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Australia aims to ‘live with virus’ instead of eliminating it
World
September 1, 2021
Australia aims to ‘live with virus’ instead of eliminating it
SYDNEY, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as…
A sound bite reexamined: ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
World
September 1, 2021
A sound bite reexamined: ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President…
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
World
August 30, 2021
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
MOSCOW (AP) — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths…
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death
World
August 30, 2021
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death
WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two…
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals
World
August 29, 2021
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Ida was expected to make landfall in the United States on Sunday as…
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
World
August 28, 2021
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China’s leaders did not…
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
World
August 28, 2021
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
HONOLULU (AP) — Kuulei Perreira-Keawekane could barely breathe when she went to a Hawaii emergency room. Nausea made it difficult…
Egyptian Doctor sets recommendations for COVID-19 fourth wave
Health & Fitness
August 27, 2021
Egyptian Doctor sets recommendations for COVID-19 fourth wave
An Egyptian immunologist made several recommendations for the public to follow as Egypt heads into its fourth coronavirus wave, with…
Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
World
August 26, 2021
Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Australia’s new daily cases of COVID-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since…
COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months – UK researchers
World
August 25, 2021
COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months – UK researchers
LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins…