Novel coronavirus

Top medical adviser says ‘no fans’ safest for Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday.

As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some lawmakers seeking 9/11-style commission

By Jay Reeves, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The proposal comes amid lingering questions over the government's response to the crisis and the origin of the virus that has killed more than 600,000 Americans.

California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic

By Jocelyn Gecker, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Most of California's coronavirus restrictions are over, including capacity limits at businesses, masks and social distancing. Newsom pointed to the 40 million-plus doses of vaccine administered and the plunge in cases as the reason for the reopening.

WATCH: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen announce small business aid program

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the Biden administration is distributing $1.25 billion to hundreds of community lenders.

5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic

By Laura Santhanam, Megan McGrew

Here’s a look at five different series of data that offer a snapshot about how the nation is recovering from COVID-19 and what work is left to be done.

As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk

By Elizabeth Cooney, STAT

Long COVID is not an adults-only phenomenon, and it poses the same mystery in kids as in adults.

WATCH: Harris visits South Carolina to push COVID vaccination drive

By Michelle Liu, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Carolina on Monday to kick off a nationwide push to vaccinate millions more Americans against the coronavirus as July 4 holiday celebrations loom.

How ‘prebunking’ can fight fast-moving vaccine lies

By Laura Santhanam

Research shows false news spreads six times faster than the truth, and information about COVID-19 vaccines is not immune to this problem. That is why public health officials are exploring ways to get ahead of those lies through a social…

COVID-19 changed public transportation. Here’s how.

By Justin Stabley, Vignesh Ramachandran

As more Americans get vaccinated and many start returning to workplaces, transit agencies see this transition to a post-pandemic society as an opportunity to fundamentally change how public transit works.

WATCH: National Cathedral rings bells in memory of 600k+ U.S. citizens lost to COVID-19

By Associated Press

The landmark Washington National Cathedral marked COVID-19's grim death toll of an estimated 600,000 Americans lost to the disease by tolling its mourning bell 600 times - once for every 1,000 dead on Thursday afternoon.