American spy officials said Wednesday that the intelligence community is still unsure how the coronavirus first spread to human populations, though they are confident that the Chinese government has not been transparent about the matter. “The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,” Avril Haines, the director…
Spy Chiefs Say They Don’t Know How Virus Started, But That China Has Not Been ‘Fully Transparent’
April 15, 2021
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Video: ‘Isolation Kills, Too’—Mary Daniel on Becoming a Dishwasher to See Her Husband; Advising Gov. DeSantis
April 11, 2021
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On March 10, 2020, Mary Daniel went to visit her husband like she did every day after he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. What Daniel did not know was that the next day she’d be told she could not come back—because of new lockdown measures. “The days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months,”…
Iran Orders 10-day Shutdown Amid 4th Wave of Coronavirus Pandemic
Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. The lockdown affects 23 of the country’s 31 provinces, health ministry spokesman Alireza Raisi said. Businesses, schools, theatres, and sports facilities have been forced to shut and gatherings…
CDC: Variant Found in Britain Most Common in US
WASHINGTON—A variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain is now the most common strain circulating in the United States. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, says the strain, formally known as B.1.1.7, is “now the most common lineage circulating in the United States.” The strain has been…
Nearly Half of New US Virus Infections Are in Just 5 States
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states—a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots. New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey together reported 44 percent of the nation’s new COVID-19 infections, or nearly…
UK Eyes Testing COVID-19 Passports at Mass Gatherings
LONDON—Britain is planning to test a series of measures including “coronavirus status certifications” over the coming weeks to see if they can allow people to safely return to mass gatherings at sports arenas, nightclubs and concerts. People attending a range of events this month and in May, including a club night and key FA Cup…
Argentine Leader Alberto Fernandez Says He Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
BUENOS AIRES—Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in good spirits despite a light fever, the first-term Peronist leader said on Saturday. “I am in good physical condition,” the president, who turned 62 on Friday, said in a tweet. He had received Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus…
Large-Scale Vaccination Site Opens at Costa Mesa Fairgrounds
March 31, 2021
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Orange County opened its latest super point of dispensing (POD) COVID-19 vaccine site in Costa Mesa March 31. The site’s opening, at the Orange County Fairgrounds, came the same day the region entered the less-restrictive orange tier. “I want to ask you all to encourage your friends, your neighbors, your loved ones who are hesitant on the vaccine to…
Paris Goes Into Lockdown as COVID-19 Variant Rampages
PARIS—France imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President Emmanuel Macron to shift course. Since late January, when he defied the calls of scientists and some in his government to lock the country down, Macron has said he…
German COVID-19 Cases Are Growing Exponentially Again: RKI
BERLIN—Coronavirus infections are rising exponentially in Germany, an expert at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Tuesday, adding that the risk of AstraZeneca’s vaccine was relatively low. The number of cases per 100,000 reported on Tuesday was 83.7, up from 68 a week ago, and RKI has said that metric could…
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