pandemic
EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?
World
January 26, 2022
EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has…
China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
World
January 26, 2022
China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
BEIJING (AP) — Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as…
Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron
World
January 25, 2022
Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron
Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the hugely contagious omicron…
UK police investigating alleged lockdown breaches at PM’s residence
World
January 25, 2022
UK police investigating alleged lockdown breaches at PM’s residence
LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – British police will investigate alleged lockdown breaches at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street residence…
WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
World
January 25, 2022
WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s director-general on Monday warned that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to…
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
World
January 25, 2022
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more…
Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels
World
January 24, 2022
Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas Sunday in Brussels to disperse people protesting…
Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel
World
January 24, 2022
Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel
JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them…
China lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an, tests 2M in Beijing
World
January 24, 2022
China lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an, tests 2M in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents…
China’s success taming virus could make exit strategy harder
World
January 23, 2022
China’s success taming virus could make exit strategy harder
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The sweeping “zero-tolerance” strategy that China has used to keep COVID-19 case numbers low and its…