COVID-19

Utah ranked third in the nation in a Politicoarticlerating how well states fared during the pandemic.

Less than a week ago, omicron, the latest strain of COVID-19, was officially classified as a 'variant of concern' by the World Health Organization.

By Emma Evans

By Alexandria Sorensen

On Wednesday morning, the Health and Human Services Committee met to hear an update from the Utah Department of Health on monoclonal antibodies.

By Alexa Larson

For many deaf people, communicating in a hearing world has always been a struggle and masks have made communication a lot harder.

By Emma Evans

Animal shelters experienced a massive increase in pet adoptions and pet fostering during the pandemic and some shelters in Utah were almost empty of animals. Now animal shelters are returning to their normal capacity because of less pet fosters rather than high rates of pet surrenders.

BYU student Rachel Ballard never cared about having an extravagant wedding. However, that didn't make it hurt any less when the COVID-19 pandemic upended her plans and she had to cut her guest list down from 50 to just eight people in a matter of hours.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is encouraging all missionaries and prospective missionaries to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

If you’re a frequent flyer, you can expect to see some changes on Delta airlines.

Leer en español: Sitios históricos de la Iglesia ofrecen recorridos virtuales para miles

Arta Jashari helps out at the Pulmonological Clinic in Pristina, Kosovo in any way she can. Whether that be aiding the COVID-19 patients at home who do meet qualifications to be treated at the overworked clinic or acting as a liaison for nurses and doctors to let them know who needs more hands-on assistance. But Jashari is not a nurse or doctor, in fact, she has never received medical training. After she aided her father back to health from COVID-19 when he was dispatched from the hospital, she realized that the workers and patients needed all the help they could get. So, once her father recovered, she zipped up and strapped on protective gear, despite her lack of any medical training.

Utahans are receiving the third round of stimulus checks in their bank accounts. Eligible families in Utah will get $1,400 dollar checks to help offset the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic created financial hardships for some but led to an unexpected boom for others. Newsline Reporter Amy Griffin tells us about a local business that finds being in hot water is a good thing.

Glenda Andrew makes food not just to fill the stomach, but to feed the soul. With a variety of Caribbean meals, she is making sure that older immigrants are getting fed during the pandemic. For the past 42 weeks, Andrew has been distributing meals for free to communities in Preston and neighboring towns. The idea was born from her work Preston Windrush Generation & Descendants, founded to support the rights of early immigrants from former British colonies who have been threatened with deportation. Once a week Andrew and volunteers make big meals to give to the seniors on their list.

More than 300,000 Utahans are now fully vaccinated, and those numbers are only going to increase with the new eligibility requirements for the vaccine. Newsline reporter Cierra Ysasaga is live in Utah County and tells us about the new requirements.