Bars and clubs
A health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for a woman in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 12, 2021. Thailand's Health Ministry warned Sunday that restrictions may need to be tightened to slow the spread of a fresh coronavirus wave, as the country hit a daily record for new cases. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand sees record new infections ahead of major festival

By Patrick Quinn And Busaba Sivasomboon Apr. 12, 2021 05:35 AM EDT

An Indian woman waits for the result of her COVID-19 test at a hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 12, 2021. With its explosive surge in recent days, India's confirmed infections surpassed Brazil's total Monday as the second-worst hit country. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Asia Today: India records another surge in COVID-19 cases

Apr. 12, 2021 03:14 AM EDT

Harriet Henry, manager of The Tea Room in Knutsford, England, poses with the Open sign outside her cafe, as she prepares to open, Sunday April 11, 2021. Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting roadmap. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

By Jill Lawless Apr. 11, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a Buddhist monk at Nak Prok Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand hits new daily record with nearly 1,000 virus cases

By Busaba Sivasomboon Apr. 11, 2021 07:05 AM EDT

In New Orleans, a later 'last call' as virus rules eased

Apr. 09, 2021 01:04 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Last call is coming later at New Orleans bars. City Hall announced Friday that bars and restaurants in the city can...

Demonstrators step on barriers set up by Italian Police during a protest by Restaurant owners and workers outside the Lower Chamber in Rome, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Demonstrators demanded to reopen their business and protested against restrictive measures by the Italian Government to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Restaurant owners clash with police in Rome lockdown protest

By Frances D'emilio Apr. 06, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

A close up of the hearts on the 'The National COVID Memorial Wall' on the south bank of the Thames in front of St. Thomas' hospital and opposite the House of Parliament in London, Sunday April 4, 2021. Hearts are being drawn onto the wall in memory of the many thousands of people who have died in the UK from coronavirus, with organizers hoping to reach their target of 150,000 hearts by the middle of next week. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
UK eyes testing COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings

By Sylvia Hui Apr. 04, 2021 10:07 AM EDT

Healthcare worker walks past a poster explaining the after effects of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa bans liquor sales over Easter to prevent surge

By Mogomotsi Magome Mar. 30, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

A bin of syringes sits inside a trailer Monday, March 29, 2021, as workers prepare Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at "Vaccine Fest," a 24-hour COVID-19 mass vaccination event in Metairie, La., just outside New Orleans, hosted by Ochsner Health System and the Jefferson Parish Government. Every adult in Louisiana over the age of 16 is now eligible to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as the state's expanded eligibility went into effect Monday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Edwards keeps Louisiana mask rule, ditches many virus limits

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 30, 2021 08:58 AM EDT

Jackson County to drop several COVID-19 protocols

Mar. 26, 2021 05:16 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County is the latest Missouri jurisdiction to ease COVID-19 protocols as the numbers of new cases, deaths and hospitalizations...

Booze-to-go approved by Wisconsin Senate

Mar. 23, 2021 03:58 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Booze-to-go will be easier to purchase in Wisconsin under a pair of bills passed Tuesday by the state Senate. ...

NYC strip clubs sue New York state over COVID shutdown

By Larry Neumeister Mar. 18, 2021 07:19 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of New York City exotic dancing clubs sued New York state Thursday, saying it’s not fair that they’re being kept closed when everything...

Fans talk at a table as they are socially distant from others at Kilroy's Bar & Grill, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when COVID-19 blew up everybody’s brackets. This year, the tournament’s back, and bars and restaurants, some shuttered for months, are open for March Madness, though things may look a little different.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Crowded bars: March Madness or just plain madness?

By Don Babwin Mar. 17, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

Cocktails to go would be legal in Wisconsin under bill

Mar. 17, 2021 02:10 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bars and restaurants could sell cocktails and glasses of wine to go under a bill the state Assembly approved...

This March 4, 2021 photo shows alcohol-free spirits for sale at Spirited Away, New York's first "booze-free bottle shop." According to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, global consumption of zero-proof beer, wine and spirits is growing two to three times faster than overall alcohol consumption.(AP Photo/Joseph B. Frederick)
New wave of bars creates buzz without the booze

By Dee-Ann Durbin Mar. 16, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Nurse Sara Muela, left, administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to educator Rebecca Titus at a vaccination site setup for teachers and school staff at the Berks County Intermediate Unit in Reading, Pa., Monday, March 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Restaurants, bars to see some pandemic limits lift in April

By Marc Levy Mar. 15, 2021 05:50 PM EDT

Cambodia turns hotel into COVID hospital as cases rise

By Sopheng Cheang Mar. 08, 2021 08:08 AM EST
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A defunct luxury hotel in Cambodia's capital finished conversion into a 500-room coronavirus hospital on Monday, as authorities...

Speedway vaccination site to open, new businesses seek help

By Holly Ramer Mar. 02, 2021 09:49 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New businesses that opened just in time to be slammed by the coronavirus pandemic would be eligible for more help under a bill before a...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks during a COVID-19 briefing as state epidemiologist Linda Bell, left, looks on, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in West Columbia, S.C. As of Monday, McMaster says all businesses will be allowed to be open, as long as they adhere to social distancing and capacity limits. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
SC lifts pandemic limits on alcohol sales, mass gatherings

By Michelle Liu Feb. 26, 2021 03:11 PM EST

Alabama ABC suspends bar over pandemic health violations

Feb. 25, 2021 09:38 AM EST
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — State regulators have suspended the alcohol license of a Birmingham-area bar over alleged violations of the state’s pandemic health order...