Author: Patrick J. Lyons

A death in early February suggests that the virus was already circulating in the U.S. while officials were still focused on quarantining travelers.

As some states ease restrictions, they are meeting resistance from mayors, health experts and business leaders who say it’s too soon.

Disputes over testing availability and strategy in the U.S. impeded progress on several fronts.

Public health officials say robust contact tracing is a must for reopening the economy. It’s finally starting in the United States.

A severe lack of testing capacity is hampering efforts to slow the outbreak and reopen the economy.

Scientists are trying to understand why California’s mitigation efforts were so successful at flattening the curve.

Governors plan to band together to decide when to reopen different regions of the United States.

Another 6.6 million people filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, as new potential hot spots emerged.

China eased its lockdown of Wuhan, and Wisconsin went on with its elections.