N.B.1.8.1, dubbed “razor blade throat,” is the current dominant variant in the U.S. It's an offshoot of XVD.1.5.1, which is a descendant of the omicron variant.

Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in ...

COVID hospitalizations spiked during December. Here's what travelers should know about wearing a mask while flying and the air quality in a plane. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's ...

COVID-19 cases are rising in 27 states. Is the US facing a summer wave? What to know about COVID trends and symptoms of the ...

Given the big uptick in COVID-19 cases, questions about masking are surfacing right now. Here's what doctors recommend, including whether you can keep using your old masks.

Despite rising coronavirus outbreaks across Los Angeles County, officials said they have no plans for new public mask mandates — a sign of how COVID-19 policies have changed in an era of ...

The same period saw the proportion of positive COVID-19 tests increase by 1.4 percent, to a total of 15 percent, while mask mandates have been reintroduced in a number of schools, hospitals and ...

The mask debate has taken an entirely new form in 2024. Politicians in California, New York and North Carolina, who once championed masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, are now looking to ban ...

Masks worn to prevent the spread of COVID-19 offer little protection against chlorine. The chemical has been detected in the air following a fire at a Georgia plant.

The goal was to distribute masks and flyers highlighting the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the arts community and to advocate for safer performance spaces. This initiative, the "Mask for Pleasure ...