coroanvirus

Department of Defense officials on Wednesday said they expect the doses to arrive as early as next week. They said they plan to administer shots within 20 to 48 hours from when the vaccine gets approval.

Fans won’t be allowed into Patriots or Revolution games at Gillette Stadium through the end of their seasons, stadium officials announced Monday. Officials said they had learned that Gov. Charlie Baker’s executive order banning gatherings at large venues amid the coronavirus crisis would remain in effect through the NFL and MLS seasons. Patriots fans hadn’t been allowed at Gillette...

Large flurries fell in downtown Southington Friday, putting the brakes on business at some area restaurants. “It’s not like before where we would see people crowd in.  I think it keeps people away,” Sean Sherman, owner of Sherman’s Taphouse in Southington, said of the combination of the coronavirus and bad weather. Center Street, which became an expanded patio for...

You’ve probably been seeing a lot of stuff about COVID-19 vaccine trials. Us too — so we reached out to a Columbia University Medical Center doctor to get us some answers.

New England Patriots fans will all be watching games at home for at least the start of this football season because of the coronavirus, while Boston Red Sox fans won’t get a chance to watch the team in person at all this year. Officials at Gillette Stadium said Tuesday that they were told by the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board...

Mayo Clinic researchers reported a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other patients recover, but it’s not proof and some experts worry if, amid clamor for the treatment, they’ll ever get a clear answer. More than 64,000 patients in the U.S. have been given convalescent plasma, a century-old approach to fend off flu and measles before...

The faculty at the Coast Guard Academy in New London is testing making masks on 3D printers to help with the PPE shortage

With stories of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages across the country, people have taken to their 3D printers to make masks of their own in an effort to help those on the front lines. The question remains: which design is the most effective? A team of faculty members at the Coast Guard Academy in New London are working to answer…

Foodshare has launched a drive-thru food distribution for the Greater Hartford community amid the coronavirus pandemic. A line of cars started forming a couple of hours before food was to be passed out in the parking lot of Rentschler Field. The free food will be distributed in a drive-thru format each day from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.