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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is entering a partial quarantine after making a "low-risk" contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Top Health Officials Enter Self-Quarantine After Exposure To Coronavirus

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, CDC Director Robert Redfield and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci — are isolating themselves for two weeks.

2 Children In South Florida Hospitalized For Inflammatory Illness Linked To Coronavirus

At least two children in South Florida are hospitalized for an inflammatory illness that health officials believe is connected to COVID-19. The kids are...

An election official in Kenosha, Wis., with a voter on April 7. Nearby Milwaukee says it's recorded at least seven coronavirus cases related to the state's controversial decision to move forward with in-person voting.

Milwaukee Claims 7 Coronavirus Cases Tied To Controversial Wisconsin Election

Approximately 400,000 people voted in person in Wisconsin after courts and GOP lawmakers rebuffed proposals to postpone the election or conduct it by mail.

In this image from video, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Paul announced Sunday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

3 GOP Senators In Self-Quarantine Will Be Unable To Vote On Coronavirus Relief

After a positive coronavirus test for Sen. Rand Paul, Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, who said they had recent contact with Paul but showed no symptoms, voluntarily self-quarantine.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will extend a state of emergency to four more regions due to rising COVID-19 infections. Here, Suga speaks during a news conference on July 8.

Tokyo's Coronavirus Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Games Are Not To Blame

Daily coronavirus cases in Tokyo have set records for three days straight, but Japan's prime minister denies that the Olympic Games are causing the spike.

A statue of Queen's late singer Freddie Mercury, wearing a protective facemask.

A Playlist Tracking The Many New Tracks Being Written About The Coronavirus

Spotify "data alchemist" Glenn McDonald has been regularly scanning the platform for new songs addressing the crisis, updating his master playlist along the way.

A health care worker talks with a patient at a COVID-19 testing site in Philadelphia. The site will close Friday when the federal government ends support for this site and others around the country.

Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears

As the coronavirus pandemic peak approaches, local officials say the federal government is ending support for COVID-19 community-based testing sites.

EU Ambassador to China Nicolas Chapuis said it was "regrettable" that a Chinese newspaper deleted a key phrase about the coronavirus from an opinion piece by EU officials.

EU Officials' Opinion Piece In Chinese Newspaper Censored On Coronavirus Origin

The version published in China Dailyomitted a reference to the illness originating in China and spreading to the rest of the world. The piece was published in full on the authors' websites.

People wait in a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., last month. The NFL is making all 30 of its stadiums available to serve as mass vaccination sites.

NFL Offers All 30 Stadiums For Use As Coronavirus Vaccine Sites

Each NFL team "will make its stadium available for mass vaccinations of the general public," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to President Biden.

1st U.S. Case Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Washington State

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first U.S. case of the coronavirus has been discovered in Washington. The patient traveled from China and was diagnosed earlier this week.

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