CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Several Metro Detroit counties have been upgraded to a “high” COVID-19 risk category and are being urged to practice mask wearing in public by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It feels like many of us put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror with the last drop in cases -- but, as much as we’d like it to stay there, we’re seeing another uptick in cases.

Michigan State University is reevaluating its COVID-19 restrictions after virus cases declined significantly in recent weeks following a monthslong surge of infections and hospitalizations.

Beaumont Health officials held a news briefing Thursday morning to mark the 2-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 cases reported in Michigan in 2020.

We’re talking with Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan’s chief medical executive, as the state adjusts its pandemic response strategy with cases slowing down.

This week on Flashpoint, we’re talking with Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree, who discusses the end of foreclosure moratoriums and the important property tax deadline that’s approaching.

Cuba reopens its first LGBTQ hotel, but can tourists ignore the country's poor human rights record?

A new COVID simulator video game is designed to show people how the virus spreads in different settings in a fun and humorous way.

Leaders of the Henry Ford Health System held a news briefing Wednesday afternoon to provide an update on COVID and its impact on nursing.

Leaders of the Henry Ford Health System provided an update Thursday morning on the status of COVID hospitalizations and the virus’ impact on operations.

With the coronavirus spreading at an unseen rate in Michigan and beyond, it can be hard to imagine any end in sight.

With the coronavirus spreading at an unseen rate in Michigan and beyond, it can be hard to imagine any end in sight.

The ongoing COVID surge has gotten worse in Michigan and throughout the nation, partly fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant.

A hospital in western Michigan is using a heated tent as extra emergency space due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

With COVID-19 spreading rapidly throughout Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the city’s effort to ramp up virus testing.

An independent commission of citizens have redrawn Michigan’s political districts for the first time in the state’s history -- but not everyone is on board with the changes.

Michigan is looking at what will likely be a dramatic set of midterm elections this year after the state’s political maps were redrawn.

The remainder of the world junior hockey championship has been canceled over fears of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Students and staff on campus at Central Michigan University (CMU) will be required to get their COVID-19 booster shot by mid-January, the school reported Wednesday.

Four dedicated nurses from Michigan health systems join us on Flashpoint this week to discuss their work on the front lines of the ongoing pandemic.

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With COVID concerns rising just days before Christmas, last-minute shoppers may be looking for contactless options to avoid going into crowded stores.

The latest COVID-19 variant omicron has now been identified in five counties across the state of Michigan, officials said Friday.

Students, faculty and staff at Michigan State University will soon be required to receive their COVID-19 booster vaccine.

A year ago today in December 2020, a huge logistics operation began to ship millions of vaccines to hospitals across the country, and it all centered here in Michigan.

Dr. Jim Baker, University of Michigan doctor, immunologist and founder of the allergy clinic, joins Flashpoint host Devin Scillian to discuss problems facing the state's fight against COVID.

Michigan was already struggling with its fourth surge of the coronavirus before word came that yet another variant, now called omicron, has mutated its way into circulation.

Visiting a camp in Greece, Francis called on Europe to take responsibility for the situation.

Israel's prime minister says the country is “on the threshold of an emergency situation” after authorities detected its first case of a new coronavirus variant in a traveler who returned from Malawi.

Physicians and leaders of Metro Detroit health systems sat down with Devin Scillian on Flashpoint to discuss the factors behind Michigan’s latest COVID surge and what's next.

Michigan health leaders say the state is heading in the wrong direction, and they’re concerned that the situation could get worse during the holiday season.

Holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

Most salaried Stellantis employees in the United States will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination by Dec. 4.

Michigan health officials are recommending anyone above the age of 2 to wear a face mask while gathering indoors during the holiday season as the state battles the worst coronavirus spread in the nation.

Michigan is once again leading the nation with the highest number of daily new COVID-19 cases, and experts don’t see an end in sight anytime soon.

The new chief health executive of Michigan, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, joins Flashpoint host Devin Scillian for the first time to discuss COVID spread in the state, and just where things stand.

More than a year and a half after the U.S. to closed its borders to international travelers, restrictions are shifting to focus on COVID-19 vaccine status.

The city of Detroit is getting ready to start administering COVID-19 vaccinations to children ages 5 to 11 years old following federal authorization for that age group.

Mayor Mike Duggan held a news conference Friday morning to detail plans to vaccinate children for COVID-19 in Detroit following federal authorization.

After losing her mother to COVID-19, a Detroit woman decided to honor her mother’s life by creating a community art space for women in their childhood home.

Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

With so many businesses struggling amid the worker shortage, many are asking when -- and if -- this crisis will ever end.

With so many businesses struggling amid the worker shortage, many are asking when -- and if -- this crisis will ever end.

The pandemic seems never ending, but one thing’s for certain: Nothing’s stopping Halloween this year.

Much of the United States is seeing a promising decline in COVID-19 cases, but Michigan is not one of them.

Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans.

Americans are being encouraged to test for COVID-19 more often -- but how can they, when at-home test kits have all but vanished?

Relative to population, though, the toll has been higher in rural areas.

Sales have dropped significantly for General Motors this quarter due to part shortages and “historically low inventories” caused by issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Americans are being encouraged to test for COVID-19 more often -- but how can they, when at-home test kits have all but vanished?

Students and teachers can soon take a field trip to tour the exhibitions at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) for the first time since the pandemic struck.

The pandemic and vaccination rates were the talk of the NBA on media day Monday.

Stacey Abrams has been busy increasing civic engagement and social justice and voting rights activism all across the United States.

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to the polls two years early, here's what you need to know.

It's not clear how many COVID cases can be blamed on last year's rally in South Dakota which coincided with the start of a sharp increase across the Great Plains and a deadly winter.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, it’s been almost a year since the coronavirus pandemic shut down Illinois. We want to hear from you about your experiences, what you remember from the early days of the pandemic and your views on the future. Tell us here.

It’s been almost a year since the coronavirus pandemic shut down Illinois and changed our lives in unimaginable ways. The Tribune would like to hear from you about your experiences, what you remember from the early days of the pandemic and your views on the future.

Infectious disease journalist reflects on one year of the coronavirus pandemic Helen Branswell, a senior writer covering infectious diseases for STAT, reflects on her experience covering the pandemic one year after the coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China.

Performing “The Nutcracker” amid coronavirus pandemic With its iconic score and glittering scenes, “The Nutcracker” is performed for audiences around the country every year. But the holiday tradition is now taking flight with a 2020 twist. Nancy Chen takes a look at how the coronavirus pandemic has forced ballet companies around the country to adapt their performances.