Coronavirus Archives

Why picking your nose isn’t just gross — it’s dangerous in the time of coronavirus

December 28, 2020 9:45 PM CNN

We teach kids not to do it. It’s unsanitary. It’s just plain gross to see. Let’s be real, though. Most of us pick our noses —…

Mexicali ramps up traffic checkpoints to deter non-essential travel

December 28, 2020 1:23 PM Alexandra Rangel

MEXICALI, BAJA CALIF. (KYMA, KECY), Those planning to travel to Mexicali for the New Year’s holiday might want to rethink that. Mexicali officials…

Imperial County woman describes COVID’S devastating impact on her life

December 28, 2020 1:24 PM Gianella Ghiglino

Rosie Blankenship is a breast cancer survivor and thought she would be the most vulnerable to the virus. Ultimately, it was her husband who in a…

Coronavirus has been with us for a year. Here’s what we still don’t know

December 28, 2020 5:56 PM CNN

When China first reported cases of coronavirus to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019, it was described as a mysterious new strain of…

Number of total COVID-19 cases in Arizona now over 500,000

December 28, 2020 11:07 AM The Associated Press, Jenny Day

Daily cases have been much higher in December, while deaths have been much lower than the triple-digit daily death tolls reported in…

Here’s what’s in the second stimulus package

December 28, 2020 4:39 PM CNN, Jenny Day

It remains unclear what the Senate will do.…

Appeals court blocks New York governor’s Covid-19 restrictions on houses of worship

December 28, 2020 3:48 PM CNN

A federal appeals court on Monday blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious gatherings, saying the restrictions “are not…

Stimulus checks should start going out this week but timing could slide, administration official says

December 28, 2020 4:26 PM CNN

The new round of stimulus payments included in the $900 billion Covid relief package are expected to start going out this week, an administration…

US officials promised 20 million vaccinated against coronavirus by the end of the year. It’s going slower than that

December 28, 2020 3:27 PM CNN

While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope:…

Local businesses to receive extension to Paycheck Protection Program

December 28, 2020 3:13 PM Adonis Albright

Now that President Trump has signed the COVID-19 relief bill, small businesses across the U.S. are set to receive hundreds of billions of dollars in…

Covid-19 hospitalizations this past week were higher than ever. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients

December 28, 2020 2:39 PM CNN

More people traveled through US airports on Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the…

December now deadliest month of the pandemic

December 28, 2020 1:28 PM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – December has been the nation’s deadliest month since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start — with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the…

Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years

December 28, 2020 10:16 AM CNN

An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a…

In 6 states, more people are hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients

December 28, 2020 10:22 AM CNN

More people traveled through US airports Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the country.…

Traveling next year? You may need a vaccine passport

December 28, 2020 10:18 AM Sumiko Keil, Jenny Day

Companies and technology groups are starting to develop smartphone apps and systems for individuals to upload their COVID-19 tests and vaccinations…

Trump signs COVID relief and government funding bill

December 28, 2020 5:38 AM Sumiko Keil, Gabriel Salazar, NBC News

Trump averted a government shutdown late Sunday and extended unemployment benefits to millions of…

Key 2020 health stories you may have missed because of Covid-19

December 28, 2020 5:35 AM CNN

Lives lost, families torn apart, economies ruined — these tragedies are just some of the devastation caused by the deadly novel coronavirus as…

Parts of California likely to have lockdown orders extended

December 28, 2020 5:19 AM The Associated Press

California hit 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve, becoming the first state to reach the grim…

COVID-19 patients fill more than half of Arizona ICU beds

December 28, 2020 5:15 AM The Associated Press

A new high of 988 patients with the disease are occupying intensive care unit beds Sunday, accounting for 56% of the beds…

For 26 days in a row, more than 100,000 people have been hospitalized fighting coronavirus

December 28, 2020 4:39 AM CNN

As the US prepares to grapple with potential holiday Covid-19 surges, hospitals across the country have reported more than 100,000 patients for the…