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AP Exclusive: CDC guidance was more restrictive than plans released by the White House
Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions during the coronavirus pandemic was more detailed and restrictive than the plan released by...
U.S. shelves detailed guide to reopening country amid coronavirus outbreak
A document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging outbreak...
Timeline reset: CDC confirms weeks-earlier California coronavirus-related deaths
Health officials say two people infected with the coronavirus in California died as many as three weeks before the U.S. reported its first death from the disease in late February...
U.S. coronavirus lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleaners
One toddler became dizzy, fell and hit her head after drinking from a large bottle of hand sanitizer. A woman had a scary coughing and wheezing fit while soaking her...
Health care workers are 10%-20% of U.S. coronavirus cases
Between 10% and 20% of U.S. coronavirus cases are health care workers, though they tended to be hospitalized at lower rates than other patients, officials reported Tuesday.
Some doctors moving away from ventilators for coronavirus patients
As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can.
Testing blunders crippled U.S. response as coronavirus spread
A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread...
How social distancing works and what it means for you
Can my kids go on a play date? Is it OK if I visit the gym? In this time of coronavirus, once-easy questions have suddenly become complex. Here are some...
Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly
NEW YORK -- The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the...
U.S. labs await virus-testing kits promised by Trump administration
Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about...