The Latest: Spain detects 11 cases of variant found in India
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1of30Customers wearing face masks wait to buy meat at a market in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 5, 2021.Emilio Morenatti/APShow MoreShow Less
2of30Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, speaks as she and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announce a joint effort to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Community of Hope, a health center in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of30FILE - In this May 4, 2021, file photo, lunch hour customers are seen in an outdoor seating area of a restaurant in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York. Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19 s toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday, May 5.Mary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that anyone who sets foot in Australia during the travel ban within 14 days of visiting India faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 66,000 Australian dollars ($51,000).
The Latest: US virus toll projected to drop by end of July
NEW YORK Health experts are projecting the coronavirus toll in the U.S. will wane dramatically by the end of July.
That’s according to research released by the government Wednesday. But health experts also warn a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people don’t follow basic public health guidelines, such as wearing a mask and social distancing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paper included projections from six different research groups.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky notes the variants of the coronavirus are a “wild card” that could set back progress.
The Latest: Fiji locks down hospital over coronavirus death
LaGuardia Community College professor Lucia Fuentes teaches her honors biology class via videoconference from Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Fuentes assigned her students to create multilingual online brochures on the science of the coronavirus and vaccinations to help make the information more accessible. (Lorena Fuentes via AP) May 05, 2021 - 7:25 PM
WELLINGTON, New Zealand â Soldiers and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital.
Health authorities say they are quarantining 400 patients, doctors, nurses and other staff within the compound until they can determine who had contact with a coronavirus patient who died there.