Coronavirus outbreak

May 21, 2022 | 5 MIN READ

NEW ORLEANS — Pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border must continue, a judge ruled Friday in an order blocking the Biden administration’s pla...

May 20, 2022 | 3 MIN READ

Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday.

May 17, 2022 | 1 MIN READ

A Hilo man pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting to fraudulently obtain federal COVID-19 relief funds.

May 12, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time...

May 12, 2022 | 6 MIN READ

BEIJING — China’s leaders are struggling to reverse an economic slump without giving up anti-virus tactics that shut down Shanghai and other cities, adding to challenges for Presid...

May 11, 2022 | 1 MIN READ

More than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hawaii over the last week, rising by more than 1,000 from the previous week.

May 4, 2022 | 1 MIN READ

COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Hawaii, with more than 4,000 new cases reported in the last week.

May 4, 2022 | 5 MIN READ

NEW YORK — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country...

April 16, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. Experts don’t know how high the mountain will grow, but th...

April 15, 2022 | 1 MIN READ

The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed Thursday that BA.2 is now the dominant COVID-19 variant throughout the state.

April 14, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in CO...

April 13, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

NEW YORK — 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad.

April 5, 2022 | 2 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers reached agreement Monday on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19 with treatments, vaccines and other steps, the top Democratic and Re...

April 3, 2022 | 2 MIN READ

LONDON — The prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.K. has reached record levels, with about 1 in 13 people estimated to be infected with the virus in the past week, according to the latest fig...

April 2, 2022 | 3 MIN READ

NORFOLK, Va. — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients...

March 29, 2022 | 1 MIN READ

BEIJING (AP) — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about th...