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Coronavirus
U.S. Is Blind to Contagious New Virus Variant, Scientists Warn
It’s not too late to curb the contagious variant’s spread in the U.S., experts say — but only with a national program for genetic sequencing.
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines
More than two million new Covid-19 cases and 24,000 deaths have been reported in the first nine days of 2021 in the US, according to the Johns Hopkins University Covid tracker.
WHO's Tedros "very disappointed" China hasn't granted entry to coronavirus experts
The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he was "very disappointed" that China has still not authorised the entry of a team of international experts to examine the origins ...
Coronavirus live news: WHO warns no herd immunity in 2021; Moderna says vaccine immunity lasts a year
Portugal’s president tests positive; Lebanon tightens restrictions as infections skyrocket; ‘Reckless’ Christmas rule relaxation blamed for Ireland surge
'The US lost control': America records its most ever Covid-19 deaths in a day
The same day a largely maskless mob attacked the US Capitol, the country recorded nearly 3,900 deaths from coronavirus
'Stand back and stand by': how Trumpism led to the Capitol siege
The president spent 2020 enabling and encouraging mass displays of armed protest on the streets of American cities
US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 — on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions ...
Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters stormed their own legislature to demand ...