as European countries battle rapidly increasing infection and hospitalizations.

Voters say pandemic top issue in election, AP survey finds

By Tammy Webber, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

With the coronavirus now surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate.