Luck is essential for any successful coronavirus variant, study shows Let's say you are a new member of the SARS-CoV-2 family, with a few genetic tweaks that distinguish you from the rest of the clan. Maybe you have changes in your spike protein that allow you to more easily to invade cells, ... Mar 27, 2021 0 156
As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world's daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and health experts are warning that the nation is on the verge of even greater calamity. Mar 27, 2021 1 22
European countries tighten virus curbs, France 'critical' France, Belgium and Poland on Saturday tightened curbs as coronavirus cases surged in Europe while the Philippines prepared for a giant lockdown and Chile confined over 80 percent of its population. Mar 27, 2021 0 3
Balky sign-ups complicate virus vaccinations for blind, deaf Unable to see, Carla McQuillan typically uses a program that converts the letters on a screen into audible words when she wants to read something online. The tool wouldn't work when she tried to schedule an appointment to ... Mar 27, 2021 0 4
Brazil reports 3,650 dead from COVID in one day Brazil set a new daily COVID-19 death toll record of 3,650 on Friday, the health ministry said, as the pandemic spins out of control in Latin America's largest economy. Mar 27, 2021 0 10
Spain to require negative PCR at French land border Anyone crossing the land border from France into Spain will have to present a negative PCR taken in the last 72 hours, the Spanish government's official bulletin said on Saturday. Mar 27, 2021 0 2
Now vaccinated, older adults emerge from COVID hibernation Bill Griffin waited more than a year for this moment: Newly vaccinated, he embraced his 3-year-old granddaughter for the first time since the pandemic began. Mar 27, 2021 0 7
Philippines orders 24 million in and around Manila into virus lockdown The Philippines announced Saturday that more than 24 million people in and around Manila will go into lockdown next week, as hospitals in the capital struggle to cope with a surge in coronavirus infections. Mar 27, 2021 0 18