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In The Fight Against COVID-19, Labs Look To Create Coronavirus Antibodies

An approach to treating new diseases that worked for the Ebola and Zika viruses is being tested for the new coronavirus. It involves using antibodies to the disease as a drug.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday that the government will purchase two new COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax. The advance purchase gives every New Zealander the ability to be able to be vaccinated.

New Zealand Will Give Free Coronavirus Vaccines To Residents, Neighboring Nations

If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential workers at the beginning of 2021.

Florida Reports Two Days of Coronavirus Data After Skipping Saturday

State officials were unable to release data about the virus on Saturday after it received about 400,000 previously-reported COVID-19 test results from a private lab.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany takes off her face covering before speaking with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on Friday, the day President Trump announced he had tested positive for the virus.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Tests Positive For Coronavirus

McEnany said she does not have symptoms but that she will "begin the quarantine process." The news comes as President Trump continues to get treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Sophie Avouris, 102, recently recovered from the coronavirus. She was a baby when the 1918 influenza pandemic spread across Europe. She lived through the Great Depression and World War II before emigrating from Greece to the U.S. in the 1950s.

102-Year-Old New York Woman Recovers From Coronavirus

When Sophie Avouris of New York came down with COVID-19, her family did not expect her to recover. Avouris' doctor is not sure how she beat the illness.

Florida Makes Most Of Coronavirus ‘Pause’ By Fast-Tracking Road Construction

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to make the most of having fewer drivers on the road. During a Saturday morning news conference, DeSantis announced plans to...

Park goers stroll down the promenade of South Pointe Pier as South Pointe Park reopened on Monday, May 11, 2020 after being closed last week due to park goers not following social distancing rules at the South Beach park.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida Plans To Increase Contact Tracing Capacity

This post will be updated today, Friday, May 29, and through the weekend with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

Commuters wait to board buses in Mexico City on Monday.

Mexico's President Touts Reopening With The Country Mostly In Coronavirus Red Zone

Mexicans are left with mixed messages of a national lifting of social distancing measures but a government map showing most of the country still unready to reopen.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference to discuss efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday.

Canada Works To Fly Thousands Home From Overseas In Coronavirus Airlift

The country's foreign minister called the move possibly the largest peacetime repatriation in Canadian history.

University of South Florida President Steve Currall announced Wednesday that USF is joining other state universities in transitioning to online course instruction to lessen the risk of the spread of coronavirus.

USF, State Universities Moving Classes Online Due To Coronavirus Fears

All Florida public universities, including the University of South Florida, will transition to online course instruction to lessen the risk of...

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