Wolf warns Pennsylvania hospitals at risk, mulls new virus restrictions

Gov. Tom Wolf is warning that Pennsylvania hospitals are at risk of being overrun with COVID-19 patients and might have to begin rationing medical care if the rate of spread does not slow.

British health officials administer first COVID-19 vaccines

British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

Should I wipe down groceries amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

If you're worried about the coronavirus on groceries or other packages, experts say to keep the risk in perspective.

COVID fatigue sets in as PA officials urge diligence

The catch phrase when COVID-19 first hit was flatten the curve. Once again, health officials are begging everyone to flatten the curve and keep people healthy and out of the hospital.

Seeking release from COVID restrictions, illegal speakeasies are popping up in Northeast Philly

Music, dancing, alcohol – illegal gatherings taking place in the Roaring 20s. No, not the 1920s. It’s happening in 2020, while people are supposed to be social distancing because of COVID.

‘He was not surrounded by friends and family’: Kansas man’s obituary slams people who won’t wear masks

“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”

UN warns 2021 could be ‘bleakest and darkest’ year

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said humanitarian aid budgets are now facing dire shortfalls as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen.

Hundreds ill, 1 dead due to mystery illness in India

At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Pfizer, Moderna officials not attending White House coronavirus vaccine summit

Officials from leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates Pfizer and Moderna will not be attending a vaccine summit being held this week at the White House.

Kansas hospital runs out of staff amid COVID-19 surge

A rural hospital in Kansas illustrates the depths of the COVID-19 crisis in small towns. It has been running out of healthy staff to care for the sick.

Hybrid or remote learning? PA schools and parents wrestle with choices

Hybrid or remote? More and more parents, and school districts, are contending with the question as the coronavirus surges through communities.