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An Afghan patient infected with COVID-19 sits on a bed in the intensive care unit of the Afghan Japan Communicable Disease Hospital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

New COVID surge batters Afghanistan's crumbling health care

All but five of the 38 COVID-19 treatment hospitals that once operated in Afghanistan have been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines, even heating.

SARS-CoV-2 is a big viral family with many variants. Just like with a human family tree, the distance between two variants shows roughly how related they are. This illustration is inspired by the SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic tree generated by Emma Hodcroft of Nextstrain.org and the University of Bern. Her tree is reproduced below.

Take a look at SARS-CoV-2's family tree. It's full of surprises

The family history of SARS-CoV-2 is not what virologists expected — and it sheds light on the coronavirus that launched a pandemic. Check out our illustration of the virus's family tree.

A sign reminds customers that masks are required in their store in New York in December. A growing number of states are lifting their indoor mask mandates in the coming weeks.

New York lifts indoor mask mandate, with California and N.J. mandates also set to end

New York will no longer require masks in most indoor public settings, but they will still be required in schools and health care facilities. Several other states have made similar moves this week.

A convoy of vehicles block an intersection near New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday. Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand's capital and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break.

New Zealand convoy clogs streets near Parliament to protest vaccine mandates

Among the protesters' grievances is the requirement in New Zealand that certain workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus, including teachers, doctors, nurses, police and military personnel.

Ben Bergquam was hospitalized with COVID in January. He says he brought his own prescription for ivermectin--an unproven COVID therapy.

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine

An anti-vaccine group known for spreading medical disinformation is writing prescriptions for unproven COVID-19 treatments, with the help of a doctor whose medical license was revoked in Alabama.

Contact tracing programs around the country have been struggling to keep up with demand during the last several coronavirus surges. Here, contact tracer Cherie Hunter puts works from her home in Tinley Park, Ill., to reach people who have tested positive for COVID-19.

If you tested positive and the contact tracer never called, here's why

Swamped by thousands of calls a day, contact tracing programs have been forced to adapt. Even though they can't call everyone, experts say it's too early to give up on this pillar of disease control.

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub pictured in St. Albans, Britain, in July 2021. The landlord of the centuries-old pub said last week that it would close, though there is hope it will reopen under new management.

A pub that claims to be England's oldest could close its doors because of COVID

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans dates back to the 8th century, with a storied past featuring medieval pigeons, Oliver Cromwell and tunnels once traversed by monks. Now its future is uncertain.

Nursing assistant Michelle Bryan dons a protective face shield before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient on the acute care floor.

Inside an Oregon hospital, here's what it takes to provide care through the chaos

Salem Health in Oregon is a major hospital, but the omicron onslaught has strained the staff like never before. Still, they show up. For the patients, and for each other. And some see signs of hope.

Spectators look on during the Men Single Skating Short Program on day four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8, 2022.

Some lucky, local Chinese fans made it into the stands for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing Olympic officials said the COVID-19 situation within the closed-loop bubble of the Games is tightly managed now. They may add more spectators to venues as the competitions continue.

The SDSU Bookstore on the San Diego State University campus before the start of the spring 2022 semester.

San Diego State University female student-athletes sue school over inequitable financial aid

A group of female student-athletes filed a sex discrimination class action lawsuit Monday against San Diego State University that alleges the school has deprived female athletes of equal athletic financial aid in violation of Title IX.

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