CDC advises travelers to avoid cruises regardless of vaccination status
Even if you’re fully vaccinated, the CDC is advising against traveling on a cruise ship.
Are at-home COVID-19 tests accurate and do they detect the omicron variant?
How accurate are at-home COVID-19 tests and will they detect the omicron variant? Before you order at-home tests, there are some things to know.
Chicago teacher quarantines in plane’s bathroom for 4 hours after testing positive for COVID-19
A woman who flew to Iceland last week said she quarantined in a bathroom for four hours after finding out, mid-flight, that she had COVID-19, according to reports.
COVID-19 in Michigan: MDHHS urges schools to require masks for students, staff
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging schools to require masks when students return from the holiday break. While the department isn't implementing a mask mandate, it is pushing schools to set protocols to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
COVID, cold or flu? Pay attention to timing, symptoms, doctor says
With the rapid spread of the seemingly milder omicron variant, many have asked how to tell the difference between the virus and the common cold. One Tampa doctor explains how you can determine which illness you're dealing with.
Michigan breaks single-day COVID-19 case record -- Here's what to know about the virus this week
Michigan set a new record for single-day COVID-19 cases this week.
New COVID-19 cases in US hit pandemic high amid omicron surge
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. was 265,427 on Tuesday, well over the previous record set in mid-January, according to Johns Hopkins.
CDC director: Omicron variant mostly mild so far
The chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 40 people in the country have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated.
Doctors advise against cloth masks to prevent spread of COVID-19
Doctors are advising against wearing cloth masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead, wear a surgical mask or N-95.
How long do you need to isolate if you have COVID-19? -- CDC changes isolation, quarantine guidelines
How long do you need to isolate for if you have COVID-19? Do you need to quarantine for if you are exposed to Covid? It depends, the CDC said.
COVID-19 testing sites create long lines as at-home kits become scarce
In New York City, drugstores posted signs alerting customers that they sold out of tests. In Atlanta, drugstores ran out of home tests, and police shut down testing sites as traffic backed up a half-mile or more.
'We're at a breaking point': Metro Detroit COVID-19 testing sites short-staffed as workers catch virus
COVID-19 testing locations in Metro Detroit are struggling to keep up with demand for tests as staff catch the virus.
Metro Detroit COVID-19 testing sites running low on supplies as demand surges
Some COVID-19 test sites in Metro Detroit are struggling to keep up with a demand for tests. There are also concerns about a limited number of testing supplies, too.
Chaos in the skies: Omicron variant, bad weather delay hundreds of flights
Hundreds of flights across the country have been canceled as airlines face sick calls due to the omicron variant and severe winter weather across the U.S.
CDC shortens COVID-19 quarantine recommendation to 5 days
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus are most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptoms develop.
Where to get a COVID-19 test in Metro Detroit
Find a COVID-19 testing site in Michigan here.
Airlines cancel, delay thousands more flights due to omicron, staff shortages
U.S. and international flights were canceled Monday amid citing staffing problems tied to COVID-19 and the spread of the omicron variant.
Florida hits all-time daily COVID-19 case record
Florida had 31,758 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, breaking a record for the most cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic in the U.S. in March 2020, according to data from the CDC.
US will lift travel ban on southern African countries on Dec. 31
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
Omicron variant causes Christmas flight cancellations and holiday travel headaches
United Airlines has been forced to cancel 121 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the coronavirus omicron variant.