Health

(CNN) – You can finally go to Hawaii without quarantining, if you tested negative for Covid-19. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Hawaii has taken virus maintenance seriously. Governor David Ige has established a mandatory 14-day quarantine for visitors and residents returning on March 26, and has since extended …

This store in Arlington, Virginia, closed in May. We may see another round of closings soon. Olivier Douliery / Getty Images After the United States abruptly closed in the spring, states gradually announced their reopening plans. Some have adopted careful phased reopens, where counties or regions must show progress on …

Given that the White House daily coronavirus briefings ended in April, Donald Trump and his federal public health chiefs often seem to abandon even the appearance of unity when facing the pandemic. Their messages have diverged more and more as Covid-19 is emerging in many US states amid a rapid …

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, regional director of the World Health Organization for Africa, said the announcement was made after no new cases were reported 42 days after the last survivor tested negative for the virus. “It was not easy and sometimes it seemed like an impossible mission,” said Moeti. Some 16,000 …

The vote, originally scheduled for April 22, was delayed amid concerns about the coronavirus. Election officials said an early vote would be held to help social distancing: Russia still reports about 7,000 new cases each day, according to official statistics. The vote ends on July 1, the officially designated day …