Coronavirus
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- It didn't take much for the White House to set Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis off. As coronavirus cases rise across the Sun Belt, Presiden…
by The Associated Press August 6, 2021New COVID-19 guidelines call for Arkansas schools to maintain as many virus precautions as possible — including mask use in classrooms where children are under…
by Cynthia Howell , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Rachel Herzog , Tess Vrbin July 29, 2021New guidance from the federal government set off a cascade of mask rules across the nation Wednesday as cities, states, schools and businesses raced to bring b…
by Associated Press July 29, 2021Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta varia…
by Associated Press July 26, 2021Coronavirus infections appeared to be continuing to surge in Arkansas on Wednesday, with the count of cases rising by 1,459 and the number of covid-19 patients…
by Andy Davis , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 23, 2021Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Tuesday by 1,875 — the biggest single-day new case total in more than five months — as the number of people hospitali…
by Andy Davis , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 22, 2021NEW YORK (AP) — Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday i…
by Associated Press July 12, 2021Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Wednesday by exactly 1,000 — the largest single-day increase since February — while the number of people hospitalized…
by Andy Davis , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 9, 2021Amid an uptick in new coronavirus cases in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday urged Arkansans who haven’t been vaccinated to take precautions over the Fo…
by Andy Davis , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 1, 2021U.S. regulators are allowing the release of about 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many more dos…
by Associated Press June 14, 2021The Biden administration Thursday announced a plan to share 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine globally in what officials described as a down payment on t…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports June 7, 2021WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic…
by Associated Press May 27, 2021Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that the state would be offering several incentives to residents to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
by Caitlan Butler May 27, 2021Active covid-19 cases dropped, but hospitalizations rose by nine, according to the Arkansas Department of Health’s Sunday update.
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Ashton Eley May 25, 2021An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for thei…
by Associated Press May 21, 2021