coronavirus

President Joe Biden pledged in his inaugural address to level with the American people — and the message from his first three days in office has been nothing if not grim and grimmer

On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic, including one broadening the use of the Defense Production Act to expand vaccine production.

Statewide, Illinois has reported more than 1,098,000 cases in all of the state’s 102 counties, with more than 18,000 fatalities as of Saturday. The state was under a stay-at-home order, which took effect on March 21 and continued through May 29. That day marked the first day the state entered phase three of its five-phased reopening plan. In late June,…

Dr. Deborah Birx, who had been one of the White House’s chief coronavirus response coordinators, said Friday she considered quitting under former President Donald Trump, whose cavalier attitude toward combatting the disease created consternation among public health officials. Birx, in a clip of released by CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” said she “always” considered quitting, particularly once colleagues began to view her differently...

A shortage of oxygen tanks and a fourfold increase in prices for the gas means people are having to wait in line for hours to rent one for family members with COVID-19.

President Joe Biden is taking executive action to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans

The Biden administration sets a new goal for vaccine distribution as states face shortages and new strains of the COVID-19 virus emerge.

The CDC says the two products are not interchangeable, but it added in updated guidance posted Thursday that it’s OK to mix the shots in rare circumstances.

A fight broke out during a Czech parliament debate over coronavirus restrictions. One lawmaker who refused to wear a mandatory face mask became aggravated after another lawmaker turned off his microphone.

With just six months to go before the delayed 2020 Olympics is scheduled to open in Tokyo, organizers are denying reports of Japan shuttering the games for good.

IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.

Biden has signed executive orders to offer coronavirus relief as he tries to pass a $1.9 trillion aid package in Congress.

Dave Chappelle has tested positive for the coronavirus and his upcoming comedy shows have been canceled

President Joe Biden is putting into play his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at President Joe Biden working to reorganize the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jimmy Fallon addresses President Joe Biden’s first day in office and “Bachelorette” stars Clare Crawley and Dale Moss breaking off their engagement.

Thursday marks exactly one year since the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation’s first confirmed case of the coronavirus – on Jan. 21, 2020

President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic says the United States will again fund the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe

Public health experts are blaming COVID-19 vaccine shortages around the U.S. in part on the Trump administration’s push to get states to vastly expand their vaccination drives to reach the nation’s estimated 54 million people age 65 and over

A second round of stimulus checks were sent out to Americans, but many are still waiting for their payments from the first round of relief checks. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker reports