Coronavirus Pandemic

Some GOP members call the restrictions “tyranny.” Others comply. In the end all get down to business.

The news came a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the variant had been detected in California.

Camden County officials are working to stop the spread of both COVID and the flu.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials members are preparing for the worst with the latest variant, while hoping for the best.

For now, the extra-contagious delta variant continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses.

The lawyer for one of the pastors said the Delaware Constitution took health emergencies into account when it mandated the “free exercise of religious worship.”

A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday.

There have been no reports of the omicron variant in Philadelphia. But health officials warn city residents to take caution, as the variant will likely find its way here.

The city’s rate for 5- to 11-year-olds is still below the national average.

Among the policies being considered is a requirement that all air travelers to the U.S. be tested for COVID-19 within a day of boarding their flight.

The FDA isn’t bound by the panel’s recommendation and is expected to make its own decision before the end of the year.

Pennsylvania’s school mask mandate was set to expire on Saturday. Now, the state Supreme Court said the mandate can stay in place while a lawsuit plays out.

The more COVID-19 spreads among unvaccinated populations, the more possibilities it has to mutate and potentially become more dangerous, prolonging the pandemic for everyone.

The preliminary injunction applies to a coalition of suing states that includes Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Health officials said the Garden State’s public and commercial labs are sequencing around 1,200 specimens a week, on the lookout for changes to the coronavirus.