Category Archives: Health
Britain ends quarantine for vaccinated visitors from US, EU
LONDON (AP) — Fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter Britain without quarantining starting next week, U.K. officials said Wednesday — a move welcomed by Britain’s ailing travel industry.
Asia stocks advance, tech giants rally after Fed report
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stocks mostly rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept its accommodative monetary policies and signaled that economic recovery was on track.
England, Scotland exclude Canadians from new exception to quarantine measures
OTTAWA — Fully vaccinated Canadian travellers have been left out of plans to ease quarantine restrictions for entry to England and Scotland. The United Kingdom countries announced Wednesday that travellers who were fully vaccinated in the United States...
Quebec reports rise in new COVID-19 cases but no deaths and drop in hospitalizations
MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister urged residents on Wednesday to quickly get a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine after officials reported a jump in new infections. Officials reported 133 new cases and a test-positivity rate of one per cent, compared w...
Should vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising?
Should vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising? Yes. In places where the virus is surging, the U.S. Centers for
Leftist political novice to be sworn in as Peru’s president
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pedro Castillo, a leftist political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country’s poor, on Wednesday will be sworn in as Peru’s president.
Facing Census delay, group withdraws request for records
A Republican advocacy group on Wednesday withdrew its request for a court order seeking the immediate release of Census Bureau records after the agency's chief scientist warned their disclosure could push back the already delayed release of redistricti...
Alberta to end isolation rules for COVID-19 cases, close contacts as cases rise
CALGARY — Alberta is ending isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 and their close contacts as cases climb in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced a two-phased approach Wednesda...
Youth focus of COVID-19 infections in Mexico’s 3rd wave
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after Mexico City authorities raised the capital’s COVID-19 alert level in the face of surging infections, especially among young people, residents packed a plaza on a pleasant evening in the charming Coyoacan borough.
Groups say Myanmar journalists in peril amid crackdown
BANGKOK (AP) — Journalists in Myanmar face extreme peril as the military-controlled government cracks down on independent reporting, human rights and media advocates say.
