US requires UK passengers to get negative test

The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight. 

Hospital develops 'hugging curtain' for sick children to touch loved ones

A hospital in Rome has come up with a unique solution to allow families to have personal contact with children who are patients while also minimizing the risk of them catching the coronavirus.

'We have a big problem': Experts fear the holidays will fuel the US COVID-19 crisis

Hard-hit California has eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases as the U.S. heads into a Christmas travel surge that could fuel the deadly crisis across the nation.

A pandemic Christmas: Churches and borders shut

Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many.

All Arizona counties seeing 'substantial' virus spread

Arizona on Dec. 24 reported over 100 additional coronavirus deaths for the sixth time in nine days as state public health officials urged caution to prevent the spread of the virus during the holidays.

December is deadliest month of COVID-19 pandemic in US so far

With a week to go, December has become the deadliest month yet of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Emergency crews stop by NIH campus in Bethesda to wish Dr. Fauci a happy 80th birthday

Emergency crew members surprised Dr. Anthony Fauci the day before his 80th birthday as he was leaving the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 23. 

New coronavirus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria, Africa's CDC says

Africa’s top public health official says another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed.

Idaho boy, 12, falls critically ill from COVID-19 complication

A 12-year-old boy from a secluded valley in Idaho became one of hundreds of children in the U.S. affected by a rare COVID-19 complication.

Dr. Anthony Fauci celebrating 80th birthday, Christmas at home amid pandemic fight

Dr. Anthony Fauci is celebrating his 80th birthday on Christmas Eve at home, something he has continued to advise Americans to do as the country faces the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.