Tag: Disease outbreaks
‘It’s exhausting.’ A year of distance learning wears thin
AMERICUS, Ga. — At first, many schools announced it would last only a couple weeks. A year later, the unplanned experiment with distance learning...
AP-NORC poll: People of color bear COVID-19’s economic brunt
NEW YORK — A year ago, Elvia Banuelos’ life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident about...
Bread and Cameos — a year without income from Broadway stage
NEW YORK — A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of live Broadway excitement. Now he’s doing it with his...
Greece: “Lockdown fatigue” blamed for fueling mass protests
ATHENS, Greece — Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister accused political opponents...
Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has emerged as a European Union leader in COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to a strategy that sought shots from Russia and...
Cyprus pulls back on wider easing of COVID-19 restrictions
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus on Friday put the brakes on a wider loosening of COVID-19 restrictions by keeping middle school students at home for...
Iditarod officials contact tracing after positive virus test
JUNEAU, Alaska — A musher taken out of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after testing positive for COVID-19 at a checkpoint is believed...
Tussle between US, allies over vaccine supply escalates
BRUSSELS — Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses are in cold storage in the U.S. that can’t be injected in the states because they are...
A look at new steps Biden team launching to fight virus
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden is taking a series of new steps to combat the coronavirus, hoping to get the...
Hunt for vaccine slots often leads through scheduling maze
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The road to a COVID-19 shot often leads through a maze of scheduling systems: Some vaccine seekers spend days or weeks...
