Pandemic meets “pingdemic”: Coronavirus infections rise sharply and an official app tells legions of people to stay home after exposure, even as most restrictions are lifted.
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“Pingdemic” Grips U.K. as Cases and Isolation Requests Soar
Pandemic meets “pingdemic”: Coronavirus infections rise sharply and an official app tells legions of people to stay home after exposure, even as most restrictions are lifted.
REvil, Hacking Group Behind Major Ransomware Attack, Disappears
REvil, blamed for some of the most audacious attacks on the United States, suddenly cannot be found — even their negotiations with victims stopped. It is unclear if Russia or America disabled them.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s New Act: Activism
On questions of reopening, the theater impresario has become a surprising thorn in the British government’s side.
Sydney Enacts Partial Lockdown as Delta Variant Spreads
Officials warned of many more cases of the Delta variant as a hair salon and a child’s birthday party emerged as possible superspreader locations.
Disneyland Paris Reopens: ‘It’s Like Coming Home to Family’
Hopes are high that the most popular theme park in Europe will kickstart a tourism recovery in France.
‘Forbidden Fruit’: Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Is Forced to Close
The police also arrested an editorial writer as part of an expanding national security investigation into the newspaper that has raised concerns about free speech.
High Hopes for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid Vaccine Have Fizzled in the U.S.
Production problems and a brief pause on its use kept the one-dose vaccine from becoming the game changer that health officials across the country believed it would be.
Global Shortages During Coronavirus Reveal Failings of Just in Time Manufacturing
Global shortages of many goods reflect the disruption of the pandemic combined with decades of companies limiting their inventories.