Tag: Epidemics
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS — The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands of people...
Historic Houston movie theater closes due to pandemic
HOUSTON — A historic Houston theater that director Richard Linklater called his “film school” and that for decades was the place to catch hard-to-find...
Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party’s on at sea
ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed....
Russian entrepreneurs adapt to virus lockdown challenges
MOSCOW — Valentina Konstantinova remembers well when Russia locked down for the coronavirus a year ago. Her 18-room boutique hotel, called Skazka, or “Fairytale,”...
India fights virus surge, steps up jabs amid export row
NEW DELHI — There isn’t any room at Sion Hospital in India’s megacity, Mumbai - approximately all 500 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients are...
In Dubai, an art show’s return reflects city’s new normal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It was a scene reminiscent of pre-pandemic Dubai: Art lovers dressed in designer clothes or alternative fashion, walking around...
Can I still spread the coronavirus after I’m vaccinated?
NEW YORK — Can I still spread the coronavirus after I’m vaccinated?
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Oklahoma town eases pandemic, one restaurant meal at a time
NEW YORK — In Miami, Oklahoma, restaurants and their customers are doing their part to ease pandemic heartache, one meal at a time.
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Sun’s out, surf’s up and California’s reopening more widely
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Cheering fans instead of cardboard cutouts at Dodger Stadium. Screaming thrill-seekers riding the Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa...
Mexico’s indirect COVID-19 deaths may be over 120,000
MEXICO CITY — Many of the over 120,000 excess deaths Mexico suffered so far during the pandemic may have been indirectly caused by the...
