Coronavirus

Masking remains one of the most important safety practices. Before the new variants, Pierre says, a triple-layer cloth mask would be sufficient in filtering SARS-CoV-2, but the new variants may not behave the same way. For example, they…

Many say that the safe and effective reopening of schools in South Dakota is critical, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.    We've has spent the last month trying to understand what back to school in 2020 means. You'll hear from healthcare…

You're averaging fewer steps a day than last year.On average, last week's steps were less than the week before.Since the start of the pandemic, the alerts from the Health app on my iPhone have felt more pointed than usual. I know it's…

Tucked among the paradoxical extremes of Austin's East Side, where modular yuppie condos share street corners with gritty hipster bars, stands one rainbow-painted house plucked straight from the cover of your favorite Lisa Frank binder from…

Since COVID-19 first hit in the U.S., we've seen many changes in our day-to-day lives. We all have to wear face coverings, we're advised to stay six feet apart, and initially, it was nearly impossible to snag paper towels, toilet paper, and…

Almost half of the respondents in a poll released Wednesday said they would be very likely to stay at home for a month if officials order a lockdown due to COVID-19, with support for the measure falling since the spring. Gallup found that…

With serious carpe-diem vibes, people are "allocating funds and time to self-care and prioritizing things that they may have put on the backburner," she says. Knowing life can change in an instant, the pandemic patient is anything but…

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) head of emergencies on Monday warned against governments releasing “politically motivated” data about the coronavirus pandemic.“Trying to present oversimplified, simplistic solutions for people is not a…

The Consumer Brands Association, which recently rebranded, suddenly finds some of its member companies such as Lysol and Clorox in the national spotlight due to the coronavirus pandemic.Bryan Zumwalt, executive vice president of public…

A number of catcallers have appeared to make light of the pandemic, like men who have told Britni de la Cretaz to smile with her mask on, “thinking they were funny.” She says, “I’ve been shocked to be street harassed while in a mask, and…