Health

Kroger is giving its employees access to a COVID-19 test kit at home. Employees will video chat with a medical professional while performing the test to ensure proper sample collection. Employees will then send the test sample to a laboratory via overnight shipping and receive the results within 24 to …

The variation of COVID-19 that currently dominates global cases is more infectious than the original strain that emerged in China, according to a new study published Thursday in the scientific journal Cell. The results of laboratory research published in the journal suggested that the current mutation is more transmissible between …

As coronavirus cases continue to grow across the state, Los Angeles has introduced a new color-coded system to assess and report the risk of infection. The online indicator, which Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled Wednesday, falls into four categories: red, orange, yellow, and green, each of which represents different levels of …

July 2, 2020 3:10 PM Erin robinson Aware: July 2, 2020 3:10 PM SPOKANE, Washington. – A Spokane County man with COVID-19 has been jailed for refusing to isolate himself. According to a Spokane County statement, the man, who was not identified by name, was transferred to the Spokane County …

Rapid tests for coronavirus, which can produce results in less than an hour, will allow Americans to attend packed sporting events in time for the fall soccer season, a senior U.S. health official said Thursday. “We want to see Americans have a chance to have some normal experiences of enjoying …