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A man is tested for the coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020. (Antonio Perez / baiduhai)

Today in History: COVID death toll hits 1 million

By Associated Press

September 28, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 28, 2020, the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 1 million, according...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, second from left, and public health experts in updating residents on March 12, 2020, in the early days of the pandemic. Illinois, Chicago and Cook County received $11 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A Tribune-University of Chicago Mansueto Institute analysis revealed few efforts to identify potential waste and abuse of that money. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

By Dan Petrella

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...

A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle on Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

By Lauren Neergaard

September 2, 2026 at 9:16 a.m.

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this...

Signs indicating that protective face masks must be worn in classrooms are displayed outside lecture halls at Columbia University, April 21, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York.

Mask mandates return to many US college campuses as COVID cases rise

By Associated Press

April 22, 2022 at 2:18 p.m.

The final weeks of the college school year have been disrupted yet again by COVID-19...

A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus on a store front in Philadelphia, is seen Feb. 16, 2022.

Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it

By Associated Press

April 22, 2022 at 7:03 a.m.

Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing...

Estudiantes del grupo indígena Irohito Urus observan un robot hecho con materiales reciclados en un salón de clases en Irohito Urus, Bolivia, el jueves 21 de abril de 2022. Tres estudiantes crearon el robot utilizando materiales de su entorno, como cañas, para desinfectar superficies como teléfonos celulares y crear conciencia para combatir el COVID-19.

Indígenas Irohito Urus: de la pesca a la robótica en Bolivia

By Associated Press

April 21, 2022 at 5:20 p.m.

Tres estudiantes de la etnia Irohito Urus en el altiplano boliviano crearon un robot con...

Travelers enter a security line at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, April 19, 2022. A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justice Department files appeal seeking to overturn order voiding travel mask mandate

By Associated Press

April 20, 2022 at 7:57 p.m.

The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided...

Los 30 futbolistas mejor pagados en Europa en 2022: 29. Lucas Hernández (Bayern Munich): 18,000,000 euros

Argentina y Brasil se medirán en amistoso en Australia

By Associated Press

April 20, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

Argentina y Brasil se enfrentarán el 11 de junio en un partido amistoso que se...

Air traveler Abbi Warren talks with reporter at Midway. Air travelers, some with face masks and others without face mask coverings make their way at. Midway International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday April 19, 2022. A federal judge overturned the CDC mask mandate for federal transportation including airplanes and trains. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Mayoría de estadounidenses apoyan mascarillas en transportes

By Associated Press

April 20, 2022 at 12:29 p.m.

La mayoría de los estadounidenses sigue a favor del requisito de que las personas que...

An American Airlines Boeing 737 flies past the moon as it heads to Orlando, Fla., after having taken off from Miami International Airport, April 19, 2022, in Miami.

Justice Department says it might appeal transit mask ruling depending on CDC guidance

By Associated Press

April 20, 2022 at 6:34 a.m.

The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge's ruling that...

Mask-wearing Metra commuters walk at Union Station in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2021.

Taking public transit? Here’s what to know about masks

By Sarah Freishtat

April 19, 2022 at 5:51 p.m.

After a federal judge in Florida voided a national mask mandate Monday that governed airlines...

FILE -- A dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine is prepared for a patient in Seattle on May 17, 2021. Moderna announced preliminary results Tuesday, April 19, 2022, from its study of a coronavirus vaccine intended to protect against variants, saying the findings show it can design a vaccine that offers better, longer-lasting protection than its initial product.

Moderna anuncia vacuna actualizada contra variante ómicron

By Associated Press

April 19, 2022 at 5:01 p.m.

Moderna espera ofrecer para el otoño refuerzos actualizados de su vacuna contra el COVID-19, que...

People enjoy summerlike weather June 3, 2021, on the large patio at Recess in Chicago's West Loop.

Two years of the COVID pandemic in Chicago: Take a look back

By Kori Rumore

April 19, 2022 at 4:37 p.m.

In the more than two years since the first case emerged in Chicago, COVID-19 has...