Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions

As the highly transmissible variant spreads rapidly around the world, some countries have reimposed harsh COVID measures like those seen in the early days of the pandemic.

There are more patients and, in some places, not enough health care workers to go around.

Omicron is upending schools all across the country. Parents and families are navigating last-minute virtual learning, changing risk assessments and their own positive COVID-19 tests.

After days of bargaining over safety precautions, the Chicago Teachers Union and city officials have reached an agreement to restart in-person teaching.

Some are reporting waiting up to 13 days for COVID test results. The transit testing site operator is apologizing and promising to fix turnaround times.

At least 70 National Guard members are working at COVID-19 test sites around Southern California to help with burned-out health care workers.

Rady Children’s Hospital is seeing a record number of children testing positive for COVID-19. But most went to the hospital for a different reason.

San Diego area homeless shelters are struggling to find space to isolate residents who test positive.

Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck as the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages across the nation.

Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.