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Covid-19 may never be eradicated completely, but states' efforts to enforce measures against the virus and the race to a vaccine could keep it from drastically disrupting life in the United States again.
The White House coronavirus task force is warning states about an uptick in coronavirus test positivity rates in a number of new cities this week.
Georgia has passed the 200,000 mark in COVID-19 cases and is close to exceeding 4,000 deaths from the virus.
Twitter said on Wednesday it had restricted President Donald Trump's campaign from tweeting after its account shared a video containing false claims about the coronavirus.
Keith and Gwendolyn Robinson, of California, were just like Noah and Allie from the famous Nicholas Sparks romance novel-turned-movie "The Notebook," according to their son.
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A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a lower court order that required increased Covid-related safety measures in an Orange County, California, jail while the appeals process plays out.
Facebook on Wednesday said it had removed a post from President Donald Trump's page for containing false claims about Covid-19.
The Atlanta Falcons activated four players Wednesday from the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list — quarterback Danny Etling, safety Jaylinn Hawkins, linebacker Foyesade Oluokun and defensive lineman Tyeler Davison.
Though it certainly won’t look the same as it has in the past and there are many questions still unanswered, college football is back for a 2020 season.
Mississippi for weeks has been punching above its weight in the wrong coronavirus statistics.
Stacey Nagy's husband, David, died two weeks ago from coronavirus complications. She grieved the loss of her longtime love. And then she fumed.
ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. David Perdue has answered a TV ad aired by Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff accusing President Donald Trump and – by association – Perdue of failing to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Moderna, one of the companies working on a treatment for Covid-19, said Wednesday that it's on track to finish enrollment for a phase 3 study of its vaccine by the end of September.
Covid-19 rates are significantly higher among minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a new study.
Last month, some employees at L'Oreal's New York office learned they would go back into the office after months of working from home.
First-grade teacher Amy Forehand was stunned to learn young students in her Georgia school district will return to classrooms by the end of this month.
Critical media reporting about Operation Warp Speed, the federal government's effort to speed development of drugs, vaccines and other measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, is distracting people working on the project, its chief adviser says.
Gwinnett county Public Schools parents who want their children back in the classroom will eventually get their wish after all.
A third US company has released study results showing its coronavirus vaccine is safe and elicits an immune response.
Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy in the United States as the global airline industry reels from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Detroit Lions removed quarterback Matthew Stafford from the reserve/COVID-19 list and added him to the active roster Tuesday after deeming his previous coronavirus test a false positive.
A friend of mine can’t for the life of him understand why some Americans are clamoring to replace capitalism with socialism.
Parents and pediatricians need to be on the lookout in the coming months for a rare, paralyzing condition that affects young children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
Do not count Dr. Rich McCormick among the people who think Congress should extend special additional unemployment benefits that were established to provide temporary relief for workers laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clorox, the world's biggest maker of disinfectant cleaning materials, said consumers will continue to see a shortage of its wipes and other products into 2021 because of overwhelming demand during the pandemic.
Justin Hunter's senior year of high school was supposed to be major. The Atlanta area star football player was looking forward to offers from courting colleges while enjoying his final season.
FLAGLER COUNTY, FL (WESH) -- A man is facing assault and child abuse charges after a video shows him attacking a Lyft driver because of a plastic partition in the car while a 7-year-old was in the vehicle.
President Donald Trump said the United States' staggering death toll from coronavirus "is what it is" in a new interview, again giving his administration credit for its response despite ongoing surges in new cases and a human toll that far outpaces that of any other nation.
Two more teenagers, between the ages of 14 and 17, have died from Covid-19 in Florida -- bringing the total deaths of children and teens in the state to seven. More than 38,000 minors have contracted the coronavirus in Florida, a hotpot of the pandemic in the United States.
Isaias became a Category 1 hurricane last night, right before it slammed into the Carolinas. It's been downgraded to a tropical storm since then but will bring more flooding and misery today to the East Coast.
Jails can be a large source of coronavirus spread both inside the facility and in the surrounding communities, researchers reported Monday.
Coronavirus is more widespread in the US than ever before, prompting White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx to say over the weekend the country has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic.
More than 250 Gwinnett County Public Schools teachers were not at back at schools last week after they told district officials that they had tested positive for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus disease or had been in contact with someone who has it.
Lawrenceville has cancelled all of the remaining large events it had planned for the rest of this year because of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, Mayor David Still announced on Sunday.
ATLANTA - Georgians reluctant to patronize bars during the coronavirus pandemic will be able to have adult beverages delivered to their homes under legislation Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Monday.
Another Houston firefighter has died due to complications from Covid-19.
The National Association of the Deaf and five deaf Americans are suing the White House in an attempt to force President Donald Trump and other top officials to have American Sign Language interpreters at Covid-19 briefings.
They were looked upon as examples of how to deal with the coronavirus, hailed for their no-nonsense approach, their clear messaging, their slick test-and-trace regimes, and the resulting low infection and death rates.
The British government has procured "millions" of two separate coronavirus tests that can detect not only coronavirus but several other viruses common in autumn, winter and spring, the UK's Department of Health said Monday.
No one is safe from the coronavirus.
Mayra Ramirez says she was careful about following every health precaution she could before the day she was admitted to a Chicago hospital with coronavirus symptoms.
Georgia's largest school district has confirmed that around 260 employees have either tested positive for Covid-19 or have been exposed.
Schools and college campuses across the country should be OK to reopen, but officials need to proceed with caution and make safety a priority, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Sunday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals received multiple new positive COVID-19 tests among staff members from Saturday’s testing, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health Departments is teaming up with Gwinnett's 16 cities and other community partners in the county for a campaign to urge residents to be "team players" and take precautions to stop the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
As coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, companies are coming to terms with a future of work that doesn't look anything like it did before -- and many are revisiting their plans to go back to the office.
ATLANTA — A new wave of coronavirus patients that began showing up at Georgia hospitals early last month has prompted shortages of staffing and bed space and strained supplies of sanitation items like disinfectant wipes.
With the COVID-19 situation in Georgia appearing like it will stretch to at least this fall, candidates in the Republican and Democratic primaries for county commission District 3 are offering their views on how Gwinnett County should handle its post-pandemic recovery.
The Atlanta Falcons announced a series of roster moves Sunday, including the designation of linebacker to Foye Oluokun the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list.
Dr. Deborah Birx on Sunday said the US is in a new phase in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the deadly virus is more widespread than when it first took hold in the US earlier this year.
First, the good news: The numbers of new Covid-19 cases each day in about 27 states have generally plateaued this past week compared to the previous week.
Two Nebraska sisters who were separated 53 years ago are now reunited thanks to the coronavirus.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.
A large crowd of far-right groups gathered for a "sit-in" at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate on Saturday to protest against the German government's coronavirus restrictions.
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