TOKYO — Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of the coronavirus. Japan has confirmed 345 cases of the more contagious new variants, mostly the kind first found in Britain, the health ministry said. The health authorities have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package (all times local): 8:30 p.m. President Joe Biden is urging Americans to “stick with the rules” as he wraps up his address to the nation on the one-year anniversary of the beginning of coronavirus pandemic. He is voicing optimism that the United States will edge toward…
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Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THE NUMBERS: VACCINES: More than 64.0 million people, or 19.3% of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 33.8 million people have completed their vaccination, or 10.2% of the population. CASES: The seven-day…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Majority of NY state legislators call for Cuomo’s resignation amid sex harassment allegations, nursing homes scandal. Categories: AP National News
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York governor’s office says it has reported Cuomo groping allegation to police. Categories: AP National News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Judge grants prosecution request to add third-degree murder charge against ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Categories: AP National News
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will start administering coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of thousands of elders in long-term care settings this month after authorities approved the use of shots developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for adults 65 years old and older. The decision by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was based on encouraging data from…
