Jul 21 COVID-19 cases in U.S. triple over two weeks amid misinformation By Heather Hollingsworth, Jim Salter, Associated Press Across the U.S., the seven-day rolling average for daily new cases rose over the past two weeks to more than 37,000 on Tuesday, up from less than 13,700 on July 6. Continue reading
Jul 21 COVID patients are flooding this hospital. Again. By Laura Santhanam Arkansas is among the top five states for new infections, and still has one of the lowest rates of vaccination nationwide. Continue reading
Jul 20 Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press In May, the online shopping giant said fully vaccinated warehouse workers could stop wearing face masks inside its facilities as long as they uploaded a picture of their vaccine cards to an Amazon worker app. Continue reading
Jul 20 Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19 By Grant Peck, Associated Press Nyan Win's death comes as Myanmar reels from soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases that are badly straining the country's medical infrastructure. Continue reading
Jul 19 Stocks skid as investors fear virus surge will dent recovery By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks skidded on Wall Street and investors sought refuge in government bonds amid worries that a surge in virus infections around the world will threaten the economic recovery. Continue reading
Jul 19 Canada to let vaccinated U.S. citizens enter country on Aug. 9 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United States and have received a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada. Continue reading
Jul 19 UK opts not to vaccinate most under 18 against COVID-19 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said the health benefits of universal vaccination don't outweigh the risks for most young people who typically suffer only mild symptoms of the virus. Continue reading
Jul 17 France: Thousands protest against vaccination, COVID passes By Constantin Gouvy, Associated Press In Paris, separate protest marches by the far-right and the far-left wound through different parts of the city. Demonstrations were also held in Strasbourg in the east, Lille in the north, Montpellier in the south and elsewhere. Continue reading
Jul 16 U.S. to send first vaccine doses to Africa in coming days By Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The shipments come as part of an initial supply of 80 million doses that President Joe Biden had pledged to send out by the end of June, though deliveries were slowed by regulatory and logistical hurdles. Continue reading
Jul 16 ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ burdens busy U.S. hospitals By Heather Hollingsworth, Josh Funk, Associated Press With the highly contagious delta variant spreading rapidly across the country, cases in the U.S. are up about 70% over the last week, hospital admissions are up about 36% and deaths rose by 26%, according to the Centers for Disease… Continue reading