Canada has approved a vaccine, and may vaccinate its citizens before the U.S. does. As intensive care units exceed capacity, Plan B’s are in short supply for hospitals.
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Covid-19: Biden Sets Ambitious Pandemic Goals for First 100 Days
The United Kingdom kicked off a global effort to fight Covid-19. Doctors, nurses, certain people 80 or over and nursing home workers are among the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Covid-19 Live Updates: As Crisis Deepens, Biden Team Is to Be Briefed on Disjointed U.S. Response
A virus mutation at the start of the pandemic likely helped it to spread more easily. The outbreak is accelerating across the U.S., including in Arizona, California and Pennsylvania.
Covid-19 Live Updates: The Virus Surge, Once Centered in the Midwest, Is Accelerating in 45 U.S. States
AstraZeneca said its vaccine candidate was up to 90 percent effective, suggesting that the world could eventually have at least three working vaccines. At the same time, the virus is accelerating across the U.S., and officials are imposing new restrict…
Dramatic Rescues After Major Earthquake Kills at Least 39 in Turkey
The magnitude-7.0 quake that struck in the Aegean Sea also killed at least two people in Greece. Hundreds were injured in Turkey and many thousands displaced.
Welcome Home! Now Go Straight to Quarantine (or Not)
Some cities put international travelers under strict observation for signs of coronavirus infection. Others barely notice when they land. Dispatches from seven arrival halls.
Turkey Sentences U.S. Consulate Guard Nazmi Mete Canturk to Over 5 Years in Jail
Nazmi Mete Canturk, a guard at the United States Consulate, was accused of aiding a terrorist group, a charge the Americans and other critics say is baseless.