A woman is getting a Covid-19 test at a Covid-19 mobile testing site at the Times Square in New York City, United States on Dec 6, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the first-known case of omicronContinue Reading
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Offices remain eerily empty. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights. Subways and buses are running less often. Schools sometimes call off entire days of class. Consumers waste time waiting in store lines. Annual inflation has reached its highest level in three decades. Does this sound like a healthy economy toContinue Reading
Despite global pledges on vaccine supply, only 7% of Africa’s population is vaccinated. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Despite global pledges on vaccine supply, only 7% of Africa’s population is vaccinated. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images The world has “lost theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland apologized late Wednesday after photographs surfaced of her dancing maskless in a nightclub on Saturday night, one day after she came into contact with a government official who had tested positive for the coronavirus. “I did wrong,” she said in a television interview onContinue Reading
SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors assessed risks surrounding the omicron Covid variant. The Nikkei 225 in Japan declined 0.47% to 28,725.47 while the Topix index fell 0.57% to 1,990.79. In Australia, the ASX 200 slipped 0.28% to 7,384.50, with most sectors closing lower. The energy andContinue Reading
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain on Wednesday announced major new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant, reversing course on a long-held policy at a moment of acute political peril for him, with his staff accused of flouting the rules by holding an office party during lastContinue Reading
A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Wednesday that people might need a fourthContinue Reading
Nurse Mary Ezzat administers a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot to Jessica M. at UCI Medical Center in Orange, CA, on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Jeff Gritchen | MediaNews Group | Orange County Register via Getty Images South African scientists say the Covid omicron variant significantly reduces antibodies generated by PfizerContinue Reading
The United States began requiring international travelers on Monday to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than a day before their flights. The move, intended to limit the spread of the Omicron variant, is causing headaches for many passengers. Previously, fully vaccinated travelers could provide proofContinue Reading
A healthcare worker conducts a PCR Covid-19 test at the Lancet laboratory in Johannesburg on November 30, 2021. Emmanuel Croset | AFP | Getty Images Preliminary data about the severity of the Covid micron variant is “a bit encouraging,” the White House’s chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday,Continue Reading