Top news of the week: 29.12.2020.
Coronavirus
How Mink, Like Humans, Were Slammed by the Coronavirus
Rampaging infections at farms caused scandal, scientific head-scratching and a search for a vaccine — for mink.
Coronavirus live news: Trump passes Covid aid package
Latest updates: Trump has passed a $900bn aid bill to support the US economy; diseases expert says herd immunity through the vaccine won’t be achieved until summer
Coronavirus live news: US cases increase 14% in one week, France to reopen UK border
UK entrants to France must have negative Covid test ... Europe had nearly half world’s weekly deaths, says WHO ... Anthony Fauci ‘extremely confident’ in vaccine. Follow latest updates
Dr. Anthony Fauci receives the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
Video Hundreds of dollars in direct payments may start going to American households as soon as next week after Congress overwhelmingly passed a $900 billion stimulus package …
Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the ...
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall. Almost immediately, ...
US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months ...
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines
The newly identified Covid-19 variant, which has been spreading through London and parts of Southeast of England, has been detected in Northern Ireland.