Tag: Epidemics
US urges Tanzania to embrace COVID-19 vaccines, share data
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States praised Tanzania on Friday for finally acknowledging the resurgence of COVID-19 after claiming for months it had defeated...
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
NEW YORK — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.
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Backlogged cases push California COVID-19 deaths past 50,000
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported another 806 deaths from coronavirus during the winter surge, pushing California’s toll above 50,000, or...
England minorities: Higher COVID-19 cases, fewer vaccinated
LONDON — England’s ethnic minority communities have higher levels of COVID-19 infections and lower levels of vaccine acceptance than other groups, according to a...
Report: Italy’s mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
ROME — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros...
DEA: Opioids in Yavapai County are top Arizona drug threat
PHOENIX — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and...
Report: Italy’s mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
ROME — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros...
DEA: Opioids in Yavapai County are top Arizona drug threat
PHOENIX — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and...
Pandemic art sales: Prettying up the walls we’re staring at
NEW YORK — If you’ve been watching experts and commentators appearing on television from their homes, their increased attention to decor might look familiar:...
Pandemic art sales: Prettying up the walls we’re staring at
NEW YORK — If you’ve been watching experts and commentators appearing on television from their homes, their increased attention to decor might look familiar:...