January 3, 2021 US coronavirus death toll surpasses 350,000 as experts anticipate post-holiday surge The coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 350,000 early Sunday, as experts anticipate another surge in cases and fatalities stemming from Christmas and New Year’s holiday gatherings.
January 3, 2021 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns 'tougher' coronavirus measures to come as cases soar with new variant U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that the United Kingdom may consider “a range of tougher measures” in the weeks ahead, as London and southeastern England have already been placed under Tier 4 restrictions amid a new variant of the coronavirus that has pushed infection rates to record high levels.
December 30, 2020 California hospitals facing oxygen supply shortage, causing some to declare 'internal disaster' Southern California hospitals, already overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, are now facing a new problem -- a shortage of oxygen, according to a report.
December 24, 2020 Christmas 1918: How Americans celebrated the holiday season during the last pandemic Americans celebrated Christmas over a century ago during the previous pandemic with some of the same concerns of the modern day, including considering whether to gather with loved ones and risk deadly infection.
December 22, 2020 Los Angeles County allows churches to meet indoors days before Christmas following Supreme Court ruling Los Angeles County reversed its ban against indoor religious services just days before Christmas following Supreme Court rulings that sided with a southern California church that challenged the state’s coronavirus restrictions on places of worship.
December 21, 2020 Cuomo asks airlines to add New York to list of 120 countries with testing mandate for UK flights New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he asked three airlines to add New York state to the list of 120 countries requiring passengers traveling from the United Kingdom to get a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding flights.
December 21, 2020 New Mexico sheriff won't enforce stay-at-home orders that subvert constitutional rights The sheriff in New Mexico’s most populous county said in a video last week that he will not enforce any stay-at-home orders that subvert individuals’ constitutional rights, adding that his office will focus on helping families and businesses stay safe from crime.
December 20, 2020 AOC gets coronavirus vaccine on social media, as Congress begins to receive Pfizer injections Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as several other New York lawmakers, utilized social media to document her experience getting vaccinated for the coronavirus Saturday, as the vaccine has become available for Congress as part of a continuity of governance plan.
December 20, 2020 European nations ban flights from UK to prevent coronavirus mutation from spreading to continent Several European nations on Sunday banned flights from the United Kingdom to prevent a new strain of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across southern England from gaining traction on the continent.
December 16, 2020 DeSantis vows to keep Florida restaurants open, criticizes NYC indoor dining shutdown Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to keeping restaurants open and criticizing other areas of the country like New York City where indoor dining has been suspended despite evidence that most coronavirus infections can be traced to small gatherings at homes.