Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTCOVID-19 PandemicCoronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic and health news.https://www.latimes.comen-USLos Angeles Times © 2021Hantavirus strikes a cruise ship, Californians at risk: Is this the start of something much worse?Rong-Gong Lin IIThu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-14/hantavirus-strikes-cruise-ship-perfect-storm-or-warning-sign https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-14/hantavirus-strikes-cruise-ship-perfect-storm-or-warning-signThe MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

]]>The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

]]> New COVID subvariant 'Cicada' on the rise in California, just in time for summerRong-Gong Lin IIMon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-20/new-covid-subvariant-cicada-is-on-rise-what-you-need-to-know https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-20/new-covid-subvariant-cicada-is-on-rise-what-you-need-to-knowThe emergence of the BA.3.2 strain comes amid broader uneasiness about COVID vaccination rates among seniors, who are especially susceptible to the virus.

]]>The emergence of the BA.3.2 strain comes amid broader uneasiness about COVID vaccination rates among seniors, who are especially susceptible to the virus.

]]> 1523181-me-covid-vaccinations-ajs-15.jpg Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignoredCorinne PurtillSat, 14 Mar 2026 20:04:19 GMT https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-03-14/thousands-of-people-disabled-by-long-covid-seek-answers https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-03-14/thousands-of-people-disabled-by-long-covid-seek-answersSix years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors are still treating long COVID patients with complex symptoms and unknown futures.

]]>Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors are still treating long COVID patients with complex symptoms and unknown futures.

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