Epidemics
Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press 37 minutes ago
Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Stop the threats There are a plethora of ways to vent frustration...

A young boy waits for the result of rapid COVID-19 test before entering his class at a kindergarten in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, April 12, 2021. The Czech government has agreed to start easing the tight lockdown in one of the hardest-hit European countries and has given a green light for at least some children to return to schools. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Czechs start to ease lockdown, youngest kids back to schools

By Karel Janicek 38 minutes ago

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 4 hrs ago

Devotees take holy dips in the river Ganges during Shahi snan or a Royal bath at Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising Covid cases as part of a nationwide second-wave, thousands of pilgrims are gathering on the banks of the river Ganga for the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. The faithful believe that a dip in the waters of the Ganga will absolve them of their sins and deliver them from the cycle of birth and death. (AP Photo/Karma Sonam)
Huge gatherings at India's Hindu festival as virus surges

By Neha Mehrotra And Sheikh Saaliq 5 hrs ago

A medical worker in a booth takes a nasal sample from a man at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 12, 2021. The new mayor of South Korea's capital demanded swift approval of coronavirus self-testing kits, saying that his city urgently needs more tools to fight the pandemic and keep struggling businesses open. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: India records another surge in COVID-19 cases

6 hrs ago

A man walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
World shares, US futures decline on vaccine, virus worries

By Elaine Kurtenbach 6 hrs ago

A person receives the COVID-19 vaccine as members of the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra play at the vaccination center in Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Jutland, Denmark, Monday April 12, 2021. (Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
The Latest: Germany aims to unify pandemic restrictions

By The Associated Press 7 hrs ago

FILE - In this Saturday, April 10, 2021, file photo, Muslims perform evening prayer at the Sunni shrine of Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani, ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. Muslims are facing their second Ramadan in the shadow of the pandemic. Many Muslim majority countries have been hit by an intense new coronavirus wave. While some countries imposed new Ramadan restrictions, concern is high that the month’s rituals could stoke a further surge. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
Muslims navigate restrictions in the second pandemic Ramadan

By Mariam Fam, Kathy Gannon And Bassem Mroue 7 hrs ago

President Pro Tempore Beth Mizell during the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
Louisiana's latest legislative session moves past pandemic

By Melinda Deslatte 8 hrs ago

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian shares decline on vaccine, virus worries

By Elaine Kurtenbach 9 hrs ago

More Vermont courthouses ready to reopen for live trials

By The Associated Press 21 hrs ago
Eight Vermont courthouses are once again ready for jury trials. The Vermont Judiciary announced recently that the move comes after a year...

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 21 hrs ago

Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) worker Elias Anjo, right, checks a patient suspected of having COVID-19 at her house in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid vaccine supply snags

By Diane Jeantet And David Biller 23 hrs ago

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, center, lays down a wreath during commemorations marking the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany, Sunday, April 11, 2021. On April 11, 1945 the US Army liberated the concentration camp Buchenwald. At left is Steinmeier's wife Elke Buendenbender. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German president: Buchenwald a reminder of Nazi 'barbarism'

Apr. 11, 2021 06:54 AM EDT

Dr. E. Kwok administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, British Columbia, Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Michigan pushing for more vaccines amid spike

By The Associated Press Apr. 11, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

Nearly one-third of Texans have received virus vaccine

Apr. 10, 2021 04:10 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The percentage of Texans who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is nearing one-third, according to the federal...

Over 4 million COVID vaccine doses administered in Arizona

Apr. 10, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday said administration of COVID-19 vaccinations passed 4 million doses as the state reported 819 additional confirmed cases and...

New Hampshire governor gets vaccine, gives thumbs-up

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 11:58 AM EDT
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu received his COVID-19 vaccine Saturday at the state's mass vaccination site at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. ...

People walk through closed Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Iran on Saturday imposed partial lockdown on businesses in major shopping centers as well as intercity travels through personal cars in major cities including capital Tehran as it struggles with the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in the Mideast region. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran enforces 10-day lockdown amid fourth wave of pandemic

By Amir Vahdat Apr. 10, 2021 08:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, file photo, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection in Topeka, Kan. In March 2021, Kelly enacted a law giving legislative leaders power to revoke her emergency orders. Top Republican lawmakers immediately used it to scuttle a Kelly order meant to encourage counties to keep mask mandates in place. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The Latest: Romanians protest restrictions as cases top 1M

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 06:10 AM EDT