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D.C. health officials are warning residents of the dangers associated with the upcoming holidays. News4’s Mark Segraves has some do’s and don’ts from Mayor Bowser.

The CDC is strongly recommending that passengers on planes, trains and buses wear masks, but it’s still stopping short of requiring face coverings to prevent spreading COVID-19

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie released a statement following his recovery from COVID-19 Thursday. “I was wrong to not wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the President and the rest of the team,” Christie said.

A 20-year-old Staten Island man has been arrested on assault charges for allegedly throwing hot coffee onto an MTA bus driver’s face when he was asked to put on a face covering in accordance with COVID rules, officials said. Alexander Lopez allegedly refused to put on a mask when the driver asked him to put on a mask when...

The gulf between President Donald Trump and public health experts over wearing face masks keeps getting wider.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield testified on Wednesday that broad access to the COVID-19 vaccination likely won’t be available until “the second or third quarter” of 2021.

Now that face masks are a daily accessory for millions of Americans during the epidemic, it has raised another set of issues. Just how dirty is your mask, and can bacteria on it make you sick? NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen aimed to find out by having the face masks worn by Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Craig...

Even with campus only about 35 percent full, coronavirus safety issues are already popping up at the university of Maryland. Jackie Bensen reports.

The NoMa Business Improvement District hired four artists for their “wear a mask” campaign.

President Donald Trump urged Americans Friday to do their part to curb the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend. “We need everybody to be careful,” he said. “Social distancing, wearing a mask whenever the distancing is not possible. Wash your hands.”

Wearing a mask is one of the easiest things that people can do to prevent the spread of Covid-19 — and yet it’s a topic that’s been highly politicized in the United States throughout the pandemic.  In the U.S., 34 states and the District of Columbia mandate wearing face masks in public areas. More than 85% of U.S. adults reported wearing a...

The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day.

Just as millions of children are heading back to school, the World Health Organization says those aged 6 to 11 should wear masks in some cases to help fight the spread of coronavirus. The recommendations presented Monday follow the widespread belief that children under 12 are not considered as likely to propagate the virus as much as adults. Children in…

City workers and volunteers will be distributing free bags of personal protective equipment next week in Manassas, Virginia, communities in need. The groups assembled 5,000 bags with masks, hand sanitizers and safety information for residents who are most in need and most at risk for contracting the coronavirus. The neighborhoods in need were determined by income, age and health factors….

During a campaign speech on Thursday, Joe Biden called on governors to instate mask mandates for the next three months and urged Americans to wear a mask to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “Be a patriot. Protect your fellow citizens,” he said. He added that Americans should “step up” and “do the right thing.”

Where do you put your mask when you get back into your car? Auto safety experts say it should go anywhere but the mirror.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol officials have issued broad new mask requirements after a Republican member of Congress tested positive for the coronavirus

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan expands mask requirement and announces results of contact tracing.

You have no doubt seen plenty of people in public with their mask pulled down so it only covers their mouth, leaving their nose exposed. New research suggests this defeats the point of wearing a mask even more than you might think.

Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new mask order making face coverings mandatory in nearly all public spaces. The mayor has authorized police to issue fines up to $1,000 for violating the mask order. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.