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Facebook and Instagram are getting into the US debate about face masks with a clear message: You must wear them. Facebook, which owns Instagram, said Thursday that it would start putting an alert at the top of the feed on the two social media apps to remind people to wear …

BILLINGS – Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton announced a public health order Friday that restricts visits to area nursing homes. Felton made the announcement at a press conference on Friday afternoon noting the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the county and the risk to care center residents. The …

Media playback is not supported on your device Media captionBBC Correspondent in South America Katy Watson analyzes how Bolsonaro has responded to the virus in Brazil Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has passed a law that makes wearing masks mandatory in public during the coronavirus pandemic. However, it has banned its …

More than 57,000 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the United States in the past 24 hours, setting another record for new infections just as the country heads for the July 4 holiday. Coronavirus cases are on the rise in 37 states, a dramatic turn that is now …

Numerous states recently began reopening their economies, which could be fueling some of the youth bias, said Natalie Dean, an infectious disease epidemiologist in Florida, where new cases are reaching record levels. People in their 20s and 30s have returned to bars and beaches; Employees of working age have resumed …