Novel coronavirus

WATCH: CDC director has feeling of ‘impending doom’ amid new spike

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Speaking during a virtual White House briefing, Dr. Rochelle Walensky grew emotional as she reflected on her experience treating COVID-19 patients who are alone at the end of their lives.

AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID-19

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely.”…

Biden invites Russia, China to global climate talks

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration.

The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?

By Ashraf Khalil, Michael Casey, Associated Press

Housing advocates are expressing confidence that the ban running through March 31 will be extended. But they also warn that the existing moratorium hasn't been a blanket protection and that thousands of families have still been evicted.

COVID isn’t over, but Congress is starting prep for the next pandemic

By Rachel Cohrs, STAT

Congress is gearing up to write legislation to prevent the next pandemic, and a former Trump official is returning to the Hill to help.

Study asks if vaccinated people can still transmit virus, Fauci says

By Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci said at the White House coronavirus briefing Friday that a large trial is under way involving 12,000 college students at more than 20 universities.

WATCH: White House COVID task force names 3 cities as mass vaccination sites

By Associated Press

The U.S. is now vaccinating an average of 2.5 million people a day, a pace that allows the nation to meet the new goal President Joe Biden announced Thursday.

The Longest Year: The people we’ve lost to COVID-19

By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Lorna Baldwin, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they’re grieving and how they're trying to move forward.

Arizona to lift mask mandates, reopen businesses

By Associated Press

The governor of Arizona is prohibiting government mask mandates and allowing bars and nightclubs shuttered for months to open their doors without restrictions.

Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 COVID-19 deaths

By Mauricio Savarese, Débora Álvares, Associated Press

Foes and allies of President Jair Bolsonaro are pleading for him to change course to stem a recent surge of the virus, but he continues to refuse restrictions on activity and promotes unproven cures for the disease.