Coronavirus daily news updates, May 9: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world
Editor’s note: This is a live account of COVID-19 updates from Monday, May 9, as the day unfolded. It is no longer being updated. Click here to see all the most recent news about the pandemic, and click here to find additional resources. The U.S. death toll from the pandemic will hit 1 million this […]
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Coronavirus Briefing: Good News on Immunity
We start today with some good news about immunity. According to a flurry of new studies, it looks as if Covid boosters will continue to protect most people from serious illness and death for many months, and perhaps even years — which means we probably won’t need to line up for another shot anytime soon. […]
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Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21 | Coronavirus pandemic News
Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Monday. “If you’re double […]
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Thousands protest against France COVID vaccine pass | Coronavirus pandemic News
Protesters have taken to the streets in cities across France to reject a law that would see the implementation of tighter restrictions on people not vaccinated against COVID-19, as Parliament continues to debate the draft bill. Thousands took part in demonstrations on Saturday, with and array of disparate political groups rallying together. In the capital, […]
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Latest COVID updates: COVAX reaches milestone of 1 billion doses | Coronavirus pandemic News
After it started delivering vaccine doses to poorer countries in February 2021, the global vaccine-sharing programme COVAX has reached its target of shipping one billion doses to 144 countries. In Austria, thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital Vienna to protest against government plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for next month. […]
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Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, Japan cuts quarantine for foreign arrivals
Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 320,965,178, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,523,594. For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please […]
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Asia tightens borders as Omicron clouds region’s return to travel | Coronavirus pandemic
Hwaseong, South Korea – Asia-Pacific countries are tightening borders and delaying reopening plans in response to the Omicron coronavirus variant, dealing a blow to the region’s already sluggish resumption of international travel. Japan on Monday announced the country would bar foreign arrivals from Tuesday, only weeks after easing restrictions for visa holders including short-term business […]
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Omicron: The world is on high alert over new coronavirus variant
The new mutation, which is potentially more transmissible, was first discovered in South Africa and has since been detected in Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Czech Republic and Hong Kong. Israel is banning all foreigners from entering the country in response to Omicron fears, authorities announced Saturday. The ban, pending government approval, is […]
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