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Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, on March 30. Johnson's office says he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined over COVID lockdown parties

The British leader's office says he will be fined for breaching COVID regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. It's unclear how much Johnson will be fined.

Crises like climate change and COVID hamper efforts to curb child marriage

Twelve million girls become brides every year, says a UNICEF report. In recent years, conflicts, climate change and COVID-19 have pushed more families into poverty, driving up child marriages.

A health care worker at a drive-through site in Greenville, Miss., administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot in January. Mississippi was one of the first states to add a body mass index of 30 or more (a rough gauge of obesity) to its current list of qualifying medical conditions for vaccine eligibility.

High Obesity Rates In Southern States Magnify COVID-19's Threat

In the U.S. South — home to nine of the nation's 12 heaviest states — obesity is playing a role not only in COVID-19 outcomes but in the calculus of the vaccination rollout.

There are several ways seniors can get free rapid antigen tests, but Medicare will not reimburse them when they purchase them.

Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests

The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.

In some hospitals, like this one in Chongqing, one of China's largest cities, patients are lying on gurneys in the lobby because beds have run out.

Fears of a 'dark COVID winter' in rural China grow as the holiday rush begins

Health officials are concerned that people traveling home to their villages for the Lunar New Year could turn celebrations into superspreader events, catching ill-prepared rural systems off guard.

A new round of COVID-19 vaccines will be rolled out soon.

The new COVID shot is now available. Here's what you need to know

Two of the updated COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at pharmacies all over the country. On Friday, the FDA authorized the Novavax shot, which is also expected to be available in the coming days.

Covid-19's Impact on Indian Country: Pojoaque Pueblo Governor Joseph Talachy

Governor Talachy discusses using the Buffalo Thunder resort as a quarantine facility for New Mexico tribal members awaiting test results for COVID-19

The U.S. Postal Service is now taking orders for the government's free at-home coronavirus test kits.

The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits

The at-home tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in "beta testing" and will be launched formally Wednesday.

Jena Martinez-Inzunza tested positive for COVID-19. Her colleague died. She's cautious about reopening schools, despite the difficulties of online instruction.

A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.

A health worker collects swab samples to test for COVID-19 from a participant of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games.

No internet, bad food and dirty rooms: Olympic athletes struggle in COVID quarantine

Olympic organizers scrambled to address major complaints from athletes isolating in Beijing due to positive COVID-19 tests.

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