Health officials say the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge and accounts for an estimated 83% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.
That’s a dramatic increase from the week of July 3, when the variant accounted for about 50% of genetically sequenced coronavirus cases.
“The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease, and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday.
The delta variant is a mutated coronavirus that spreads more easily than other versions. It was first detected in India but now has been identified around the world.
In light of sweeping new regulations that will ban gatherings of more than 500 people in New York, Broadway theaters and other large venues will be required to close their doors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is quarantining himself at home after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms. Trudeau's office said Thursday that Sophie Grégoire Trudeau returned from a speaking engagement in Britain and had mild flu-like symptoms, including a low fever late, Wednesday night.
Princess Cruises, which had one of its ships quarantined off the coast of Japan last month, is suspending global operations through early May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dow drops more than 1,400 points, or 5.9 percent.
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton has partnered with Uncle Bud's CBD brand after finding the substance helped her with pain from her lupus condition.
The international body has developed a two-pronged approach in its battle against incorrect info — partnering with social media platforms to direct users to reliable sources and finding and responding to inaccurate rumors or falsehoods circulating the internet.
Stocks are tumbling again Wednesday, and indexes lost more than 4 percent to wipe out their huge gains from a day earlier as Wall Street keeps reeling on worries about the coronavirus.
World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, March 11, 2020.
Lenore Hawkins, chief macro strategist at Tematica Research, told Cheddar from Lake Como, Italy, that the local populace seems to be taking the directives to stay indoors seriously.
