Tag: Pandemics
The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration has less than a week to decide on extending the nationwide eviction moratorium, a measure that housing advocates...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus’ origin
GENEVA — A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that...
African expert warns of ‘vaccine war’ over access to jabs
KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned against a “vaccine war” among nations amid...
EU leaders faced with surge of infections, vaccine issues
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are meeting Thursday to look for ways of ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations across the 27-nation region amid a shortage...
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...
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...
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...
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...
