Coronavirus

How COVID-safe is dining in a restaurant's outdoor tent?

As restaurants gear up to extend outdoor dining in colder parts of the country, many are seating guests in enclosed and sometimes heated structures. But when it comes to virus transmission, is eating in covered outdoor setups less risky than inside?

Varney: Return to coronavirus lockdowns? That depends on politics

On one side, President Trump wants to loosen restrictions. At the state level, Republicans have been leaders in opening up their economies. And they have been reluctant to reimpose restrictions as the caseload rises. Joe Biden goes the other way.