False information about face mask requirements and the Americans with Disabilities Act has circulated online and on social media, according to the Department of Justice.
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Nevada has been added to the list of 16 states whose residents will have to enter a voluntary quarantine for 14 days if they travel to the Northeast.
Nearly three-quarters of California’s 40 million residents live in counties experiencing concerning coronavirus trends, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday in vowing stepped-up enforcement of health orders and, if things don’t improve, more restrictions.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey also ordered public schools to delay the start of the classes at least until Aug. 17.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Wednesday said that starting Aug. 1, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19.
Disney is postponing the mid-July reopening of its Southern California theme parks until it receives guidelines from the state, the company announced Wednesday.
The number of visitors admitted after the park reopened was restricted to about half those that normally visit this time of year.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has returned to Capitol Hill at a fraught moment in the nation’s pandemic response, with coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations.
Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials faced a deluge of mail-in votes likely to delay results for days after high-profile primaries Tuesday, contests testing if establishment Democratic congressional candidates can withstand challengers fueled by voter fury over racism.
The state Department of Health Services reported 2,592 additional cases as of Sunday, increasing the statewide total to 52,390.
Dads at nursing homes across the country marked Father’s Day at a forced distance from their families Sunday. Some families relied on video calls; others used social media to send their wishes.
The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.
Volunteer sleuths with the group Hawaii Quarantine Kapu Breakers has helped find people on Oahu and the Big Island who were later arrested by police, founder and former reporter Angela Keen said.
President Donald Trump’s campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus.
Officials said Tuesday that the infected bar patrons are mostly in their 20s and 30s, but they have also spread the illness to household members.
