Tag: Pandemics
Greece could order private doctors to join COVID-19 battle
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister said Wednesday that unless at least 200 private doctors volunteer to help the public health service’s battle against...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic
<p>SAO PAULO — With COVID-19 still raging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro picked his fourth health minister since the pandemic began, this time the...
Greeks fly kites for Clean Monday holiday despite pandemic
ATHENS, Greece — Colorful kites danced in the skies above the hilltops and seafront promenades of Athens on Clean Monday as Greeks turned out...
Anxiety, confusion, terror: giving birth during a pandemic
<p>NEW YORK — Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols...
Pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon field set for 20,000
BOSTON — The pandemic-delayed 2021 Boston Marathon will have space for 20,000 entrants, race organizers announced Monday.
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Somalia starts first inoculations with AstraZeneca vaccines
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia launched COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation...
California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's attorney general and local officials sued the nation's largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers on...
Georgia Tech honors Fauci with annual social courage prize
ATLANTA — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the nation's fight against COVID-19, has accepted an award that honors his courage in leading...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic
SAO PAULO — With COVID-19 still raging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro picked his fourth health minister since the pandemic began, this time the...
Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly
TORONTO — Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in...