COVID-19

A health care worker is seen at a walk-up coronavirus testing site this week in San Fernando, Calif.

Health & Safety

'We Know We Are Asking A Lot.' Los Angeles County Announces New Stay-At-Home Order

4:59pm November 28, 2020

by Christianna Silva

The three-week order prohibits all public and private gatherings with individuals outside of a person's household, with limited exceptions for religious services and protests.

Black Friday shoppers wearing face masks wait in line to enter a store at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, Calif., on Friday.

A Black Friday With Masked Shoppers And Booming Online Sales

11:35pm November 27, 2020

by Julie McCarthy

Shoppers encountered temperature checks and mall Santas behind plexiglas shields. But online sales may have stolen the show.

North Korean State Commission of Quality Management staff in protective gear carries a disinfectant spray can as personnel check the health of travelers and inspect goods delivered via the borders at the Pyongyang Airport in North Korea, on Feb. 1.

North Korea Executed Coronavirus Rule-Breaker, Says South Korean Intelligence

3:41pm November 27, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korean lawmakers say intelligence officials briefed them on the North's tough pandemic rules, including a Pyongyang lockdown and an execution of an official caught breaking restrictions.

Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, pictured in Feb. 2020, died after being infected by the coronavirus.

World News

Sudan's Former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi Dies Of COVID-19

4:47pm November 26, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The former premier's political party confirmed his death on Thursday. He was 84 and died in the United Arab Emirates, where he was receiving treatment.

A healthcare worker processes people in line at a United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site on Nov. 19, in Houston. Texas is rushing thousands of additional medical staff to overworked hospitals as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients i

Health & Safety

Government Model Suggests U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Be Approaching 100 Million

4:39pm November 26, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

Government scientists estimate that the true number of coronavirus infections is eight times the reported number of 12.5 million, meaning "most of the country remains at risk," the team reports.

Yuko Watanabe's biggest pivot was starting to sell plants at her Yuko Kitchen restaurants in Los Angeles.

National

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

3:59pm November 26, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

A Japanese café sells plants and green-tea pie. An Italian restaurant caters a prime-rib dinner. A steak-and-fries chain delivers free meals for the elderly. "Fight or flight," one manager says.

Queue Listen Now

"You do what you have to do to survive," says Diane Evans, who is fighting pandemic loneliness with technology. Evans lives in San Francisco and has Zoom calls regularly with her daughter in Chicago.

There's No Stopping These Seniors; Even A Pandemic Can't Bring Them Down

7:00am November 26, 2020

by Lesley McClurg

Older people are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19. But recent research reveals older populations are less consumed by pandemic depression than those that are younger.

Germany extended its coronavirus lockdown measures through mid-December, after cases continued to surge in the country.

Germany Extends Strict Lockdown Measures With Eye Towards Reopening Ski Slopes

6:17am November 26, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Chancellor Angela Merkel extended limits on private gatherings, and will keep bars and restaurants closed through December, but she asked the EU to agree on a time to reopen the region's ski slopes.

A temporary tent was set up at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Mass., to prepare for an uptick in COVID-19 cases this month.

Health & Safety

Doctors Deploy Antibody Drugs Against COVID-19 And Hope Effort's Worthwhile

4:32pm November 25, 2020

by Richard Harris

The medicines from Eli Lilly and Regeneron are infused, a process that can take two hours or longer, including observation for side effects. Staffing is as big an issue as the supply of the drugs.

Winston-Salem Order Could Mean Fines, Jail Time For Mask And Capacity Violations

3:17pm November 25, 2020

by Keri Brown