The city of Chattanooga is relying on a newly reissued mask mandate in city buildings and vaccine incentives for city workers to combat the COVID-19 delta variant, while the Hamilton County government is relying on education and personal responsibility.

President Joe Biden's requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well.

Yes, if you've been around someone who has COVID-19.

Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics.

The Hamilton County Health Department is warning of possible COVID-19 exposure at Silverdale Baptist Church's summer camp after 16 attendees tested positive for the virus.

New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus, internal documents show.

Children are far less likely than adults to face serious COVID-19 infections, but it can still happen and the spread of the highly infectious delta variant has some worried while researchers work to determine whether the youngest members of society face an increased risk from the latest strain.

Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson doubled down on the district's decision to recommend that students and staff wear masks in schools - with no mandate - at a virtual town hall Thursday evening.

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the "American tragedy" of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled the moratorium would only be extended until the end of the month.

Infections and hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Georgia continued to rise steeply Wednesday, as Gov. Brian Kemp vowed he would not impose a statewide mask mandate or restrict business and public activities.

States and businesses scrambled Wednesday to change course after the federal government issued new guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide.

Should vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising?

A group of Tennessee Senate Republicans are urging the public to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that comes as case numbers are beginning to once again climb throughout the state.

A group of Tennessee Senate Republicans are urging the public to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that comes as case numbers are beginning to once again climb throughout the state.

Two months after dropping their requirements that vaccinated employees wear facial coverings while doing indoor work, some of Chattanooga's biggest employers are bringing back mask mandates for their workers, whether they are vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus or not.

Hamilton County Schools will encourage but not require students and staff to wear face masks when class resumes in two weeks, as county officials raise increasing alarms about a worsening COVID-19 pandemic surging again, powered by the delta variant.

The spread of the COVID-19 delta variant is raising infections, leading some companies and governments to require vaccinations and raising concerns about the U.S. economic recovery.

The Hamilton County Health Department is recommending that all individuals, vaccinated and unvaccinated, wear masks indoors due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant and the threat of breakthrough cases for vaccinated individuals.

An animal shelter in Montgomery is being overwhelmed by people leaving their pets after after having them during the pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

Japan's capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid non-essential outings, but said there was no need to consider a suspension of the Games.

Tennessee has among the lowest state vaccination rates for nursing home residents and staff, according to national data, and with the continued spread of the delta variant of COVID-19, gains made in opening such facilities for visitors may need to be scaled back.