• Phoenix mandates use of face masks for coronavirus

    Phoenix mandates use of face masks for coronavirus

    Jun 19, 2020 08:47 PM EDT

    ... the statewide total to 46,689 along with 1,312 deaths, including 41 reported Friday. Arizona has emerged as a national hot spot for the coronavirus since Gov. Doug Ducey lifted his stay-home orders in mid-May. Friday's number surpassed previous records of 2,519 cases reported Thursday ...

  • WATCH: World Health Organization offers update amid spiking global coronavirus cases

    WATCH: World Health Organization offers update amid spiking global coronavirus cases

    Jun 19, 2020 02:59 PM EDT

    LONDON — The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization has confirmed that China shared coronavirus sequences from its latest outbreak with the global community and says it appears the virus was imported to Beijing from strains circulating in Europe. Watch the presser stream live in the video player above. At ...

  • Officials worry Trump’s Tulsa rally will be ‘perfect storm’ for coronavirus spike

    Officials worry Trump’s Tulsa rally will be ‘perfect storm’ for coronavirus spike

    Jun 18, 2020 09:08 PM EDT

    The tension surrounding President Donald Trump's first campaign rally since the country shut down in mid-March has laid bare a growing partisan divide over the pandemic and the nationwide protests against police brutality.

  • 'The system wasn’t designed to ramp up to millions.' Here's why U.S. is struggling with coronavirus testing

    'The system wasn’t designed to ramp up to millions.' Here's why U.S. is struggling with coronavirus testing

    Jun 18, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

    Testing for COVID-19 has improved but remains a major stumbling block for reopening as large and small communities across the United States try to resume a more normal pace of life.

  • WATCH: Biden delivers remarks in Darby, Penn., on reopening the country amid coronavirus

    WATCH: Biden delivers remarks in Darby, Penn., on reopening the country amid coronavirus

    Jun 17, 2020 05:21 PM EDT

    DARBY, Penn. (AP) — Joe Biden is returning to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee intensifies his criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Watch Biden's remarks in the video player above. Last week, Biden was in Philadelphia to ...

  • Public bathrooms carry coronavirus risks. Here's how to be careful

    Public bathrooms carry coronavirus risks. Here's how to be careful

    Jun 16, 2020 10:14 PM EDT

    ... sorry. Limiting the amount of time spent in any enclosed indoor space – restrooms and restaurants included – can reduce the potential for getting sick from the coronavirus.Wear a mask, and walk out if others aren’t One of the more insidious characteristics of the new coronavirus is that someone infected ...

  • With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers

    With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers

    Jun 16, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

    ... suggested a rising number of cases in the area, helped convince the town council during the first week of June to direct more funding toward coronavirus response resources, including staffing, equipment and masks, Kulaga said. Matus said BioBot currently has over 400 municipalities across 42 states sending in samples, corresponding ...

  • How to decrease your coronavirus risk while protesting

    How to decrease your coronavirus risk while protesting

    Jun 16, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

    ... get tested. The Minnesota National Guard also plans to test all its members deployed in response to the protests after one tested positive for the coronavirus. But while daily or intermittent testing will identify many people who become infected, access to testing may be limited. The safest way to protect ...

  • Coronavirus death rate is higher for those with chronic illnesses

    Coronavirus death rate is higher for those with chronic illnesses

    Jun 15, 2020 09:02 PM EDT

    Death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others who become infected, a new U.S. government report says. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Monday highlights the dangers posed by heart disease, diabetes and lung ailments. These are the top ...

  • Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

    Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

    Jun 15, 2020 07:27 PM EDT

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic's effects on the movie industry.