Articles filed under Coronavirus
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COVID-19 update: Illinois averaging 28,626 daily vaccine shots; 3,135 hospitalizedFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 vaccine providers are averaging 28,626 doses a day over the past week, the lowest rate since late October 2021. Since the Illinois Department of Public...
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Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating itFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - VIENNA - Austria is about to become the first country in Europe to require most adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but few other nations appear likely to join it...
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2 Miami men get prison time for stealing medical ventilatorsFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Two Miami men have been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing ventilators bound for a COVID-19 intensive care center in El Salvador as part ...
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Lombard couple stricken with COVID-19 able to share last day togetherFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - The children of a longtime Lombard couple have created a touching visual tribute to their late parents. And they couldn't have done it without the support of administrat...
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Spain to drop masks outdoors as omicron surge deceleratesFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - MADRID - Spain will end a mandate to wear masks outdoors next week, reversing a late December order against an unprecedented surge of coronavirus infections fueled by a ...
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Sangamon County judge temporarily halts school mask mandate; Pritzker vows appealFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Sangamon County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday that could disrupt Gov. J.B. Pritkzer's school mask mandate — a measure that required the use of...
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Ottawa police expect COVID protest to ramp up againFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - Police in Canada's capital said Friday about 150 extra police officers will be deployed to the areas of Ottawa most affected by the protest against COV...
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Aid to volcano-hit Tonga brings 1st COVID outbreak, lockdownFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - BANGKOK - For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay. But last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami b...
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Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limboFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - More than a year ago Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and made plans to quit his job in Sydney. His life has be...
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Homeless shelters, food pantries ask for more help than Kane County is offeringFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Kane County officials won't come close to providing the help local homeless shelters, food pantries and mental health providers told them they need under current plans t...