Health

California imposes overnight curfew to stem coronavirus

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is imposing an overnight curfew as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases.

Smithsonian closing museums and zoo again amid COVID-19 spike

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven museums, plus the National Zoo.

WATCH: Biden gives remarks after meeting with governors

By Associated Press

Joe Biden's meeting Thursday with a group of Democratic and Republican governors is his latest attempt to fight through President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the president-elect's transition to power.

WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds briefing

By Associated Press

With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.

As COVID deaths soar, nursing home deaths caused by neglect surge in the shadows

By Matt Sedensky, Bernard Condon, Associated Press

A nursing home expert who analyzed data from the country's 15,000 facilities for The Associated Press estimates that for every two COVID-19 victims in long-term care, there is another who died prematurely of other causes.

WATCH: Senators hear update on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19

By Courtney Vinopal

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee is holding a hearing Nov. 19 on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

On Thanksgiving gatherings, public health officials say 'don't do it'

By Courtney Vinopal, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

An overwhelming surge of the coronavirus is afflicting the United States at the very moment that extended families are considering if, and how, they can gather for the holidays. Public health experts have three words for you: “don’t do it.”…

Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments

By Associated Press

Parton's $1 million gift to Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center helped researchers develop Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine, announced this week.

Pfizer says new data shows COVID vaccine candidate is 95% effective, will seek approval soon

By Associated Press

The announcement from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, just a week after they revealed the first promising preliminary results.

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges

By Joseph Pisani, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, leaving shelves bare and forcing retailers to put limits on purchases.