Tag: Public health
Canadian health officials wanted strict protocols from NHL
Face masks were as prevalent as pucks throughout the NHL this past season, but documents show Canadian health officials wanted the league to take...
White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push
WASHINGTON — “A disservice to the country.” “Inaccurate disinformation.” “Literally killing people.”
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Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges
BANGKOK — Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus rushed to implement tough restrictions...
Hungarian capital offers tests amid vaccine efficacy worries
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's capital city is offering free antibody testing to its elderly residents in a bid to ratchet up pressure on the...
At Cannes under COVID-19, glamour gets unmasked
CANNES, France — For nearly everybody who has come to the Cannes Film Festival after months in various stages of lockdown and caution, the...
Thailand sets curfew for capital to combat coronavirus surge
BANGKOK — Officials in Thailand on Friday announced a seven-hour curfew and other restrictions for the capital and nine other provinces to try to...
Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan
TOKYO — Japan is famous for running on consensus. But the decision to proceed with the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics has shredded it.
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Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy
PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...
Travel firms sue UK government over its travel restrictions
LONDON — A group of British airports and airlines took the U.K. government to court Friday, demanding it disclose the evidence behind its coronavirus...
Dutch reinforce COVID-19 measures after spike in cases
THE HAGUE — The Dutch government has reinforced measures to contain COVID-19 after a spike in new cases, particularly among young people, driven by...
