Few people noticed on New Year’s Eve last year when China reported a mystery illness to the World Health Organization. But soon, the never-before-seen coronavirus responsible for the disease was ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the coronavirus outbreak, declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus, called Covid-19 by WHO, originated in China and is the cousin of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) -- They were months filled with isolation, death, illness and fear. More than 65,500 state residents have lost their lives while nearly 3.7 million have been infected by the ...

Editor’s note: This story is a look back at some of the biggest headlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. See a full timeline here. Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the ...

As the spread of the coronavirus accelerated across the United States, a number of sports leagues altered their schedules in response to the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, more ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

CLEVELAND — It began with uncertainty — a new reality forcing Americans to adapt to a world suddenly turned upside down. On March 23, 2020, when Gov. Mike DeWine took the unprecedented step of ...

A Washington man becomes the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States. He returned to Western Washington from a trip to Wuhan, China. Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center’s special ...

This March marked five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Amid the weight of collective grief and unprecedented change, most were eager to "return to normal ...