Recovering from COVID-19: ABC’s Bob Woodruff’s son shares his story
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Longtime ABC News Correspondent Bob Woodruff’s 28 year-old son, Mack, has been diagnosed with COVID-19. He believes he came down with the virus while traveling from Europe to Sydney, Australia, while on a film
Answering the call: Working a coronavirus hotline
Courtesy Eda Akyar(NEW YORK) — In a time of so much uncertainty, no one has all the answers, but COVID-19 hotlines across the country have assembled to try to answer some of the thousands of questions Americans
Healthy 18-year-old on contracting COVID-19: 'It can happen to anyone'
Irena Yoder(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — An 18-year-old student who said he tested positive for the novel coronavirus wants the world to know that regardless of age, the respiratory illness does not discriminate. Dimitri Mitchell, a freshman at
Everything you need to know about acne stickers
Hero Cosmetics(NEW YORK) — Acne stickers, also known as pimple patches, are used to spot treat acne breakouts. They are typically placed on top of clean skin to help shrink or prevent pimples. But do they actually
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms
Ray Tang/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized with “persistent symptoms” of coronavirus on Sunday night as a “precautionary step,” Downing Street said. Johnson was admitted to the hospital to undergo
Ongoing religious services spark debate over faith verses safety
rclassenlayouts/iStock(NEW YORK) — As Christians and Jews begin their holiest week of the year, some theologians say that they’re afraid not enough is being done to keep people safe from the coronavirus. While most major religious groups
Pentagon announces new face mask guidance
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Anyone on Department of Defense property, installations or facilities must wear a cloth face covering when they cannot maintain 6 feet of social distance in a public area or work centers, according to a
'We need help': Inmates describe prison system unprepared for coronavirus
MivPiv/iStock(NEW YORK) — Some inmates at Alabama state prison facilities asking for help amid the novel coronavirus pandemic highlighted what they described as broader threats inside the U.S. prison system. “It’s fixin’ to be a mass grave
Wisconsin mayors seek to scrap in-person voting in last-ditch effort
hermosawave/iStock(MADISON, Wis.) — As the novel coronavirus shutters nearly every aspect of American society, 10 mayors in Wisconsin are pushing for the pandemic to shut down one more: in-person voting. A new letter, signed by the mayors
Biden says 2020 convention may be 'virtual,' will wear mask in public amid COVID-19 outbreak
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday on ABC’s This Week that the recently delayed Democratic Convention will have to happen, but conceded that it may need to be held virtually if the novel