Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
LONDON — Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan...
Vaccination drive enters new phase in US and Britain
The first Americans inoculated against COVID-19 began rolling up their sleeves for their second and final dose Monday, while Britain introduced another vaccine on...
UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed
LONDON — With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure Saturday from teachers'...
UK in ‘eye of the storm’ amid surging new coronavirus cases
LONDON — British hospitals around the country face a perilous situation in January, medical workers warned Friday amid surging coronavirus infections blamed on a...
New Year’s revelries muted by virus as curtain draws on 2020
CANBERRA, Australia — This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and...
UK hospitals struggle; tougher rules eyed to fight variant
LONDON — British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in...
‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
ROME — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine...
A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas
Montserrat Parello lost her husband eight years ago, and Christmas gatherings with children and grandchildren had helped her deal with her loneliness. But this...
Britain finds itself isolated over new version of the virus
LONDON — Over 2,800 stranded truck drivers hoped to get the green light Tuesday to leave Britain and get back home for Christmas as...
Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strains
Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of...