What was once a flood of health care workers catching the coronavirus in Los Angeles County has now slowed to a trickle, in large part because the vast majority of them have been vaccinated, local public health officials said. Reports of new virus cases among health care workers in the …
Read More »U.S. Virus Cases Top 25 Million
The United States has now recorded 25 million coronavirus cases, reaching the threshold Saturday afternoon, according to a New York Times database. Experts say that as staggering as that figure is, it significantly understates the true number of people in the country who have been infected and the scope of …
Read More »Coronavirus Cases Surge in Arizona
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Arizona has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases per capita in the country. A medical official said the hospital systems are under “immense pressure” to keep up with the amount of Covid-19 patients. NYT > Health
Read More »5 Ways Families Can Prepare as Coronavirus Cases Surge
As if parents didn’t have enough to worry about, here’s a new cause for alarm: Coronavirus cases in the United States are climbing toward a third peak, troubling epidemiologists. Cases are rising to record levels in nearly half the states in the country, driven by uncontrolled outbreaks in the Midwest …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: The Midwest Sees a Spike as Cases Decline Elsewhere
Here’s what you need to know: As U.S. cases decline elsewhere, the Midwest sees a worrying spike. The virus is spreading much faster in Spain than anywhere else in Europe. Health care workers with Covid-19 may be going undiagnosed, according to a C.D.C. report. The virus pummels the economies of …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Top 6 Million
Here’s what you need to know: Confirmed virus cases in the U.S. surpass 6 million. The F.D.A. chief confirms his agency’s willingness to approve a vaccine before human trials are complete. New Delhi’s subway is reopening even as India’s daily cases set global records. President Trump retweets a barrage of …
Read More »European Leaders Weigh New Lockdowns as Cases Rise
This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: California, as its infection rate declines, becomes the first state to top 700,000 known cases. European leaders weigh new lockdowns as alarming caseloads return. Universities are struggling to rein in their Greek systems, as …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Opening of U.S. Education System Brings Strike Threats, New Cases and Improvisation
Here’s what you need to know: Some teachers’ unions push to delay in-person learning as more colleges go online only. Officials in Wuhan and Hubei Province tried to hide information from China’s central leadership, a U.S. report finds. Hold off approving plasma for emergency use, Fauci and others warn the …
Read More »Salmonella Cases Linked to Onions Increase to Nearly 900
A salmonella outbreak linked to onions has expanded to 43 states and Canada, prompting a recall from a producer in California and various grocery chains, health officials said. As of Sunday, there had been 640 reported salmonella cases, including 85 hospitalizations, tied to the outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration …
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