Tag: Epidemics
Sheltered from virus, Kauai plans cautious return to tourism
<p>LIHUE, Hawaii — As the coronavirus ravaged other parts of the U.S., residents of this rural Pacific island watched safely from afar.</p>
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Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere
KAMPALA, Uganda — The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far...
WHO expert: Virus study to have unanimity despite pressure
<p>GENEVA — The head of a World Health Organization team working with Chinese colleagues to finish a long-awaited report into the origins of the...
Medical workers conflicted by France’s lockdown that isn’t
PARIS — When nurse Anaelle Aeschliman started her 12-hour night shift caring for unconscious patients with COVID-19, the French prime minister was announcing new...
Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return
NEW YORK — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the...
As infections rise, Sarajevo’s hospitals feel the pressure
<p>SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — As Bosnia faces soaring coronavirus infections, pressure has grown on hospitals in the capital of Sarajevo that have struggled with rising...
Spa shooting victims ID’d as Biden, Harris head to Atlanta
ATLANTA — The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area massage businesses shootings have been released, hours before President Joe Biden and Vice...
EXPLAINER: Will you need a ‘vaccine passport’ to travel?
<p>Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind so-called vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/eu-virus-pass-plan-allow-free-travel-summer-12408e4b968e03a289fe6aceac8f981f">Europe...
Now vaccinated, justices gather privately at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is returning to a little bit of normal following a year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden and Harris to focus on shootings during Georgia trip
<p>ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to meet with Asian American community leaders in Georgia in the wake of...