Coronavirus

COVID surge triggers lockdowns, angry protests in Europe

Mar 21, 2021 10:09

A sudden surge in fresh COVID-19 infections has afflicted Europe over the past weeks, prompting officials in several countries to order lockdown measures that have triggered angry protests.
Germany could imagine signing deal for Sputnik V shot: German health minister

Mar 20, 2021 02:06

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday he would be in favor of signing a national supply deal with Russia for its Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19.
Iran COVID-19 update: 68 deaths, 7,620 cases in 24 hours

Mar 19, 2021 08:56

Health Ministry has confirmed 7,620 COVID-19 infections and 68 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
France imposes lockdown in Paris as COVID-19 variant cases rise

Mar 19, 2021 08:23

France has imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north amid a rise in the number of coronavirus variant cases.
From Texas to Mississippi, states dismantle COVID-19 safety protocols at people’s peril

Mar 19, 2021 04:21

Instead of gritting teeth for another couple of months before a solid majority of adults are vaccinated, governors and mayors are relaxing or ending restrictions on businesses and public gatherings from Massachusetts to Texas, from California to Mississippi, from Michigan to Utah, from South Carolina to Nevada, from Maryland to Washington, and from New York to Arizona.
Weekly jobless claims rise to 770K as US marks one year of recession

Mar 19, 2021 03:27

Initial jobless claims in the US have unexpectedly risen to their highest level in one month, even as states loosen Covid-19 restrictions on businesses.
Iran waiting for more safety data on AstraZeneca vaccine

Mar 19, 2021 02:02

A senior Iranian official says using the AstraZeneca vaccines for a national inoculation program against the coronavirus pandemic in the country would depend on more investigations about the shot’s safety.
CDC insisted surgical masks were enough. Caregivers of color suffered most

Mar 18, 2021 14:42

Studies suggest that the highest overall risk of infection was among the front-line workers — many of them workers of color — who spent the most time with patients earlier in their illness and in sub-par protective gear, not those working in the COVID ICU.
Review of Trump era CDC guidance confirms political manipulation of agency's COVID response

Mar 18, 2021 14:38

A top-to-bottom review of Trump-era coronavirus guidance was seen as confirmation of widespread fears that the Trump administration—members of which repeatedly downplayed the severity of the pandemic—manipulated guidance coming out of the nation's leading public health agency to make it fit with the White House's views and political objectives.
More EU nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine over blood-clotting concerns

Mar 18, 2021 14:33

The list of countries temporarily suspending use of the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca has grown after France, Germany, Italy, and Spain announced they were taking the precautionary step in light of reports of possible links to blood clots.