COVID-19 Pandemic

India’s use of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine about which little data have been released has raised eyebrows among residents and healthcare workers.

A panel commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and others for not moving quickly to stem the first coronavirus outbreak.

Iran’s top leader has banned Western-made COVID-19 vaccines but is facing mounting fury from a populace devastated by the coronavirus.

Brazil has approved the use of COVID-19 vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca as the coronavirus continues to slam Latin America’s largest country.

In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some decisions of his predecessor and to address the pandemic.

Clearing the 3-million case mark means roughly 1 out of every 13 Californians has been infected at some point during the pandemic.

Southern California is speeding up rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. This is where counties stand on their distribution plans.

Critics say Newsom frequently hypes announcements and keeps local government and public officials in the dark about his coronavirus plans.

The governor says California should vaccinate all those over 65. But good luck getting an appointment.

In an executive order late Monday, Hilda Solis, chairwoman of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, directed county health officials to make COVID-19 vaccination appointments available to residents 65 years of age and older beginning Thursday.

The new stimulus bill passed by Congress includes $25 billion in rental relief for struggling tenants, $2.6 billion of which is coming to California. Can I apply?

A growing number of restaurants nationwide are opening for indoor dining in defiance of strict COVID-19 regulations in their states, saying they are targeted unfairly and are barely getting by.

Salam International is in the business of death. For the last 12 months, body bags have made life hectic for the Laguna Hills supplier. COVID-19 has been “good for our business, but it’s not good for the community,” owner Abdul Salam said. “Record earnings, yes, but the emotional toll is more.”

The jump in health insurance sign-ups through Covered California reflects how people have lost their jobs — and employer-sponsored health coverage — during the pandemic.

New rules will require passengers boarding international flights to the U.S. to test negative for the coronavirus within the last three days.

The COVID-19 death of an airline passenger, and pilots’ and flight attendants’ complaints about other incidents, illustrate deficiencies in the systems meant to stop people from bringing the coronavirus on flights.

Fliers who pre-book an appointment at the recently built lab, located across from Terminal 6, will receive results in three to five hours.

The L.A. Zoo and campgrounds are closed, playgrounds open.

Industry experts predict hundreds of thousands of Southern Californians will travel by air, and millions more by road, in the year-end holiday period.

U.S. to require negative coronavirus test for air travelers from the United Kingdom.

The nation’s overlapping crises have sparked the notion that audiences want to be uplifted, more than anything else. I disagree.

The Fountain in East Hollywood gets city permission to turn its parking lot into an outdoor theater with distanced seating for up to 84 people.

Bestselling novelist Lisa See brings’The Island of Sea Women’ to the L.A. Times Book Club

World on Wheels co-owner Tommy Karas said battles with his landlord and now the COVID-19 closure doomed the roller rink beloved by Black L.A.

The SAG Awards announced its date in July. Now the Recording Academy has moved the Grammys from Jan. 21 to the same March date.

Grand Park will not host an in-person party for New Year’s Eve but will bring the music, dance and sense of community to you. Or you can try a drive-in concert or even a mindful transition to 2021.

UCLA student Shay Rose made her own 12-foot social distancing dress. The Orange County creator can’t stop going viral on TikTok and Instagram.

I don’t pressure myself to be a world-class meditator. If all I do is set the timer for five minutes, good enough — even if my mind races the whole time. Then 2020 came along.

We’re looking at Christmas this year as a challenge, a puzzle. How to make the day special without getting together with friends and family.

Looking for something real to do on Dec. 25? Here are activities to get you out of the house and into the holiday spirit. Don’t forget your mask, and social distancing guidelines.

L.A. County can keep its outdoor dining ban in place until at least early February if it chooses, regardless of state rules, under a new court decision.

La Scala had slipped invitations into take-out orders for a secret dinner that would have flouted coronavirus stay-at-home orders and a dining ban.

A city spokesman said officials contacted La Scala on Christmas Eve about the event to remind its management about the county’s restrictions.

The COVID-19 pandemic that has battered Indian cities threatens the livelihood of the white-capped workers.

COVID-safe deliveries from third-floor window are drawing crowds to 6-month-old Izola Bakery.

Health officials hope to eventually distribute up to 4,000 coronavirus vaccinations a day at the Forum in Inglewood.

The Big West’s cancellation of fall seasons for 2020-21 has created a dilemma for players in sports such as soccer.

The Dallas Stars’ season opener has been pushed back to Jan. 19 because of six players and two team staff members testing positive for the coronavirus.

Alex Morgan won’t begin training camp with the U.S. national team because she and her family are in isolation after testing positive during the holidays.

Hank Aaron, Andrew Young and other ‘trusted messengers’ get their COVID-19 vaccines, hoping to convey to Black America that the shots are safe.