Masks are one way to protect yourself from coronavirus. Dan Ackerman/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the rate of new coronavirus cases climbs and the White House Coronavirus Task Force reconvenes after a nearly two-month break, the US Centers for Disease Control has added…

WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci provided a solemn reminder on the need for Americans to consider their actions amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the first White House Coronavirus Task Force press brie…

photo by: Nick Krug/Journal-World File Photo In this file photo from Dec. 7, 2017, The Jayhawk Cafe — aka The Hawk — sits at the corner of 13th and Ohio streets. Updated at 5:07 p.m. Friday The Jayhawk Cafe was confirmed as a site of a COVID-19 outbreak on Friday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said…

Manual, archaic technology and people's mistrust of government agencies are blunting contact tracing efforts, even as the persistent rise in coronavirus cases forces several Western and Southern states to dial back their reopening plans.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, raised a question Friday as to whether contact tracing is even worth the…

Imperial County has become so overwhelmed by the coronavirus that the state is recommending that county officials reimpose a strict stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.Newsom also said the state has “paused” issuing any additional guidelines that would allow counties to accelerate reopening their economies and easing restrictions, likewise in response to the acceleration…