COVID-19 Pandemic

"FLiRT" COVID variants are now more than a third of U.S. cases. Scientists share what we know about them so far.

More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now estimated to be from a new, fast-growing mem...

us | 5 months ago

Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons, advances in North Carolina

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era ...

us | 4 months ago

COVID "likely growing" in D.C. and 12 states, CDC estimates

COVID-19 infections are now likely growing in at least 12 states and the District of Columbia, the C...

us | 4 months ago

Watch Live: Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies on COVID pandemic response for Republican-led House panel

Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying on Monday before a Republican-led House panel investiga...

us | 4 months ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci on pandemics, partisan critics, and "the psyche of the country"

Growing up on 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, in the 1940s and '50s, Anthony "Tony" Fauci wa...

us | 4 months ago

COVID summer wave grows, especially in West, with new variant LB.1 on the rise

A summertime wave of COVID-19 infections is arriving earlier than last year across a growing share o...

us | 3 months ago

"No evidence" new COVID variant LB.1 causes more severe disease, CDC says

There are no signs so far that the new LB.1 variant is causing more severe disease in COVID-19 patie...

us | 3 months ago

COVID trend reaches "high" level across western U.S. in latest CDC data

A key indicator for tracking the spread of COVID-19 has officially reached "high" levels across west...

us | 3 months ago

Greece allows a 6-day work week for some industries

As countries around the world experiment with shorter work weeks, Greece has taken a step in the opp...

world | 3 months ago

Map shows states where COVID levels are "high" or "very high" as summer wave spreads

More than half of states are now seeing "high" or "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that c...

us | 3 months ago

COVID-19 drops to 10th leading cause of death in 2023

COVID-19 was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, the Centers for Disease Control an...

us | 2 months ago

Overtourism creates havoc this summer as travelers swarm scenic destinations

The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel's house in Sintra, Portugal, is hard to find, and he lik...

world | 1 month ago