Novel coronavirus

Virus hospitalizations surge as COVID-19 pandemic shadows U.S. election

By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

While daily infections are rising in all but three states, the surge is most pronounced the Midwest and Southwest.

Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

With temperatures dropping — and even some snow flurries falling — in the northern half of the country, one of the pandemic's few bright spots is running low on time. Many drive-ins are staying open well beyond normal closing, and…

‘We can’t give up.’ U.S. can still control the spread of COVID-19, experts say

By Laura Santhanam

How each candidate will handle the pandemic has become a critical part of the race for president. For some voters, the coronavirus has also shaped the way they see the election and the candidates as their lives have been upended.

Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Most states, even ones with broad mask mandates, are stopping short of forcing voters to use a face covering.

Hospitals competing for nurses as U.S. coronavirus cases surge

By Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Adding to the strain, experienced nurses are "burned out with this whole (pandemic)” and some are quitting, said Kevin Fitzpatrick, an emergency room nurse at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan.

Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb coronavirus

By Associated Press

The restrictions that took effect Monday are milder than the ones Germany imposed in the first phase of the pandemic in March and April.

Trump suggests he will fire Fauci in rift with disease expert

By Associated Press

Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States this year remains prominent in the news.

The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead

By Associated Press

More than 1,700 Mexican health workers are officially known to have died of COVID-19 and they’re being honored with three days of national mourning on these Days of the Dead.

State leaders facing higher COVID-19 cases resist steps to curb virus

By Adam Geller, David Pitt, Associated Press

Pleas from health experts are running up against political calculation and public fatigue, with spiraling new infections eclipsing previous caseload highs that set off national alarms in the spring and summer.

Georgia governor tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure

By Ben Nadler, Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife are quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. In a separate announcement Friday, U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson of West Point, Georgia, said he had tested positive for the virus.