Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson taking diagnoses 'one day at a time'

Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were taking their new coronavirus infection “one day at a time" while Australian television hosts who had interviewed Wilson were awaiting test results Friday.

Seattle woman infected with coronavirus says 'don’t panic' when recounting battle with deadly illness

Elizabeth Schneider, 37, told the global news agency Agence France-Presse that she had a mild case of COVID-19, adding she hopes publicly sharing her story will “give people a little bit of hope” as fear spreads seemingly faster than the novel virus itself.

Walz declares peacetime emergency, wants big gatherings canceled

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime state of emergency Friday and urged people to cancel large gatherings and practice social distancing as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Minnesota rose to 14.

CDC says all US passengers are off the Grand Princess cruise ship stricken with coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday that all American citizens have disembarked from the Grand Princess cruise ship docked in Oakland that was stricken by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. 

Cruise lines announce suspensions of sailings in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line on Friday announced that they suspending cruising in the United States in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. This comes a day after Disney Cruise Line and Princess Cruises announced similar measures on Thursday.

University of Minnesota student tests positive for coronavirus

The University of Minnesota says one of its students has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the first reported case at the university.

AMC, Regal Theaters reducing seating capacity by at least 50% due to coronavirus outbreak

AMC Theatres and Regal Entertainment Group -- the nation's two largest movie theater chains -- announced Friday that they are reducing their maximum capacity by at least 50% due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Trump says he'll 'most likely' be tested for COVID-19, but says he has 'no symptoms'

Trump has had repeated contact with lawmakers who were themselves exposed to people who later tested positive and chose to self-isolate out of an abundance of caution.

The long ‘coronavirus winter’

For thirty years Dr. Mike Osterholm has been warning the public about the very real possibility of a deadly pandemic. COVID-19 has brought many of his dire predictions to reality.  

MSHSL cancels rest of boys and girls state basketball tournaments

The Minnesota State High School League officially cancelled the rest of the girls and boys state basketball tournaments due to concerns for the coronavirus.