Philadelphia school officials announce 'Mask-to-Stay' as an option to remain in class

The School District of Philadelphia announced a Mask-to-Stay option for individuals in the district who may have been exposed to COVID-19, but have no symptoms and wish to remain in their classroom environment.

Doctors urge more COVID testing amid recent spike in cases

Flags lowered to half-staff Thursday, as the U.S. commemorates 1 million lives lost to COVID, a grim milestone that once felt unthinkable. Doctors say it’s more important than ever to test when feeling sick.

Biden co-hosts 2nd global COVID-19 summit as US nears 1 million deaths

President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 and ordered flags lowered to half-staff for the tragic milestone.

Delaware County elementary school reinstates mask mandate amid case spike

A Pennsylvania elementary school has reinstated its mask policy after more than a dozen students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 over the last week. 

Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19, World Health Organization says

Scientists estimate there were between 13.3 million and 16.6 million deaths that were either caused directly by the coronavirus or were somehow attributed to the pandemic’s impact on health systems.

CDC restates transportation mask recommendation

U.S. health officials are restating their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.

COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants dodge immunity from past infection, South African study finds

South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks.

Dr. Fauci says the ‘US is out of the pandemic phase’

Dr. Anthony Fauci said COVID-19 infections and deaths are at a lower level in the U.S., but people should still get 'intermittently' vaccinated.

Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, appointed to HHS leadership role

Dr. Stanford is known locally for founding the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, a foundation that help Philadelphia fight the coronavirus pandemic by running testing and vaccine clinics.

Beijing enforces lockdowns, expands COVID-19 mass testing amid outbreak

Residents lined up for throat swabs across Beijing as mass testing was expanded to 11 city districts. Beijing has a total of 92 virus cases since an outbreak was discovered five days ago.

Philadelphia woman released from hospital 9 months after COVID diagnosis

Candice Davis is a changed woman because of COVID-19. After she was diagnosed, she was placed on a ventilator and woke to find her life would never be the same.

Philadelphia schools return to mask optional status after health officials drop mandate

Students and staff at Philadelphia schools can now choose whether or not to wear a mask after health officials dropped the newly reinstated indoor mask mandate on Friday.

COVID-19 was 3rd leading cause of death in US in 2021, CDC reports

The CDC report examined death rates in the United States for 2021. For the second year, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer.