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A worker wearing a protective suit takes a swab for a COVID-19 test at a community testing site in northern China's Tianjin Municipality, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as the government tried to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus's easily transmitted omicron variant ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital. (Chinatopix via AP)
China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Olympics

By Huizhong Wu Jan. 13, 2022 01:15 AM EST

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China keeps virus at bay at high cost ahead of Olympics

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Sep. 21, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2021, file photo, a visitor receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Tokyo Vaccination Center at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. In a new government policy that was debated in parliament on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, coronavirus patients with moderate symptoms will isolate at home instead of in hospitals, as new cases surge in Tokyo to record levels during the Olympic Games. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan to limit hospital care as COVID-19 cases hit new high

By Mari Yamaguchi Aug. 04, 2021 05:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 12, 2021, file commuters wearing face masks walk in a passageway during a rush hour at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo. Tokyo recorded 1,979 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, hitting a new six-month high one day before the Olympics are to begin amid growing worry about the worsening infections during the games. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
In venue fit for head of state, Japan PM seeks Pfizer doses

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 23, 2021 02:20 AM EDT

People eat and drink at a restaurant in the evening in Tokyo on July 9, 2021. A state of emergency began Monday, July 12, 2021, in Tokyo, as the number of new cases is climbing fast and hospital beds are starting to fill just 11 days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Explainer: How will the virus emergency affect the Olympics?

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 12, 2021 04:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday June 24, 2021, European Council President Charles Michel, left, greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. The government of Luxembourg said Monday June 28, 2021, that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation for 10 days. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, FILE)
The Latest: Hong Kong to ban flights from UK to curb virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

Croatia's Luka Modric, right, celebrates, after Croatia's Ivan Perisic, left, scored during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between Croatia and Scotland at the Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)
The Latest: South Africa resumes restrictions to fight surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 27, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 27, 2021 file photo, a woman waits for the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at the Butanda Health Center III in Western Uganda. Virus cases are surging in Uganda, making scarce hospital beds even more expensive, and concern is growing over the alleged exploitation of patients by private hospitals accused of demanding payment up front and hiking fees. (AP Photo/Patrick Onen, File)
As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering

By Rodney Muhumuza Jun. 26, 2021 04:50 AM EDT

Lawmakers vote to bank pandemic funds, boost schools funding

By Mark Scolforo Jun. 25, 2021 11:37 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state budget that dumps billions in federal coronavirus money into savings, boosts spending on education and provides aid to nursing...

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters stage a protest march in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday June 25, 2021, demanding that vaccines from China and Russia be included in the country's vaccine rollout program. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo Let Pretorius)
South Africa battles rapid rise of COVID-19 in Johannesburg

By Mogomotsi Magome Jun. 25, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

A medical worker in protective gear checks the paperwork of people getting the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country, has seen COVID-19 infections surge in recent weeks, putting pressure on hospitals, including in the capital city, where most of hospital beds are full, and has added urgency to the government's plan to inoculate 1 million people each day by next month. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
The Latest: Maine nears 70% vaccination level for residents

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

A vaccination certificate sits on a computer screen with the website Gosuslugi (public services portal) in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 21, 2021. Police quickly cracked down, launching 24 criminal cases last week against sellers of fake vaccination certificates. Still, several accounts offering the bogus documents could be found easily on the Telegram messaging app this week. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia mandates vaccinations for some as virus cases surge

By Daria Litvinova Jun. 25, 2021 02:21 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask passes by an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and other Asian indexes at a securities firm Friday, June 25, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares are rising, buoyed by the rally on Wall Street that came after President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian stocks rise after US rally on infrastructure deal

Yuri Kageyama Jun. 25, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2021, file photo, police officers and firefighters arrive to receive the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at a former Tsukiji fish market which was turned to be a temporary mass vaccination center site set up by Tokyo metropolitan government, in Tokyo. After months of delays due to political and bureaucratic bungling as well as a shortage of vaccines, inoculations in Japan are taking off, and the drive is now racing down to the wire with the Olympics starting in one month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Is Japan's remarkable vaccine drive in time for Olympics?

By Mari Yamaguchi Jun. 25, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, June 25, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares are rising, buoyed by the rally on Wall Street that came after President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian stocks rise after US rally on infrastructure deal

Yuri Kageyama Jun. 24, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

UN-backed program trims forecast to supply COVID-19 vaccine

By Jamey Keaten Jun. 24, 2021 09:53 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — A public health group that manages the U.N.-backed program to ship COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries is paring back its supply forecast for...

An employee of the Federal State Center for Special Risk Rescue Operations of Russia Emergency Situations disinfects a hall of Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Coronavirus infections continue to soar in Russia, with the highest reported new cases and further deaths since late January. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
The Latest: Hawaii to drop rules for vaccinated travelers

By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2021 06:26 AM EDT

Michigan lawmakers announce bills after opioid deaths spike

By Anna Liz Nichols Jun. 23, 2021 03:48 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich (AP) — A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers announced a package of bills Wednesday to curb opioid overdose deaths in the state, which experts...

CureVac founder withdraws candidacy for supervisory board

Jun. 23, 2021 08:21 AM EDT
German biotech company CureVac said Wednesday that its founder has withdrawn his candidacy for the supervisory board for health reasons. Dr...

Iran: 'Sabotage attack' on civilian nuclear center thwarted

By Nasser Karimi And Isabel Debre Jun. 23, 2021 08:03 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have thwarted what they called a “sabotage attack” targeting a civilian nuclear facility near the country's capital,...