The rise in COVID-19 cases and the new variants of the virus threaten a safe return to in-person classes. President Joe Biden has recently expressed that he is in favor of schools reopening, saying he would like most grade K–8 facilities to open by late April. ...
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated the Mexican American official as health department secretary, placing this defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee the new administration’s coronavirus response. Xavier Becerra could become the first...
The president-elect has frequently emphasized mask-wearing as a “patriotic duty.” Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask people to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate...
The two emergency call centers on the island are inoperative after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. Politicians criticized the Department of Public Safety for its lack of planning. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Both of Puerto Rico’s 911 call centers were shut...
Since August, the increase in cases within this population group has been constant despite remote schooling. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO—According to Puerto Rico Health Department reports, three teenagers with COVID-19 are hospitalized in intensive care units on the island....