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Updated: 35 minutes ago
|By Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration may have to decide by year’s end whether to allow use of the first vaccines against the virus.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By KGO Staff
The school principal says the incident is the result of new California guidelines which require districts to keep a closer eye on student attendance.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Kendall Davis
Three staff members are in a hospital from COVID-related complications, adding to the mental strain the staff is facing as everyone is working extra shifts to cover those who tested positive.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By CNN staff
It wasn’t clear whether the volunteer received the vaccine or a placebo shot.
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Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The CDC advises anyone who has been in close contact with a COVID-19 patient to quarantine for two weeks.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Associated Press
Hospitals around the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Associated Press
Multiple vaccine candidates are in final-stage studies in tens of thousands of adults, and scientists are hopeful that the next few months will bring evidence that at least some of them are safe and effective enough for widespread use.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Kimberly Palmer, NerdWallet
These items, all under $15, can help make distance learning more appealing to even the youngest learners.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Sarah Irby
The Virginia Department of Health is reporting 168,772 total cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth as of Wednesday, up from 167,754 reported Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 8:53 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state’s top health official said Tuesday.
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Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
A health director in the region is warning community members that if they do not start practicing the proper COVID safety precautions, the numbers are going to continue to rise.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
The university said while the fraternity has been held accountable, the event should've never happened.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
New virus cases in the U.S. have surged in recent weeks from a daily average of about 42,000 in early October to about 58,000 — the highest level since late July.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:07 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer worker counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by the New School university in New York City.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM EDT
|By CJ Paschall
While the worst case of the scenarios the model predicted for fall did not come to pass, it says winter will bring more cases.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
A health district doctor said as weather gets colder, people are inside more and in close proximity, so rates are expected to increase.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 2:39 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Imperial College London says the study involves healthy volunteers aged 18 to 30.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The CDC says masks should be worn by all passengers and workers on planes, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-sharing vehicles. That includes in airports and at subway and bus stations.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 10:08 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Experts in health, science and political communication said they see three reasons for the drop in trust: fear, politics and the public watching science messily forming in real time.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 9:55 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
Target is planning to pay out $70 million in bonuses to workers as the retail giant moves into the busy holiday shopping season.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 9:04 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
937 people across Virginia are hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 972 reported Monday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:56 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
The sicker a patient is with the virus, the stronger the antibody response seems to be.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 6:12 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
In Southwest Virginia, there are 71 active workplace outbreaks. Very few are in the New River Valley.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:57 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The governor said the state wants its own independent review no matter who wins the presidential election next month.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 9:11 PM EDT
|By ANDREW TAYLOR
Republicans are reconvening the Senate this week to vote on a virus proposal, but it’s a bill that failed once before, and that Trump himself now derides as too puny.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
The pandemic has stripped families of many things these last few months, but health care providers in the Roanoke Valley are doing what they can to make sure it does not rob someone of their final moments with a loved one.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 2:47 PM EDT
Before the pandemic, The Local had 400 customers during weekends. Now, they’re lucky if they see half of that.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 2:24 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
Up to this point, more than 200,000 people have died in the United States and not even 10% of the population has been infected.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 11:52 AM EDT
The company needs help administering COVID-19 tests and flu shots.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 11:12 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Authorities are trying to avoid a dreaded resurgence of illness and deaths, this time with economies weakened from earlier lockdowns and populations chafing at the idea of renewed restrictions.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 9:07 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
690 new cases were reported from Sunday to Monday, down from the new-case number from Saturday to Sunday.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 7:42 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
China’s shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gaining strength as consumers return to shopping malls and auto dealerships while the United States and Europe endure painful contractions.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 9:02 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
There are 3,433 recorded coronavirus-related deaths in the commonwealth.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 8:31 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
International air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about catching COVID-19 and government travel bans and quarantine rules make planning difficult.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new cases per person soared to one of the highest in the nation.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 9:57 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
There are 3,422 recorded coronavirus-related deaths in the commonwealth.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
Students transitioned to fully-online learning from October 8 through October 16.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
The plan includes everyone involved, including lawyers, jurors, police agencies, courthouse employees, witnesses, etc. to wear masks and utilize social distancing.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 1:15 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
At the beginning of the semester, the University of Virginia focused heavily on symptomatic COVID-19 testing to prevent the spread. Now, UVA is testing every student living on-Grounds.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 12:43 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Doctors are warning that Europe is at a turning point as the coronavirus surges back across the continent, including among vulnerable people, and governments try to impose restrictions without locking whole economies down.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
The pandemic has turned out the lights on Broadway with no productions scheduled now until next May.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are among several leading candidates in final testing.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:22 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The World Health Organization announced the long-awaited results of a six-month trial that endeavored to see if existing drugs might have an effect on the coronavirus.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 9:04 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
2,346,899 PCR tests have been conducted, with a 4.8 percent positive rate over the last week, higher than the 4.7 percent reported Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 10:38 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
In Blacksburg, town leadership and Virginia Tech officials came together to talk about how everyone has been navigating through the pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:49 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
The Department of Defense research concluded aircraft ventilation systems are effective at removing COVID-19 from the air.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:01 PM EDT
|By Jill Riepenhoff
Some nursing homes are beginning to allow visitors, but hundreds report to the federal government that they are experiencing staff shortages or have no protective masks in their supplies.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
Health experts say regular physical activity may improve many underlying health conditions, therefore potentially reducing the risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Caitlin Piemme
James Madison University announced Wednesday that graduation for the class of 2020 will be moved online and scheduled for Dec. 19. Local restaurants expect to feel the hit.