Coronavirus Updates

01/10/2023

Now that the U.S. government has stepped back from issuing vaccines, long-term care operators have yet to start administering shots to protect one of the most vulnerable populations.

04/01/2023

Experts say XBB unlikely to cause new wave because city has been exposed to subvariants and has enough immunity.

04/01/2023

As 2022 closed, and the pandemic continued to run rife, Germany’s ruling class demanded the lifting of all protective coronavirus measures.

16/03/2022

Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn are among firms halting their operations.

16/03/2022

51 Million Ordered Into Lockdown!

China is placing more than 51 million people into lockdown as a new COVID wave hits three provinces.

21/03/2021

The reality behind Russia's pandemic is most likely to be found in its excessive mortality rates.

16/03/2021

An Iranian health official says the latest studies on the homegrown Coviran Barekat coronavirus vaccine have proven its effectiveness to stand at 90 percent.

16/03/2021

Also: Canada’s vaccine advisory committee is expected to release guidelines tomorrow recommending that the AstraZeneca vaccine can be used on adults a...

16/03/2021

South Korea's most populous province has ordered all of its foreign workers to be tested for COVID-19 by March 22, sparking complaints of long lines and logistical problems, as well as of implicit xenophobia in government messaging.

16/03/2021

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20/12/2020

All of Ontario will be under lockdown after Christmas Eve, sources tell CTV News Toronto.

19/12/2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after it was confirmed that a new strain of the COVID-19 virus could spread more quickly and lead to a surge in cases.

13/12/2020

December 12, 2020

13/12/2020

Grocery delivery company Instacart became a critical service for many consumers overnight when cities and states across the U.S. quickly implemented stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of COVID-19.

13/12/2020

Five genes often found in severe cases of Covid-19

A landmark study from the University of Edinburgh gathered DNA from 2,700 Covid-19 patients in 208 intensive care units across the UK.

13/12/2020

New genetic studies show why there is such a difference in how ill people become from coronavirus infection and point the way to new treatments.

13/12/2020

A Be a Santa to a Senior drop-off in 2019. This year, Home Instead's Be a Santa to a Senior program, which provides gifts for seniors who are alone during the holiday season, is moving online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An Edmonton organization is making sure seniors are not forgotten this Christm...

13/12/2020

Sweden faces a shortage of health-care workers as the number of resignations ticks up after a relentless year of caring for Covid patients.

12/12/2020

The unsettling feeling of vertigo is not one you want to ignore.

12/12/2020

A study published in Science shows how conference attendees may have spread the SARS-CoV2 to 29 different states.

12/12/2020

Britain’s biggest maker of pharmaceuticals has swooped on an American rival in a daring move on the eve of Brexit. Astra Zeneca, the FTSE 100 drug-maker playing a central role in the fight against Covid-19, has agreed to buy Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39bn (£28.9bn). The cash-and-shares deal wi...

12/12/2020

People carried signs and props ranging from a giant needle with the words “no mandatory vaccines” to Trump flags.

12/12/2020

The organizers of a 'international arts, music and cultural festival' have apologized after images and video posted on social media revealed packed crowds of partiers without masks in Mexico's hipster resort town of Tulum.

12/12/2020

Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy 'Steel Magnolias' and the TV series 'Queen Sugar,' has died from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. S...

12/12/2020

The Grammy Award winner, who sold millions of records and was the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died of complications from Covid-19.

12/12/2020

Ashanti revealed she tested positive for COVID-19 just hours before her Verzuz battle against Keyshia Cole.

18/11/2020

Health unit reports 18 additional incidents today, including multiple cases in Barrie, Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth.

12/10/2020

04/10/2020

The president's doctors said he could be discharged from Walter Reed Monday as Trump's top physician detailed he was given a steroid and put on oxygen as a treatment for COVID-19.

12/09/2020

It is the first time that COVID-19 infections have topped 10,000 in France in a single day.