Like Alameda, Contra Costa County has mandated mask-wearing in health care facilities. However, unlike other Bay Area ...

A WORRYING new strain of Covid is spreading "rapidly" across the globe, experts have warned. XEC was first detected in Germany in June and has since been found in at least 29 countries across ...

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

A new variant of COVID-19 is growing in the United States ... and bacteria so communities can act quickly to prevent the spread of infections. Wastewater data can provide: A community-level ...

which--like viruses--can be very difficult to map onto an evolutionary tree. "I don't think I would have had this idea if I ...

Albertans may struggle to find free at-home COVID-19 tests – and might need to pay for the ones they do find – now that the ...

Although a joyful time of the year, the colder months are when respiratory viruses like COVID and the flu are most likely to ...

Republicans say this year's election showed growing momentum for their party. Democrats say Maine didn't follow the national ...

We naturally pick up microorganisms as we move about the world. Now, researchers have developed an AI tool that accurately ...

A new Covid variant has been reported across the ... Experts say the strain is now “taking charge” and will likely continue to spread globally. Researchers predicted in August this variant ...

Wearing masks can help slow the spread of illnesses, such as COVID-19, the flu and other viral infections, and was widely required across the U.S. throughout the coronavirus pandemic in health ...