In the days that followed President Donald Trump’s first mention of hydroxychloroquine, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients received notices from their healthcare providers and pharmacies that they will no longer get that medication.

President Donald Trump on Monday approved New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s request to use the USNS Comfort for COVID-19 patients — and hours later the U.S. Navy announced one of the hospital ship’s crew members tested positive for the coronavirus.

The new coronavirus first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 has infected more than 1.34 million people and caused more than 74,800 deaths worldwide. The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 surpassed 285,000. The number of people infected in the U.S. surpassed 368,400 and the death toll has climbed past 10,000. Those numbers continue…

In a promising sign, the nation’s largest coronavirus hotspot appears to be approaching its peak, officials said Monday.

Dr. Deborah Birx, coronavirus response coordinator for the White House, told reporters on Monday that she hoped to see Americans follow the CDC guidelines “out of respect for every single healthcare worker that’s on the frontline.”

Mayor Marty Walsh has recommended a 9 p.m. curfew and urged all residents to wear masks outside, among other measures.

It’s a seemingly simple question that has divided experts and nations since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak: Should members of the public who aren’t sick use face masks to limit the spread of the disease?

Up to 172,000 cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts are expected by the end of the surge.

A recommended curfew of 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. is in effect in Boston

Americans braced for what the nation’s top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives. “This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment,” U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” The stark warning comes as hospitals, already overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, are facing supply shortages...

President Donald Trump has been encouraging the use of a drug currently used to treat and prevent malaria for coronavirus despite health experts saying it needs further study.

Uber and Lyft drivers are still considered essential, even with so many people working from home.

The coronavirus outbreak has brought serious concerns about voting.

With kids at home and many usual activities put on hold, organizations around the world are stepping up to help.

Massachusetts’ secretary of public safety and security says he has tested positive for coronavirus. Secretary Thomas Turco of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security announced Monday evening that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. “This weekend, after experiencing mild symptoms, I was screened for COVID-19 and was notified late yesterday that I had tested positive,” Turco said in…

A Framingham company is offering a new blood test to show if someone has had COVID-19 even if they have already recovered.

Massachusetts’ first COVID-19 care center officially opened Monday and is ready to begin treating its first new patients recovering from the novel coronavirus. The Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester was expected to receive two patients discharged from UMass Memorial Medical Center Monday, with other patients arriving during the following days from area hospitals. “By coordinating this effort…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker Monday announced the formation of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund to help assist those most impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was made at Eastern Bank’s corporate headquarters in Boston. Lauren Baker said there are many communities across the state where even in the best of times, people live...

A Worcester nursing home has been moving patients out as coronavirus patients are moved in, but there are concerns as people living there begin to test positive.

Boston’s highly-recommended curfew will go into effect Monday night.