Tag: Epidemics
Venezuelan COVID patients increasingly seeking in-home care
CARACAS, Venezuela — Chef Carlos Páez has a long and tough road ahead after a serious case of COVID-19 that required a constant supply...
Syria to send Lebanon emergency oxygen supply for hospitals
BEIRUT — The government of war-torn Syria said Wednesday it will send emergency oxygen supplies to neighboring Lebanon, which has experienced shortages amid a...
Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others
VATICAN CITY — Trying to save jobs as the pandemic pummels Vatican revenues, Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics,...
Central Europe’s hospitals slammed, can’t treat all in need
WARSAW, Poland — Poland recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Wednesday as hospitals buckle under a new surge. Hungary has the...
Japan spends billions on technology for absent Olympic fans
TOKYO — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software...
NATO prepares ‘virus-free’ zone for summit; Biden invited
BRUSSELS — Since the coronavirus started spreading through Europe over a year ago, NATO's headquarters in Brussels has been off-limits to the media and...
Pandemic takes a political toll on Massachusetts governor
BOSTON — Early last March, when the COVID-19 crisis still felt like a remote threat, Charlie Baker flew off with members of his family...
Puerto Rico cracks down on tourists flouting pandemic rules
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — They come from New York, Illinois, Michigan, and authorities say too many of the tourists are flouting Puerto Rico's...
Brazil posts record single-day toll of 3,251 virus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil reported more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time Tuesday amid calls for the...
Teachers lament ‘chaotic’ virus rules in German schools
BERLIN — Under pressure to ease Germany's virus restrictions, officials last month agreed to gradually reopen schools. Confirmed COVID-19 cases started climbing again, leading...
