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Coronavirus

US records highest weekly COVID-19 deaths since April
World

US records highest weekly COVID-19 deaths since April

  • The number of new coronavirus cases rose 19% to 1.4 million in the week ended Dec. 6, after falling the previous week.
  • Rhode Island and Indiana had the highest number of cases per capita, with more than 700 people diagnosed for every 100,000 residents.
Published 08 Dec, 2020 02:08am
WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory
World

WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory

  • Information campaigns and making vaccines available to priority groups such as hospital workers and the elderly would be more effective,
  • "I don't think we envisage any countries creating a mandate for vaccinations, " Kate O'Brien, WHO's director of immunisation vaccines and biologicals.
Published 08 Dec, 2020 01:33am
US CDC reports 281,253 deaths from coronavirus
World

US CDC reports 281,253 deaths from coronavirus

  • The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus.
  • The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.
Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:42am
Irish COVID-19 jobless claims drop slightly, larger falls to come
World

Irish COVID-19 jobless claims drop slightly, larger falls to come

  • Recipients stood at 351,424 a week ago, having risen by almost 150,000 since Ireland began to tighten COVID-19 curbs in September.
  • In the past seven days, some 28,682 people closed their PUP claim, with 25,350 stating that they were doing so because they are returning to work.
Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:10am
Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis
World

Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis

  • When Biden takes office on January 20, his health team will be immediately responsible for rolling out a historic immunization drive -- set to launch later this month in a bid to gain control of a pandemic that has killed 280,000 people in the country.
Published 07 Dec, 2020 07:49pm