coronavirus outbreak

One reason why measles — a notoriously contagious disease — is so difficult to contain is because its infectious viral particles can linger in the air for up to two hours. Can the coronavirus do the same? It’s a question health officials appear to be grappling with: On Thursday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said people must wear masks...

America’s billionaires saw their fortunes soar by $434 billion during the U.S. lockdown between mid-March and mid-May, according to a new report. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg had the biggest gains, with Bezos adding $34.6 billion to his wealth and Zuckerberg adding $25 billion, according to the report from Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy...

The novel coronavirus has changed lives, economies and health care systems as we know it.  On March 11, the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. The respiratory virus that originated in China has infected hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, and killed thousands.  Since the WHO’s classification, the United States and other countries have taken drastic steps...

A new poll finds that strong concern about a second wave of coronavirus infections is reinforcing widespread opposition among Americans to reopening public places

It sounded like a great deal: The White House coronavirus task force would buy a defense company’s new cleaning machines to allow critical protective masks to be reused up to 20 times. And at $60 million for 60 machines on April 3, the price was right. But over just a few days, the potential cost to taxpayers exploded to $413 million, according…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released detailed guidance for reopening schools, mass transit and non-essential businesses that had been shut down in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will likely come under tough questioning from senators Tuesday about a small business lending program included in the government’s $2 trillion relief package.

It’s a sad paradox but in some countries, assaults on doctors and medical workers illustrate how public fear and rage can turn against the very people risking their lives to save patients in a pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to extend the bulk of the country’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions for a further three weeks when he addresses the nation on Sunday evening

For undergraduates studying at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, college isn’t what it used to be.

Navy SEAL recruits and their instructors are being tested for the coronavirus as the candidates in one of the military’s most grueling programs return to training with new social distancing guidelines

A group of U.S. senators is seeking an investigation into the Department of Veterans Affairs’ oversight of homes for aging veterans amid a spate of coronavirus deaths at the state-run homes.

A senior government scientist alleges the Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus, then sought a fix by rushing an unproven drug to patients

From the United States to Asia, people are emerging from their homes as virus-related restrictions are being eased

Fear and frustration are raging as fast as the coronavirus in some juvenile detention centers, with riots and escapes reported in facilities in hard hit New York and Louisiana

Farmers, growers and operators of open-air markets are heading into one of their busiest times of year while facing the added challenge of the coronavirus

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines said Thursday they will soon require passengers to cover their faces during flights, following the lead of JetBlue Airways.

Around 50 bodies were discovered inside as many as four different storage vehicles over the past few days.

The gathering garnered the attention of the NYPD and the mayor, who joined police in Brooklyn in person to break it up, but it was his reaction on social media that drew scorn and calls for the World Jewish Congress to censure him

Estate attorneys are getting requests, and proposing to clients, that living wills be altered because of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly one section.