Tag: Epidemics
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP’s pandemic journalism
Hugging loved ones. Shaking hands. Going to school. Grabbing dinner at a restaurant. Visiting elderly family members.
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Warp-speed spending and other surreal stats of COVID times
WASHINGTON — The U.S. effort in World War II was off the charts. Battles spread over three continents and four years, 16 million served...
After long pandemic year, a changed New York shows renewal
NEW YORK — Pamela Puchalski still remembers how frightening it felt when the coronavirus upended life in her New York City neighborhood last March.
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Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and...
Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions
Nearly a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the nation’s first statewide shutdown because of the coronavirus, masks remain mandated, indoor dining and...
In a pandemic, Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable
TEESTO, Ariz. — For as long as Raymond Clark has lived alone on this quiet stretch of the Navajo Nation under the watch of...
Call of the wild: Great outdoors is great escape in pandemic
For those venturing off the beaten path, be advised — it’s a little crowded out there.
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Biden aims for quicker shots, ‘independence from this virus’
WASHINGTON — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address...
Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second
BALTIMORE — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest...
Amid pandemic, ‘an international epidemic’ of childhood pain
PARIS — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by...
