Coronavirus

College students in Alabama who contracted the coronavirus have been attending COVID-19 parties over the past few weeks as part of a game to intentionally infect others, according to a city council member.

An elderly couple in Texas reportedly died last week only 50 minutes apart from one other, while holding hands at a Fort Worth hospital, as each of them succumbed to complications from the novel coronavirus.

An initiative by the federal government aimed at distributing reusable cotton face masks to various organizations, groups and businesses in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus has run out of its supply amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in many areas across the U.S. 

The U.S. has set a new record for confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in a single day as new coronavirus infections surge across the country amid hasty reopenings in many states. 44,766 new cases were logged by Johns Hopkins’ Coronavirus Resource Center on July 1, surpassing previous record days in June and April.

A new COVID Risk Level map was introduced to the public to help communities better understand the level of risk when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 in their particular county or state.

Royal Caribbean said that they hope to resume operations on September 16.

The announcement from the fast-food chain comes as multiple areas across the country are reinforcing lockdown restrictions in efforts to clamp down on surging COVID-19 cases.

In what’s considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern.

As medical experts learn about the novel coronavirus, which continues to exhibit an array of ever-evolving symptoms and log-term effects, researchers have found that the deadly illness can have deleterious impacts on the heart and brain. 

The stockpiling has prompted outrage from global leaders.

More than 350 people have been tested due to contact tracing efforts as a result of the wedding, according to reports.

All travelers and employees at DFW Airport will be required to wear a face covering starting on Thursday.

While many people are looking forward to the Fourth of July weekend, doctors and nurses are looking at it with a sense of dread.

The kit will only be available to front-line employees for now, but Kroger said it plans to expand availability to other companies and organizations soon.

The Prostitution Information Center says sex workers took steps to minimize the risk to themselves and their clients of becoming infected with the coronavirus, including checking individuals for symptoms.