Coronavirus

The Smithsonian ended its policy requiring visitors to wear masks at its museums and the National Zoo. 

Residents of Changchun are required to remain home with one family member allowed to venture out to buy food and other necessities every two days.

One thing experts have learned is that it can be a long drawn-out process. This includes different types of endings that may not all occur at the same time.

Researchers conducted the study when the delta variant was the dominant strain and found that mask requirements resulted in 72-percent fewer cases.

The requirement, which extends to planes, buses, trains and transit hubs, had been set to expire on March 18, but was extended by a month to allow the public health agency time to develop new, more targeted policies.

California state regulators conducted an investigation at a Southern California preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she anticipates COVID-19 will become a seasonal virus. 

Hawaii will lift the nation's last statewide indoor mask mandate by March 26. Washington state's mask mandate ends this week.

With the omicron variant of COVID-19 waning and Americans eager to move beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures.

Royal Caribbean’s new Wonder of the Seas ship makes 1st sail from Florida

Malaysia will reopen its borders on April 1 after two years and lift remaining coronavirus restrictions on businesses as it moves to restore normal life.

If you ordered your free at-home COVID tests from the government earlier this year, the White House says you can now place another order for a set of four tests per household.

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to coronavirus vaccines, including booster doses.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic dropped in February as more companies reopen their offices.

A Modesto mother faces close to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son, who is on Death Row at San Quentin, to file fraudulent stimulus checks.