coronavirus
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
World
April 14, 2021
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2…
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
Environment
April 13, 2021
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured…
US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
World
April 13, 2021
US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to…
Those recovering from coronavirus may fast if they no longer have symptoms: doctor
Egypt
April 13, 2021
Those recovering from coronavirus may fast if they no longer have symptoms: doctor
Mohamed Awad Tag El Din, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s health affairs advisor, announced on Monday that fasting for Ramadan is…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 818 new cases, 42 deaths on Monday
Egypt
April 13, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 818 new cases, 42 deaths on Monday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 818 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 211,307. The total number…
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
World
April 13, 2021
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its…
Egypt begins vaccination of tourism workers in the Red Sea
Egypt
April 12, 2021
Egypt begins vaccination of tourism workers in the Red Sea
The Ministry of Health and Population announced Monday that it has begun vaccinating tourism sector workers in the South Sinai…
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
World
April 12, 2021
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93 percent of adults in 16 days
THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the…
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
World
April 12, 2021
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to “behave responsibly” as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and…
The faces in the fog of ‘long COVID’
World
April 12, 2021
The faces in the fog of ‘long COVID’
MADRID (Reuters) – Teresa Dominguez, 55, was doing her weekly shopping near her home in Collado Villalba, north of Madrid,…