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Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

The worldwide race to protect people against unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday, pitting governments against ...

Chinese smartphone health code rules post-virus life

Since the coronavirus outbreak, life in China is ruled by a green symbol on a smartphone screen. Green is the "health code" ...

Los Angeles mayor urges everyone to wear masks

The mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday told everyone in the nation’s second-largest city to start wearing masks to combat the ...

AP-NORC poll: Less than half back Trump's pandemic response

Americans give high marks to state and local governments for their handling of the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic that has ...

Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears

Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from ...

April 1, rent's due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak

It's the first of the month, and everybody knows the rent's due. For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the ...

Pelosi sees infrastructure package similar to Trump $2T plan

House Democrats want to enact a massive infrastructure package upgrading the nation's broadband, road and water systems, ...

Taliban ready to begin cease-fires in virus-hit Afghan areas

The Taliban said Wednesday the group was ready to declare a cease-fire in areas of Afghanistan under its control if they are ...

The Latest: China reports 36 new COVID-19 cases

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

COVID-19 deaths climb in NY; Chris Cuomo tests positive

New York City’s coronavirus death toll surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as an overwhelmed health system embraced the arrival of ...

Toronto cancels city-led and permitted events to June 30

Canada's largest city, Toronto, announced Tuesday it is canceling all city-led and permitted events through June 30 amid the ...

'Please come help us': New York begs for medical workers

New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he ...

Brazil's Carnival beat fades, making way for virus shelter

A month ago, a massive Carnival party bursting with samba music and smiling faces raged inside Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome.

Time to 'revenge shop': China's virus hot spot reopens

The city at the center of China's virus outbreak was reopening for business Monday after authorities lifted more of the ...

Trump administration rules gun shops 'essential' amid virus

The Trump administration has ruled that gun shops are considered “essential” businesses that should remain open as other ...

Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues

Siding with public health experts' dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend ...

'Staggering': New York virus death toll rises above 1,200

A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds arrived Monday in New York City as the number of deaths in the state from the ...

Moscow goes into lockdown, rest of Russia braces for same

The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most of its 13 million residents to stay home, and many ...

Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll

Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump extended restrictive ...

New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

New York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known ...