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More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air — a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic.

People in Hamilton County will soon be required to wear a face covering or mask in public to help curb the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Jim Coppinger said during a media briefing on Monday.

Those looking to vacation across New England this summer face a patchwork of travel restrictions and quarantine policies, even as the COVID-19 pandemic slows in the Northeast.

As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good: 70-plus straight days without a single infection. Then the planes arrived.

A man photographed fleeing smoke and debris as the south tower of the World Trade Center crumbled just a block away on Sept. 11, 2001, has died from coronavirus, his family said.

Despite being home to 100,000 fewer people, Hamilton County has more than twice as many COVID-19 cases and more than four times as many deaths as Knox County.

At its core, the Proof Bar & Incubator was created to help restaurant and food service industry people navigate the sometimes complicated waters involved in running such a business. Like the rest of the world, it didn't anticipate also having to deal with a global pandemic.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Earlier this week, as Tennessee registered what then was its highest single-day coronavirus case increase, Gov. Bill Lee held a news conference and issued a stern response.

Miguel Ordoñez could not take a deep breath. He could not stop coughing. The symptoms of COVID-19 that began three days earlier were growing worse.

Knox County and Shelby County on Friday joined Nashville and Memphis in requiring people to wear face masks in many public settings to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The orders come as the virus cases continue to surge in Tennessee. The state recorded 1,822 new cases on Friday, a new one-day record. That tops the previous record of 1,806 set on Wednesday.

Georgia experienced another steep jump in coronavirus cases Friday, adding nearly 2,800 confirmed cases to its total count ahead of the July 4 holiday.

Alabama reported more than 1,700 new confirmed coronavirus cases— the highest number yet for a single day— as doctors and state officials expressed concern about further spread during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The Hamilton County Health Department reported Friday three additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the county's total to 33.

Every week, the Times Free Press will publish essential things to know about the coronavirus pandemic in the Chattanooga region.

The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals climbed to more than 800 Thursday, the highest number since the pandemic began, as the number of reported infections continued to rise.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is expressing unease about rising COVID-19 case counts in rural areas, specifically naming Bradley County as an area of concern.

Q: Is it safe to travel domestically?

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 of the 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

The Hamilton County Health Department is warning the community about more possible COVID-19 exposures at two recent area high school graduations.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was in Dalton on Thursday morning, urging people to wear masks in public and reminding them the coronavirus pandemic is far from over.

Several college students in an Alabama city organized "COVID-19" parties as a contest to see who would get the virus first, an official said.

No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has trouble removing a mask without help.