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1 day agoCDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlashU.S. health officials are dropping a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and telling all those who have been in close contact with infected people to get tested.
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Texas officials change how the state reports positivity rate after testing backlogs skewed coronavirus data
The Latest: S. Korea eases restrictions as virus cases dropIndia has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new confirmed coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally to 4.75 million.
GALLERY: Nurse tech delivers baby in hospital parking lot in Clear Lake Having a baby can be very exciting. But one Lake City family’s delivery has a story they will never forget.
Dakotas lead US in virus growth as both reject mask rulesCoronavirus infections in the Dakotas are growing faster than anywhere else in the nation.
Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trialOxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reporte...
The Latest: Domestic air travel recovers in Wuhan, ChinaIstanbul’s governor has introduced new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, banning all boating companies from hosting weddings and similar gatherings.
Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?Antarctica remains the only continent without COVID-19.
