Virus

Here’s what you need to know:A healthcare worker tests for the coronavirus at Beltzville State Park in Lehighton, Pa., on Wednesday. New coronavirus variants have the potential to slow progress in the fight against the virus.Credit...Hilary…

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Here’s what you need to know:People waiting in line at a coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles this month.Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York TimesLos Angeles County, one of the hardest-hit areas in the United States, may face even more…

The same dichotomy exists at the state level. The virus' path in California has been a story of two pandemics: North and South.In almost all major metrics, the spread of the virus in Southern California is far worse. In the San Francisco…

The list of states to identify the dangerous new coronavirus variant is growing.Texas, Connecticut and Pennsylvania confirmed their first cases Thursday, joining California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida and New York.Florida has at least 22…

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers cut jobs last month for the first time since April, shedding 140,000 jobs. This is clear evidence that the economy is stalling as the virus pandemic gets a grip on consumers and businesses. At the same…

NEW YORK (NewsNation Now) - New York State confirmed its first case of the new variant of coronavirus in a 60-year-old man with no known travel history on Monday. The discovery adds a new urgency as the Empire State works to…

NEW YORK (NewsNation Now) - New York State confirmed its first case of the new variant of coronavirus in a 60-year-old man with no known travel history on Monday. The discovery adds a new urgency as the Empire State works to…

New York joined a growing number of states on Monday to confirm the presence of a new strain of the coronavirus that is believed to be at least 50 percent more contagious. A man in his sixties who lives in New York state has…

Positive cases of the coronavirus caused New York City officials to close more than 100 school buildings on Monday, News 4 learned. The Ministry of Education plans to close 128 buildings, which will consist of classrooms for…