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A man wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street began a post-holiday week on a lackluster note. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mixed after lackluster day on Wall Street

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 01, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

FILE-In this March 12, 2020 file photo, Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Mills is scheduled to deliver her state of the budget address via a live video stream on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)
Maine governor delivers virtual State of the Budget address

By David Sharp Feb. 23, 2021 11:28 AM EST

FILE—In this file photo from Aug. 6, 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine shrugs his shoulders in response to a reporter's question about him testing positive for COVID-19 in Bexley, Ohio. Ohio will use $50 million in federal pandemic aid dollars to buy two million at-home rapid coronavirus tests to help local health departments respond faster to testing needs, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Ohio to spend $50 million on 2M home coronavirus tests

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jan. 21, 2021 09:29 AM EST

A man carries a child, both wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, as they stroll along a street near the popular frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. China is making some of its toughest travel restrictions yet as coronavirus cases surge in several northern provinces ahead of the travel rush for Lunar New Year on next month. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The Latest: Shanghai locks down 2 major hospitals over cases

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 05:11 AM EST

Sarita Reyes works on her school assignments on an iPad at her mother's shop, Pinata Time, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. With Fiesta canceled, children’s birthday parties called off and government officials pleading with residents to stay home during normally festive holidays, the pandemic presented a noxious brew for “piñateros” in town. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
The Latest: Alaska reports 2nd adverse reaction to vaccine

The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2020 01:44 AM EST

Test shortage in Maine; Massachusetts field hospital opens

Dec. 06, 2020 11:34 AM EST
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A look at coronavirus developments around New England: MAINE Maine health officials say...

Health workers conduct COVID-19 antigen tests at an Agricultural Institute in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. India is the world's second most coronavirus affected country after the United States. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Germany eyes antigen tests to keep elderly safe from virus

By Frank Jordans And Nadine Achoui-Lesage Nov. 03, 2020 03:13 AM EST

FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo, people wait in line for coronavirus testing at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. After months of struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. is now capable of testing some 3 million people daily thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the testing boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Millions more virus rapid tests but are results reported?

By Matthew Perrone Oct. 18, 2020 11:08 AM EDT

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is en route to Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: Doctor says Trump tested negative for COVID-19

Oct. 12, 2020 02:13 PM EDT

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gave updates related to COVID-19 in the state of Kansas during a news conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Kelly said over 870,000 rapid tests will be sent to the state with 57,000 already here. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Kansas to get 870K COVID-19 tests, sets hospitalization mark

By John Hanna And Roxana Hegeman Oct. 05, 2020 03:52 PM EDT

Tulsa City Council votes to expand, extend mask mandate

By Ken Miller Oct. 01, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Mayor G.T. Bynum on Thursday signed an ordinance expanding and extending Tulsa's mask mandate in an effort to slow the spread of the...

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2020, file photo, Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, demonstrates a new rapid result COVID-19 test during an event with President Donald Trump about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that Connecticut expects to receive about 1 million new rapid tests for the new coronavirus from the federal government and will use them to help make sure schools stay open. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Connecticut to use rapid COVID-19 tests in schools

By Pat Eaton-Robb Sep. 29, 2020 01:19 PM EDT

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani look on as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
US to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools

By Matthew Perrone And Kevin Freking Sep. 28, 2020 01:05 PM EDT

Nevada mulls data reporting as rapid tests grow more common

By Sam Metz Sep. 22, 2020 10:17 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — As facilities throughout the United States prepare to expand the use of rapid coronavirus tests, Nevada officials are weighing how to...

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What are the different types of coronavirus tests?

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2020 03:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2020 file photo, a senior citizen holds the hand of a care coordinator at a Health facility in Miami. Federal officials plan to ship rapid coronavirus tests to assisted living facilities, moving to fill a testing gap for older adults who don’t need the constant attention of a nursing home. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said assisted living facilities will be followed by senior day care centers and home health agencies in getting the tests. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Feds to ship fast COVID-19 tests to assisted living sites

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Sep. 01, 2020 04:47 PM EDT

Committee Chairman Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., points to a chart during a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee, on the Trump administrations response the the Coronavirus crisis, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Australian hot spot extends state of emergency

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2020 01:52 AM EDT

From left, Tiffany Trump, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump stand on stage on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage

By Jonathan Lemire, Michelle L. Price And Kevin Freking Aug. 28, 2020 01:21 AM EDT

Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn't need specialty equipment

By Matthew Perrone Aug. 26, 2020 08:32 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to...

Nebraska sees surge in positive coronavirus cases this week

Jul. 22, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has seen a surge of people testing positive for coronavirus this week, according to state health officials. The...