Pandemic

The U.S. reported a record number of new daily coronavirus infections, surpassing 50,000 cases a day for the first time as many states struggled to contain the spread of the pandemic, blamed in part on Americans not wearing masks or following social distancing rules. In response, California and New York City joined a growing number of states and cities rolling…

Like so many businesses, the U.S. Department of State was forced to cut back operations when the pandemic hit, a decision made to prioritize the safety of staff members. Unfortunately, the reduction of passport services has resulted in a backlog of 1.6 million passport applications. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

Arizona recorded more coronavirus deaths, infections, hospitalizations and emergency-room visits in a single day than ever before in a crisis Wednesday across the Sunbelt that sent a shudder through other parts of the country and led distant states to put their own reopening plans on hold. In Florida, hospitals braced for an influx of patients, with the biggest medical center in...

If another pandemic were to emerge in the U.S., the nation would need a better coordinated response and greater funding for public health on the local and federal level to respond accordingly, top U.S. health officials told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide, leaders in several states are backtracking on reopening plans and ordering residents to wear masks in public.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the new G4 swine flu out of China is currently not a threat but “something we need to keep our eye on.”

Scientists have identified a new strain of flu carried by pigs in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic.

The world reached another tragic milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday: 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.

Texas and Florida have clamped down on bars in America’s biggest retreat yet as the nation’s daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to an all-time high of 45,300.

At Mission Beach, it seemed like a mostly normal day with people enjoying Belmont Park and even hopping on the popular roller coaster. But there’s a problem: that’s not allowed yet in the State of California. The Giant Dipper rollercoaster at Belmont Park had people riding Friday evening, just hours after officials with the city of San Diego had shut...

As an alarming coronavirus resurgence sets records for confirmed cases and hospitalizations across the U.S. South and West, some governors are backtracking or at least pausing the reopening of their states.

The days of cramming undergraduates into shared rooms with a communal bathroom down the hall may be over. As colleges and universities across the country consider how they will reopen in the fall, new protocols in the era of Covid-19 are not only changing how students learn, but also how they live.

From New York to the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers surge.

Churchill Downs says the rescheduled Kentucky Derby and Oaks will run this fall with spectators under strict guidelines to limit crowd density for the race that annually attracts more than 150,000

Three space agencies are showing people how the coronavirus lockdowns are changing Earth in real time.

Pizza chain Chuck E. Cheese has filed for bankruptcy protection. The chain geared toward children has struggled during the coronavirus pandemic with parents unsure if they can host birthday parties.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a jab at President Donald Trump as she unveils a plan to expand the Obama-era health law

The government’s top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, and warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country.

Nations around the world and U.S. states struggled mightily Tuesday to contain a surge of coronavirus infections as lockdowns eased

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that the coronavirus pandemic “is still accelerating” around the globe