Coronavirus

81 people attended a “sweet 16” birthday event at a venue in Long Island resulting in 37 COVID-19 infections forcing nearly 300 to quarantine.

Good news for people who've been itching to get on a plane to see family, friends, or take that long-awaited vacation.     

The nation has 15,000-16,000 nursing homes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There may be another 20,000-45,000 assisted living facilities and similar kinds of settings for elderly and disabled people.

The world's number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 40 million.

In two new studies, those with type A blood were more likely to have severe disease, while those with type O were less likely.

TSA said it screened 1,031,505 people at security checkpoints nationwide on Oct. 18, 2020. The agency hasn’t seen that volume since March 17.

President Donald Trump sought Monday to buck up his campaign staffers two weeks from Election Day, dismissing the cautionary coronavirus advice of his scientific experts as well as polling showing him trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden across key battleground states.

A Wisconsin woman who spent 45 days on a ventilator after testing positive for COVID-19 says she's now in need of a double-lung transplant due to extensive organ damage.

A Wisconsin judge reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places.

Canadian authorities have extended the U.S-Canada border closure through at least Nov. 21.

All non-essential retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses in Wales will close for two weeks beginning Oct. 23 — a lockdown similar in scope to the U.K.-wide measures imposed in March.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the planet has passed 40 million.

A family-run restaurant in Covina permanently closes their kitchen after 49 years due to the struggles of the pandemic.