The high numbers of COVID-19 that hit the state in January appear to be a memory as the virus rate continues to plummet. “Like the rest of the nation, Ohio appears to have put the most recent surge behind us,” Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, said. “New ...

GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases globally increased by 7 percent in the last week, driven by rising infections in the Western Pacific, even as reported deaths from COVID-19 fell, the World Health Organization said. There were more than 12 million new weekly cases and just ...

WUZHOU, China (AP) — A Chinese aviation official said today that one of the two "black box" recorders had been found with its casing severely damaged, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed in the country's south with 132 people on board. The exterior is so damaged that investigators ...

High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics have started testing and treating patients ...

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disneyland closed today as China's most populous city tried to contain its biggest coronavirus flareup in two years, while the southern business center of Shenzhen allowed shops and offices to reopen after a weeklong closure. Meanwhile, the cities of Changchun and ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader today said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the U.S., as well as reduce quarantine time for travelers arriving in the city as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateaus. The city's chief executive Carrie ...