Tag: Pandemics
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
TEHRAN, Iran — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters still pour into its subway...
German ’emergency brake’ plan clears last legislative hurdle
<p>BERLIN — A plan by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to mandate uniform restrictions in areas where the coronavirus is spreading too quickly cleared...
German clubs allow quarantine to finish season amid pandemic
FRANKFURT, Germany — German soccer teams will be confined to “quarantine training camps” so the season can be finished on time after a spate...
Scientists get creative to carry on research during pandemic
<p>SAN LORENZO, Panama — Biologist Claudio Monteza pushed through thick vegetation to install a camera near a Panamanian highway in a dense tropical rainforest....
German ’emergency brake’ plan clears last legislative hurdle
BERLIN — A plan by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to mandate uniform restrictions in areas where the coronavirus is spreading too quickly cleared...
J&J vaccine ‘pause’ latest messaging challenge for officials
<p>NEW YORK — Confronted with rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials faced a delicate...
Scientists get creative to carry on research during pandemic
SAN LORENZO, Panama — Biologist Claudio Monteza pushed through thick vegetation to install a camera near a Panamanian highway in a dense tropical rainforest....
J&J vaccine ‘pause’ latest messaging challenge for officials
NEW YORK — Confronted with rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials faced a delicate...
Searching for footing in a life nearly extinguished by COVID
<p>WESTFIELD, Ind. — On line in the hospital atrium, Kari Wegg folds her hands in her lap while husband Rodney pilots the wheelchair, moving...
Europe lines up more shots, hoping to beat back virus surge
BERLIN — Slow out of the gate, the European Union has ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with the distribution of the Johnson &...