Mask mandate returns to St. Louis, other areas in US amid COVID-19 surge

Cities and counties across the U.S. are reinstating mask requirements in hopes of curbing another deadly wave of the ongoing pandemic, and St. Louis is the latest.

Nearly 500 San Francisco bars may check customers' COVID vaccination status

In an effort to curb infections and protect workers, patrons must show proof that they are fully vaccinated or present a 72-hour negative COVID test to eat or drink indoors.

California orders all state workers, health care workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly

All state employees and all workers at hospitals and health care facilities across California will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and those who are unable or refuse to do so will have to be tested at least once a week.

California healthcare workers and state employees must show vaccination status

The California Department of Health on Monday said that all healthcare workers in the state as well as state employees must show vaccination status.

San Francisco considering congestion tax on high-earning drivers

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is once again eyeing a tax on drivers in the busiest parts of the city's downtown, and has launched a study into a so-called "congestion pricing" plan as traffic begins to pick up following 2020's pandemic-induced lull.

Austin doctor asking community to not forget people of color

Dr. Pradeep Kumar is a regular on Fox 7 Austin, his segment ‘Your Health with Doctor Kumar’ aims to educate people about their health.

Mask wearing, vaccinations urged as COVID cases rise in Central Texas

Health officials are especially concerned with school set to start in just a few weeks, raising questions about whether students should be wearing masks.

France mandates COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers amid protests

France passed a new law requiring health care workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as setting up a health pass for restaurants and other venues.

Fauci: US headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the United States is in an ``unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant.

CDC weighs revising mask policy, Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he’s taken part in conversations about altering the guidelines, something he described as being “under active consideration.”

Locals react to Austin-Travis County's move to Stage 4

For those fully vaccinated, Stage 4 recommendations call for the use of a mask at outdoor and indoor events, while dining, shopping, and even at private gatherings.

Hillsong founder says COVID-19 vaccine is a ‘personal decision’ after church member dies

Hillsong Church Founder Brian Houston said much of his staff are fully vaccinated after church member Stephen Harmon, refused to get inoculated and later died from COVID-19.

India’s COVID-19 death toll estimated in the millions, study finds

Most experts believe India’s official toll of more than 414,000 dead is a vast undercount, but the government has dismissed those concerns as exaggerated and misleading.

States dial back coronavirus reporting just as COVID-19 cases surge

Just as cases across the United States started to climb, many states dialed back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month

Anti-vaxxer contracts COVID-19, says he regrets skipping out on the vaccine

One man who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine ended up in the hospital after contracting the virus. Before July, Gumerocindo Vergara had no fears of the virus but that has all changed now. 

This Week in Texas Politics: COVID, Opal Lee and Longhorns in the SEC

This week, FOX 7's Rudy Koski and his panel of experts are focusing on a few things that may have flown under the radar in Texas.

Delta variant may cause steep increase in cases, deaths in fall, models show

New projections by the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub show a continued and accelerated increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths driven by the delta variant, with numbers peaking in mid-October.