WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, … Read More
Medics in Jerusalem transfer a COVID-19 patient to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem. Many hospitals in Israel are at full capacity following a sharp increase in coronavirus infections. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images Israel was the first country on Earth to … Read More
Two officials within the European Union institutions have confirmed for Reuters that the EU Council will on Monday announce its decision to remove from the list of epidemiologically safe third countries a total of six countries, including the United States. The removal … Read More
The record toll comes as Russia continues to battle the surging Delta variant first detected in India.Denis Grishkin / Moskva News Agency Russia recorded its highest-ever daily death toll from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic on Wednesday, … Read More
More people worldwide have died of COVID-19 so far this year than during all of last year, according to data tallied by Johns Hopkins University. So far, 3.77 million deaths have been reported since the pandemic began — with 1.89 million reported in … Read More
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva A $50-billion plan to end the COVID-19 pandemic developed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), would generate an additional $9 trillion in global economic returns by 2025, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday. The plan … Read More
“I think we should continue to investigate what went on in China,” the leading infectious diseases expert said. Story at a glance: Anthony Fauci is not sure COVID-19 is a natural disease. Fauci wants a full investigation in China. A … Read More
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wearing masks and gloves as a precaution against coronavirus is ineffective, unnecessary for the vast majority of people, and may even spread infections faster, experts said Tuesday. While near-total lockdowns have been imposed in Italy, Spain … Read More