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Federal health officials have identified red onions from Thomson International in Bakersfield, California, as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. No deaths have been reported.

An independent investigation into the deadly coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home released Wednesday said the facility’s leadership team made “substantial errors” in responding to the outbreak that resulted in the deaths of at least 76 veterans and the infection of an additional 84 veterans and over 80 staff members. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker hired former federal prosecutor Mark…

Beijing, China’s capital city, has reinstated restrictions after more than a hundred people were sickened from a market that feeds 80% of the city.

For weeks now, Los Angeles County has been posting locations online which have seen five cases or more of coronavirus — everything from a Domino’s Pizza with four cases, to a Ralph’s grocery with 22 and a sheriff’s station where 13 people have tested positive for the virus. Wyandotte County in Kansas, which includes Kansas City, has been doing the…

As dozens of states relax social distancing guidelines and allow businesses to reopen, health experts are warning a second wave of COVID-19 infections could be on the horizon. Thirty-two states have begun lifting restrictions as crowds flock to beaches, parks and shopping malls over the weekend.

Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the state, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The diverse middle-class neighborhood on the far north side of Chicago is reporting at least 272 confirmed cases, many of them under the age of 30. It’s still unclear on what’s caused the outbreak in the community....

Mexico and the U.S. have announced plans to sharply limit travel over their busy shared border as they try to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The White House is putting in place new measures to protect President Donald Trump and his staff during the coronavirus outbreak.

With Coronavirus spreading across the world, experts have asked people to stop touching their face. Here’s why. Plus, experts give you a few tips to try to curb the habit.

Details that have emerged about the new virus from China reveal how challenging it may be to control the outbreak

The woman diagnosed with coronavirus in Chicago, the second confirmed case of the new and potentially deadly virus in the United States, did not have much contact outside her home following her return from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the latest outbreak, according to health officials.

A person has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Chicago, marking the second confirmed case in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Chicago woman has been diagnosed with coronavirus, marking the second confirmed case in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here’s what we know about the patient so far, according to Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health.

Passengers entering Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will undergo a public health screening starting this week after the U.S. reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

The U.S. has its first case of a new virus that was found only last month in China. A U.S. citizen who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus. The man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after traveling to the Wuhan area, where the outbreak...

Passengers entering Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will undergo a public health screening starting this week after the U.S. reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the latest.

Passengers entering Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will undergo a public health screening starting this week after the U.S. reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the latest details.

At least 27 new cases of illnesses linked to the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak have been reported.

Indiana health officials are reporting a fourth state resident has died of severe lung injuries linked to vaping.

The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.” Public health officials in southwest Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, said people may have been exposed to the dangerous disease at more than three dozen...