Coronavirus outbreak

March 19, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — This Saturday, March 25, will be the third anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown that fundamentally reshaped life on the island of Kaua‘i.

March 12, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health reported a relatively low number of COVID-19 cases last week, with only 34 new cases reported on Kaua‘i between Feb. 28 and March 6....

March 8, 2023 | 3 MIN READ

LIHU‘E — Students on the North Shore of Kaua‘i are among the most likely in Hawai‘i to opt out of routine vaccinations for religious reasons, data from the state Depart...

February 27, 2023 | 5 MIN READ

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chi...

February 18, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — Data released by the state Department of Health showed a continued decline in COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i this week, while statewide cases also fell.

February 11, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed a slight increase in COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i this week, while statewide cases declined.

February 3, 2023 | 2 MIN READ

LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health reported Wednesday that a Kaua‘i youth died last fall died as a result of the COVID-19 virus.

January 27, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed that COVID-19 cases held steady last week.

January 26, 2023 | 4 MIN READ

The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutat...

January 26, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it will continue to restrict the entry of short-term travelers from China through the end of February over concerns that the spread of COVID-19 in t...

January 20, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — COVID-19 cases held steady on Kaua‘i last week, according to data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health.

January 13, 2023 | 2 MIN READ

LIHU‘E — A COVID-19 testing process that started more than two years ago is about to sunset on the island of Kaua‘i.

January 13, 2023 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — Staving off fears of a potential post-holiday COVID-19 spike, data released by Hawai‘i Department of Health on Wednesday showed that cases on Kaua‘i declined to se...

January 6, 2023 | 3 MIN READ

LIHU‘E — While COVID-19 has surged through the mainland United States during the holiday season, case counts on Kaua‘i have been holding relatively stable.

December 27, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

BEIJING — Companies welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity while Japan on Tuesday announce...

December 21, 2022 | 5 MIN READ

ZHUOZHOU, China — China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, a narrow definition that limits the...