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Betty White is getting ready to celebrate her birthday.

Ten months into quarantines and working from home because of the pandemic, household pets’ lives and relationships with humans have in many cases changed, and not always for the better.

Zoom, Zoom and Zoom. Masks, masks and masks. Sourdough starter and short-order cooking. In these “troubled times,” in our sweat pants and the isolation we endure “out of an abundance of caution,” there isn’t much not to be over as 2020 comes to a longed for halt.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that the recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days if they have no symptoms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19, NBC News reports.

For the third day in a row, there were long waits at drive-up COVID testing sites across the state. Some of those lining up were parents with students who’ve been asked to stay home and quarantine. “You’re thinking you can get in and out and it’s not,” said a woman named Kathy, who asked us not to use her...

Quinnipiac University is implementing a 14-day campus-wide quarantine as they move into Red Alert level, according to university officials. Since the university moved into Orange Alert level on Wednesday, 115 new COVID-19 cases have been reported. The university is now at “red status” based on the rate of daily new cases, university officials said. Based on university Red Alert status…

The University of Connecticut is placing an entire residence hall at the Stamford campus under quarantine, school officials said Saturday. There are currently a total of six positive COVID-19 cases in the dorm at 900 Washington Blvd., the university said. Five of the six cases in this residence hall were announced overnight. Three of the six cases were identified through…

New York’s quarantine list, which had most recently restricted travel from 41 U.S. hotspots, is no more. Instead, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says travelers coming into the state must take a coronavirus test before starting travel and again four days after entering the state. As described by the governor, there are two classifications of travelers entering New York: residents who...

Starting Saturday, Massachusetts will start requiring that people who travel from Connecticut and New Jersey quarantine upon arriving to the Bay State, the Department of Public Health announced Friday. It’s the first change to Massachusetts’ travel order for two weeks, when New Jersey was added to the list of low-risk states, along with California, Hawaii and Washington. Massachusetts will...

U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 40 U.S. hotspots are on the New York quarantine list, apparently unmoved by Connecticut’s pitch to loosen criteria as it, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, now meet the threshold for inclusion. New York will not move to add either of those three states to its quarantine order; Cuomo has repeatedly said that...

UPDATE: NYC Shutdowns in Cluster Zones Start Thursday; Fines Up to $15,000 a Day Apply for Violations New York is ramping up its crackdown on COVID-19 hotspot “clusters,” with new rules that include closures of schools and businesses, bans on mass gatherings and restrictions on restaurants, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Cuomo announced what he called a “Cluster Action Initiative”…

Emmy Award-winning actress Sarah Michelle Gellar says she’s “trying to take the good with the bad” during the pandemic. That includes coping with the ups and downs of helping her kids learn from home as well as finding the best solution for her son’s diagnosis with myopia, or nearsightedness.

A growing list of people who were in close contact with President Donald Trump have tested negative for COVID-19, including some of his children and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, but experts warn it doesn’t mean they are off the hook: A single negative test doesn’t mean a person doesn’t have the virus. Diagnostic tests look for traces of the...

Quarantine and isolation are different behaviors. Here’s what each one means.

Laverne Cox is using her time during the pandemic to “let go of some stuff,” adding, “There’s some effs that I’m not giving right now.” Cox offers Ashley Holt some real talk about letting go and loving yourself during this tough year.

Connecticut father Dan Presser and his four-year-old daughter Madison are recreating famous movie scenes from iconic films such as “The Wizard of Oz” and “Titanic” to raise money for Feeding America.

For those who started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons after its release in March, the Nintendo Switch blockbuster was more than just a game. For many, it was a “mental health lifesaver” as it helped them pass time and connect with friends while isolating during the pandemic.

Sheriff deputies will begin stopping buses headed to Port Authority from viral U.S. hotspots as part of New York City’s continued effort to stem any travel-related upticks in virus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. They’ll give riders contact forms to fill out with their information and quarantine plans. It’s the latest measure the mayor has introduced to...