COVID-19

Short-handed Pens lose Letang to virus protocol

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without Kris Letang against Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night after the defenseman was placed in NHL's COVID-19 protocol.

Clemson WR corps thin without Ngata vs. Pitt

The Clemson Tigers' leading receiver in yardage, Joseph Ngata, will miss Saturday's game against No. 23 Pittsburgh because of COVID-19 protocols.

Summer camp strategies aimed at preventing COVID spread led to 'almost zero' transmissions: CDC

Implementation of multiple strategies prevented almost zero transmission of COVID-19 among 7,173 campers and staff members who attended nine U.S. overnight camps this summer, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study

COVID-19 hospital airborne transmission prevented by air filters, study suggests

COVID-19 particles can be effectively filtered from the air to prevent transmission in the hospital using portable air filters and ultraviolet (UV) light sterilization technology, according to a recent study.

WHO's Tedros looks like shoo-in for second term despite handling of COVID-19, closeness to China

The controversial Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks set to serve a second term as its director-general following reports that no nation, including the U.S., has put up an opponent against him.

Travel to Hawaii during Covid-19

If you're planning a trip to Hawaii, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Travel to Mexico during Covid-19

If you're planning a trip to Mexico, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Travel to Costa Rica during Covid-19

If you're planning to travel to Costa Rica, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Traveling to Spain during Covid-19

If you're planning a trip to Spain, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Travel to Germany during Covid-19

If you're planning to travel to Germany, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Royal Caribbean announces nine-month world cruise

Unthinkable during the height of the Covid pandemic, an epic new cruise spanning all seven continents, lasting nine months and taking travelers to over 150 destinations is being marketed by Royal Caribbean International.

Younger kids could be getting a Covid vaccine within weeks. Here's what happens next

Some 28 million children ages 5 to 11 in the United States may soon be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, and plans are already underway to help them get it.

Prison workers top list of those not complying with Connecticut COVID-19 mandate

Employees in the state’s prison system make up more than 32% of state workers who have failed to comply with Gov. Ned Lamont’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to figures released Friday by the governor’s office.

Rep. Glenn Thompson tests positive for Covid and is at Walter Reed hospital

Rep. Glenn Thompson has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released on Twitter, and is being treated at Walter Reed "out of an abundance of caution."

Royal Caribbean announces nine-month world cruise

It would've been unthinkable 12 months ago as the cruise industry reeled from the effects of Covid, but one operator is now offering an epic new voyage that will last nine months and take travelers to more than 150 destinations.

Centner Academy, a private school in Miami, Florida, is spreading bogus claims about the Covid-19 vaccines and ordering students who get the shot to stay home for 30 days. CNN's Gary Tuchman has more.

White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid

The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pointing to the "significant impact" of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Analysis: Biden faces another potentially decisive moment in the Covid fight

Tens of millions of Americans who see vaccines as a passport back to normal life are craving clear, jargon-free advice about boosters for themselves and first-time shots for their kids as another pandemic winter looms.

White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid

The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pointing to the "significant impact" of the Covid-19 pandemic.

White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents

The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pointing to the "significant impact" of the Covid-19 pandemic.