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FILE - In this June 19, 2021 file photo, Hungarian fans follow the Euro 2020 soccer championship group F match between Hungary and France, at the Ferenc Puskas stadium in Budapest, Hungary. Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was the first full-house international soccer event in Europe in more than a year — made possible largely by Hungary's adoption of government-issued immunity cards. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, Pool, file)
Hungary's immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns

By Justin Spike Jun. 22, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

Restrictions on restaurants, other businesses relaxed

May. 07, 2021 09:50 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Restaurants in Rhode Island are free to welcome more customers and the state's houses of worship can welcome more of the faithful...

A shop assistant wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stands in front of her shop in Khao San road, a popular hangout for Thais and tourists in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 26, 2021. Cinemas, parks and gyms were among venues closed in Bangkok as Thailand sees its worst surge of the pandemic. A shortage of hospital beds, along with a failure to secure adequate coronavirus vaccine supplies, have pushed the government into imposing the new restrictions. (AP Photo/Anuthep Cheysakron)
Thailand's prime minister fined for breaking face mask rule

By Busaba Sivasomboon Apr. 26, 2021 06:13 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

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a news conference in Annapolis, Md. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Hogan announced that some restrictions on businesses will be lifted later in the week. For example, on Friday at 5 p.m., limits will be lifted on outdoor and indoor dining at restaurants and bars, but people will still need to be seated and distanced. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)
Hogan eases COVID-19 restrictions on Maryland businesses

By Brian Witte Mar. 09, 2021 05:24 PM EST

In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, photo, Allissa Star poses for a photograph along the north shore of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh. Starr worked about a week every month at a brothel in Pahrump, Nev., outside of Las Vegas. Then the pandemic led to the shuttering of Nevada's licensed bordellos, the only place where prostitution is legal in the state, and they have remained closed since March, leaving sex workers like Starr struggling to pay the bills and turning to alternatives like "virtual" dates. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pandemic makes prostitution taboo in Nevada's legal brothels

By Michelle L. Price Feb. 20, 2021 11:28 AM EST

A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger at Bandra train station in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Health officials have detected a spike in COVID-19 cases in several pockets of Maharashtra state, including in Mumbai, the country's financial capital. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 03:24 AM EST

People wear masks as they wait outdoors for takeaway coffee and eats at the "go get em tiger" coffee bar on Hollywood Blvd., in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California reverses stay-at-home order as conditions improve

By Kathleen Ronayne Jan. 26, 2021 01:01 AM EST

The Fred 62 restaurant is open for takeout and delivery in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. Local officials could choose to continue stricter rules. The state is also lifting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew

By Kathleen Ronayne Jan. 25, 2021 10:52 AM EST

Hawaii Department of Education cancels large school events

Jan. 14, 2021 09:54 AM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Education will prohibit events involving gatherings of more than 20 people for the remainder of the school year. ...

A man wearing a British union flag face mask walks past a coronavirus advice sign outside a bank in Glasgow the morning after stricter lockdown measures came into force for Scotland, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2021. Further measures were put in place Tuesday as part of lockdown restrictions in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.(Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
UK hospitals stagger as new virus variant takes huge toll

By Danica Kirka Jan. 05, 2021 04:51 AM EST

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus shop at a local market in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said social distancing measures will be tightened as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge, with a ban on nighttime dining and more businesses ordered to close. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Asia Today: Hong Kong to tighten measures amid virus surge

Dec. 08, 2020 12:24 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo, a shopper leaves the Target Store on 34th St. with supplies as carpenter board up the Sephora story in New York. Target Corp. said Friday it will give a $2 an hour wage increase to its 300,000-plus workers who have been scrambling to help customers. The pay bump will be effective at least through May 2. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Sephora to take over cosmetics in Kohl's stores

By Anne D'innocenzio Dec. 01, 2020 10:08 AM EST

Drivers are in long lines at a COVID-19 testing site in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP)
As virus cases spiral, Los Angeles readies plan for curfew

Nov. 17, 2020 09:30 PM EST

Connecticut reimposes some COVID restrictions as cases rise

By Dave Collins And Susan Haigh Nov. 02, 2020 04:01 PM EST
Connecticut will reimpose some restrictions on businesses and gatherings, including reducing the capacity in restaurants again, as coronavirus rates increase...

Relatives gather around some of the graves illuminated by candles during All Saints Day at the cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Candles illuminated tombstones in graveyards across Europe as people communed with the souls of the dead on Thursday, observing one of the most sacred days in the Catholic calendar.(AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
The Latest: Brazil protesters oppose vaccine mandate

By The Associated Press Nov. 01, 2020 01:38 AM EDT

Texas AG sues to block COVID-19 shutdown in El Paso County

Oct. 30, 2020 08:42 PM EDT
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday joined several El Paso County restaurant owners in suing to block a county order shutting...

A passer-by walks past a store closing sign, right, in the window of a department store, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Boston. Americans may feel whiplashed by a report Thursday, Oct. 29, on the economy's growth this summer, when an explosive rebound followed an epic collapse. The government will likely estimate that the economy grew faster on an annualized basis last quarter than in any such period since record-keeping began in 1947.(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.4% in September

By Martin Crutsinger Oct. 30, 2020 08:44 AM EDT

'Overwhelmed': Texas county halts non-essential activities

Oct. 29, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso County officials ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential activities Thursday after the area's medical resources were...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, speaks during an event with President Donald Trump about coronavirus testing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Mississippi governor ends statewide mask mandate

By Leah Willingham Sep. 30, 2020 06:25 PM EDT