The coronavirus pandemic reshaped the world this year: How some nations tried to cope against the virus as the death toll continues to rise. Plus, California calls for thousands of body bags and refrigeration units as cases surge in the state, Germany enters lockdown again, one cause of COVID-19's spread throughout India, a look at the low number of cases in Thailand and Cambodia, and how to turn on this virus-fighting tool buried in your phone.
Almost no place has been spared — and no one. The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More than any event in memory, the pandemic has been a global event. On every continent, households have felt its devastation — …
California has sent orders for 5,000 additional body bags, with 60 refrigerated storage units on standby as the state battles historic highs in daily virus cases and positivity rates. “We’re going through the most intense and urgent moment since the beginning of this pandemic,” Gov. Gavin Newsom …
Berlin CNN — Germany shattered its record for Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours on Tuesday with 952 patients dying compared to a previous record of 598 on December 11, according to the country’s center for disease control. The nation tallied 27,728 new coronavirus cases, the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) …
Tracking who’s been immunized against COVID-19 and where people can find vaccines to take -- tasks considered crucial to wiping out the virus -- will be a massive and complex undertaking. A jumble of interconnected state and federal databases will make it work. Their names range from the bland to …
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Jocelyn Edwards wasn’t sure she got Moderna Inc.’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine or a placebo when she received her first of two doses in August. Hours after the second shot, she said she was sure it was the genuine article. “I woke up around midnight freezing,” said the 68-year-old retired nurse. …
Despite proximity to China, fatalities in Thailand stand at 60, while Cambodia has officially recorded zero When the coronavirus first began to spread rapidly in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Thailand appeared especially vulnerable. It was the first country outside China to report a case of Covid-19, …
CNN — There are very few drugs that prevent people with early Covid-19 from progress to severe disease, but monoclonal antibodies may be among them. Early study results show they may reduce the rate of hospitalizations by up to 70% if they are taken in time, which can be life-saving, especially among …
When the coronavirus sent cities across the United States into shutdown in March, Laura Bonnell realized that her family’s supply of masks and …
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