Coronavirus

Empty seats, delivered feasts as coronavirus changes Thanksgiving across U.S.

Evelyn Maysonet looks at the food delivery from the Weber-Morgan Health Department Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Ogden, Utah. Maysonet has been isolating with her husband and son in their Ogden home since all three tested positive for COVID-19 over a week ago. None of them have been able to leave home to buy groceries so Maysonet said they were thrilled to receive the health department's delivery. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Schools struggle to stay open as staff sidelined by coronavirus quarantines

In this photo provided by Julie Mackett, the kindergarten teacher conducts her class at Ft. Meigs Elementary School, in Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact tracing and isolation protocols meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus are sidelining school employees and frustrating efforts to continue in-person learning. “I think everybody understands when you can’t have enough subs to fill the roles, it’s also a safety issue: You can’t have that many children without support from adults,” said Mackett, who went through her own two-week quarantine early in the school year after a student tested positive. (Courtesy of Julie Mackett via AP)

Oregon relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions, allowing restaurants and bars to reopen after Thanksgiving

In this March 17, 2020, file photo, a Peet's Coffee and Tea store, with most of the furniture removed to prevent lingering, is nearly empty in Lake Oswego, Ore. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, announced a statewide two-week "freeze" which will limit restaurants and bars to take-out only and close gyms, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities during that period. If people do not abide by the governor's latest mandates, which restricts social gatherings to six people, they could face a citation, fine or arrest. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)

Supreme Court blocks New York from enforcing limits on worship attendance amid pandemic

People attend a candlelight vigil a procession in tribute to all of the lives affected by the novel coronavirus outside The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City on Oct. 19, 2020. (Kena Betancur / AFP / Getty Images)

Pandemic postpones national math, reading tests until 2022

A standardized test is seen in this undated file photo. (Getty Images)

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Coronavirus ‘outbreak’ at Concordia University in Irvine attributed to more than 50 false positives

Concordia University is seen in handout video from the school.

California reports record 18,350 new coronavirus cases on eve of Thanksgiving

A waitress prepares a takeout order at Rudford's Restaurant in San Diego on Nov. 24, 2020. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press)

COVID-19 infections ‘exploding’ in Nevada: 1 new case a minute, 1 death every 2 hours

The Las Vegas Strip is seen in this 2002 file photo. (Credit: Robert Mora/Getty Images)

AstraZeneca manufacturing error raises questions about its vaccine study results

In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford on Nov. 23, 2020, a researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. (University of Oxford / John Cairns via Associated Press)

1 in 145 L.A. County residents can infect others with COVID-19: ‘Situation is getting worse each day’

A staff member checks the temperature of an arriving diner at Katana Japanese restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

CA Assembly to meet in Sacramento Kings’ arena for new session to limit risk of COVID-19 spread

In this May 26, 2020, file photo, members of the state Assembly meet to discuss the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

U.S. economy hit hard by from mass layoffs and reluctant consumers ahead of holiday season

In this March 27, 2020, file photo, a man walks past the Cafe Du Monde restaurant, which was closed but has since reopened, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Kentucky girl who beat cancer dies of COVID-19 a day after her mom was released from hospital

Alexa Rose Veit is seen a photo posted to a GoFundMe page.

Californians urged to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings as health officials raise alarm over coronavirus surge

Local residents who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic wait in line in their cars for a Thanksgiving meal take home kit at a food distribution organized by the L.A. Mission, Nov. 20, 2020, outside Compton Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

New L.A. County ‘Safer at Home’ restrictions revealed amid COVID-19 surge

Raul and Silvia Garcia enjoy a beer at the Venice Ale House along Ocean Front Walk in Venice on Monday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)