Severe Covid-19 infections are beginning to abate in many parts of the United States even as the death toll mounts, signaling an end to the pandemic’s post-holiday surge and prompting some states to ease public health restrictions.
U.S. exceeds 400,000 coronavirus deaths
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), California, Christmas, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, COVID-19 Vaccines, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Joe Biden, Michigan, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Reuters Tally, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, WashingtonThe U.S. coronavirus death toll topped 400,000 on Jan. 19, according to a Reuters tally, as the country hardest hit by the pandemic struggled to meet the demand for vaccines to stem the spread of infection.
The United States recorded more than 15,000 deaths from Covid-19 and over 1.2 million new cases for the week ended Dec. 27, though those numbers may be artificially low due to reporting gaps over the Christmas holiday.
Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt
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Britain faces isolation as world tightens borders to keep out new coronavirus strain
Andrew Cuomo (NY), Austria, Belgium, Brexit, Britain, Business, Canada, Christmas, Coronavirus Strain, EU, France, Germany, Holidays, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Poland, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scientists, Shares, South Korea, Spain, Stock Markets, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, U.S. governmentCountries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Dec. 21 due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union.
The European Union is on course to approve its first Covid-19 vaccine before Christmas after the EU drug regulator brought forward a deadline for review following the start of immunization campaigns in the United States and Britain.
Daily U.S. Covid deaths hit new record
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With vaccines within reach, U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving coronavirus surge
Airlines, Christmas, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronavirus surge, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 cases, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), FDA, Governors, Moderna, New York City, Schools, Thanksgiving, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar, United StatesAfter a Thanksgiving weekend when the number of people traveling through U.S. airports reached the highest total since mid-March, a top government official said some Americans could begin receiving coronavirus vaccinations before Christmas.
Americans in holiday rush despite highest Covid-19 death toll in 6 months
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