Coronavirus

A salute to the MTA employees killed by COVID 19.

Just two weeks after begging the state for permission to vaccinate more people, Mayor Bill  de  Blasio confirms there’s a different crisis in the city. 

While numbers are trending in the right direction, there’s just not enough vaccine supply to go around.

So what’s the reason behind the dramatic shortages in COVID vaccine supplies — and who is to blame for it? NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

The founders of a New York based fashion label are launching a new brand. Inspired by the pandemic, designers Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia created a clothing line to help protect against the virus.

As new coronavirus cases and virus-related deaths drop across the United States, the nation is now facing another challenge in its battle against the pandemic: new virus variants.

NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

The tri-state continues to take major steps forward in the fight against the coronavirus — including opening up who is eligible for vaccination as well as setting up mass vaccination sites to keep the process moving quickly. Millions are already eligible for shots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — with eligibility expanding on a regular basis across the…

The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report

The National Restaurant Association requested priority for those who work in foodservice after first responders and the most vulnerable.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is honoring its 136 employees who have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began with a digital memorial at 107 subway stations, the authority announced Monday. The tribute features photos of the fallen transit workers accompanied by a poem titled “Travels Far” by former U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith. The poem was commissioned by…

On Monday, President Joe Biden reinstated travel rules to help slow the spread of the virus. The restrictions will be on non-American travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries, as well as South Africa.

China is trying to spread doubt about the effectiveness of Western vaccines and the origin of the coronavirus as a World Health Organization-selected team of scientists is in the city where the pandemic began

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is working from isolation at home a day after announcing he’s tested positive for COVID-19

Health officials in Minnesota say a resident who recently traveled to Brazil was infected with a COVID-19 variant associated with that country

COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to grow in many parts of the country while vaccine distribution continues to lag.

More than 2.24 million tri-state residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. New York’s first positive case was announced on Sunday, March 1; the state’s first death was announced nearly two weeks later, on March 14. New York City accounts for the vast majority of cases and deaths in the state. The numbers — and fatalities — in New…

President Joe Biden appeared to boost his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be injecting 1.5 million shots on an average per day.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged worshipers at three churches serving largely Black congregations to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they are able. “We now have a vaccine that will save lives, but it will only save lives if we take it,” the Democratic governor said in a pre-recorded message shown Sunday at church video services in Rochester,…