US sets new record with nearly 290,000 COVID cases in 24 hours The United States hit a new record for coronavirus cases Friday, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours, according to a real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University. Jan 9, 2021 0 3
France to extend curfew as 'tough, necessary' measure France is to extend its COVID-19 curfew to a further eight departments, Prime Minister Jean Castex said Saturday, citing a "tough and necessary" response as some opposed the restrictions in several cities. Jan 9, 2021 0 12
India to start mammoth vaccination drive on January 16 India will launch one of the world's most ambitious coronavirus vaccination drives next Saturday, aiming to reach 300 million people by July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. Jan 9, 2021 0 3
Brisbane locks down as new strains put Australia on high alert Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane was in its first day of a snap lockdown on Saturday, with officials elsewhere on "high alert" over the emergence of more contagious strains of COVID-19. Jan 9, 2021 0 4
Sinovac, AstraZeneca seek vaccine approval in Brazil The manufacturers of two COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac and Oxford-AstraZeneca filed the first applications Friday for regulatory approval in hard-hit Brazil, officials said. Jan 9, 2021 0 2
US logs record virus caseload as millions in Asia enter new lockdowns The United States logged a record new daily virus caseload as Joe Biden slammed the Trump administration's vaccine roll-out as a "travesty" and millions in Asia woke up to new lockdowns. Jan 9, 2021 0 4
Mexico City prolongs virus curbs as cases soar Mexico City on Friday scrapped plans to reopen non-essential activities as it grapples with a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Jan 9, 2021 0 6
Killer fungus spread rampantly at US hospital COVID ward: study Dozens of people being treated for COVID-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a US government study said Friday. Jan 9, 2021 1 140
New COVID-19 variant found in eight US states: official data A new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus has now spread to at least eight US states, official data showed Friday, as the country logged a record new daily virus caseload. Jan 9, 2021 0 67
Latina mothers, often essential workers, report COVID-19 took toll More than half of Latina mothers surveyed in Yolo and Sacramento counties reported making economic cutbacks in response to the pandemic shutdown last spring—saying they bought less food and missed rent payments. Even for ... Jan 9, 2021 0 3