Public health professionals are pushing so hard to get the novel coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic under control, because there's a chance that the deadly disease could become a seasonal threat, according to Dr Anthony Fauci.

The United States, and the global community, won’t really return to normal until mass immunizations are available against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bill Gates, who with his wife, runs a charitable foundation which works against communicable disease.

On Sunday former vice president Joe Biden, in an interview on ABC’s This Week, emphasized the importance of acting fast and taking measures to flatten the curve amid the pandemic. He also called for more iterations of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Despite fierce criticism from Donald Trump and others that the multinational 3M is not doing enough to produce critical medical supplies like N95 respirators, that's the furthest thing from the truth, according to the corporate giant's CEO, Mike Roman.

The New York area, which has been dealing with most of the cases of COVID-19 in the United States, will likely reach the apex of the region's pandemic within days--but the state's still not ready, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The dismissal of an American Naval aircraft carrier captain for trying to get the word out about the spread of the novel coronavirus among his crew, reeks of the politics of pleasing Donald Trump, according to some analysts.

After years of he and his boss complaining about "socialism," Vice President Mike Pence is promising healthcare to all Americans--whether they have health coverage or not. It sounds much more like something that you would expect to come out of the mouth of a Democrat than a top member of the Trump administration.

With equipment such as ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) becoming as valuable--and, often as scarce--in this new world as gold or oil, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) signed an executive order designed to seize such gear and redirect it to where it's needed most.

The public health professionals tracking the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic believe that there is a sizeable population of asymptomatic people infected with the virus who are playing a role in spreading the pandemic, according to Dr Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator.

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, issued a 30-day stay at home order this Wednesday, as part of a national effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, but by waiting this long into the pandemic to issue the order "absolutely" cost lives, according to Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla).