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Coronavirus Tests for COVID from the federal government get sent right to your home, shortly after you sign up.
Coronavirus Hey NC: Don’t Forget to Order Your Second Batch of Free COVID Tests

Every household can get two sets of at-home tests mailed to them, free of charge. Don’t forget to get yours! 

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska April 18, 2022 4:27 pm EDT
Coronavirus ICU nurse Melinda Hunt, facing, hugs the sister of a COVID-19 patient who she had been caring for after the patient died in 2021 in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Coronavirus People in Poorer Counties Are Twice as Likely to Die of COVID, Report Finds

The report, its researchers say, is the first to study the link between poverty and pandemic death rates.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy April 5, 2022 5:21 pm EDT
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Coronavirus COVID’s Collateral Damage: The Pandemic Has Cost Us More Than We Know

The COVID-19 crisis has also sent anxiety and depression rates soaring nationwide, increased deaths from opioids and alcoholism, and scarred a generation of children.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy March 28, 2022 5:23 pm EDT
Coronavirus Nurses and healthcare workers from Mission Hospital in Asheville hold a rally in February calling for better COVID measures. (Photo courtesy of National Nurses United.)
Coronavirus NC Fines Asheville Hospital $30,000 After Nurses Complain of COVID Risks

An Asheville hospital that failed to ensure its nurses were properly protected against COVID and that waited more than a week to report a COVID death among its staff has been fined nearly $30,000, the North Carolina Department of Labor said this week.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy March 24, 2022 5:42 pm EDT
Commentary President Joe Biden shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after delivering his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)
Commentary The Battles At Home and Abroad: 5 Takeaways from Biden’s First State of the Union

The nation faces the most tumultuous times since World War II. Here’s what the president had to say about meeting the challenge.

Billy Ball Billy Ball March 2, 2022 4:33 pm EST

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Coronavirus ‘We’re Drowning Out Here.’ NC Nurses Face Severe COVID Burnout

Two years into the pandemic, one in 10 nurses in North Carolina are ready to quit from exhaustion and burnout. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy February 24, 2022 12:09 pm EST
Coronavirus Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday said some local governments in North Carolina can begin easing mask mandates.
Coronavirus Gov. Roy Cooper Urges End to Most North Carolina Mask Mandates

Cooper joins several other Democratic governors who’ve eased COVID restrictions, but many health experts warn it may be too soon.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy February 17, 2022 4:26 pm EST