Tag: Disease outbreaks
UN: ‘Concerning news’ vaccines may not work against variants
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not...
Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP’s McCarthy attended son’s wedding
MORRO BAY, Calif. — At a time when California residents were being urged to avoid social gatherings because of the risk of spreading coronavirus,...
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid...
AP PHOTOS: A look inside a modern COVID-19 ‘field hospital’
CRANSTON, R.I. — Nicholas DiPompo was finally going home.
Clutching his...
Puerto Rico prepares to reopen schools 1 year after pandemic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico officials announced Monday that five grades will return to in-person classes next month as the U.S. territory...
Pandemic takes a toll on exhausted UK funeral directors
LONDON — Funeral director Hasina Zaman recently helped a family say goodbye to a young man in his 30s who had died from COVID-19,...