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How big is the latest U.S. coronavirus wave? No one really knows.

By Fenit Nirappil, Katie Shepherd and Dan Keating2 hours ago

FDA expected to okay Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster for kids 5 to 11

By Laurie McGinley and Carolyn Y. Johnson15 hours ago

How fast omicron’s BA.2 variant is spreading around the world

By Dan Keating, Madison Dong and Youjin Shin22 hours ago

Coronavirus cases, deaths in North Korea surge as Kim blames officials

By Min Joo KimYesterday

The bar for reimposing mask mandates is getting higher and higher

By Fenit Nirappil3 days ago

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Opinions

A new covid wave? Be less alarmed, more prepared.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

North Korea sees a virus explosion. Its missiles won’t help.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Avoiding covid is about taking preventative measures — not luck

Letters to the Editor

Your questions about covid-19, answered by Dr. Leana Wen

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

Monitoring the Pandemic

A series of graphics tracking U.S. covid-19 cases, deaths and vaccination rates

Tracking the Variants

Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows

Friday, April 29

Virus mutations aren’t slowing down. New omicron subvariant proves it.

Sunday, May 1

How to ask a seatmate to mask: The new etiquette for maskless flights

By Nathan Diller

You don’t have to wear a mask on planes. Do it anyway, experts say.

By Hannah Sampson

video: inside overwhelmed hospitals

Rhode Island

‘Disastrous, overwhelming, frightening’: Inside a Rhode Island emergency department

Maryland

Health-care workers battle burnout as omicron surges: ‘It just rips your heart apart’

California

Inside an overwhelmed ICU along the U.S.-Mexico border

Texas

She was vaccinated, but omicron still sent an immunocompromised teen to the ICU

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How fast omicron’s BA.2 variant is spreading around the world

Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta.

By Dan Keating, Madison Dong and Youjin Shin

Opinion

How 1 million covid deaths compares to other tragedies in U.S. history

By Sergio Peçanha and Yan Wu

Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows

By Fenit Nirappil and Dan Keating

Opinion

As the pandemic exploded, a researcher saw the danger. China’s leaders kept silent.

By the Editorial Board

She went to one doctor, then another and another

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

More news

North Korea reports 6 deaths amid ‘explosive’ coronavirus outbreak

Friday, May 13

Xi’s strict covid policies prompt rumblings of discontent in China

Friday, May 13

Leadership During Crisis with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D)

Thursday, May 12

North Korea admits to coronavirus outbreak for the first time

Thursday, May 12

U.S. surpasses record 100,000 overdose deaths in 2021

Wednesday, May 11

European Union will drop its mask mandate for flights and airports

Wednesday, May 11

WHO chief calls for end of ‘zero covid’ in China, so Beijing censors him

Wednesday, May 11

After covid cases surge, some Johns Hopkins students want online exams

Tuesday, May 10

What we can learn from vaccinated covid deaths

Tuesday, May 10

Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again

Tuesday, May 10

The lucky few to never get coronavirus could teach us more about it

Sunday, May 8

Coronavirus wave this fall could infect 100 million, administration warns

Friday, May 6

Pandemic exposed mental health divide among college students, study says

Friday, May 6

How federal pandemic aid helped Texas pay for its border crackdown

Friday, May 6

China’s unvaccinated elderly prevent an end to covid lockdowns

Friday, May 6

FDA sharply limits use of Johnson & Johnson shot due to rare blood clots

Thursday, May 5