BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party has vowed to "resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces," following the largest street demonstrations in decades staged by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions. The statement from the Central ...
After three straight weeks of declines in the number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohioans, the number increased by 4.4 percent. The number of cases per 100,000 is slightly higher than it was two weeks ago after a 4.1 percent decrease last week. The three weeks of declines came after seven consecutive weeks of increases in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the state. The total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio remains above 1,000, but is seeing a decline. Ohio had 1,091 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Thursday, compared to 1,242 a week earlier, according to the ...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Residents have been ordered to stay home, and about 70 percent of the flights have been suspended to and from the city, which is a major transit hub in ...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's annual Oktoberfest festival is finally on again for this fall, following a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the famous Bavarian beer festival said today. "The Wiesn will take place," Clemens Baumgaertner told reporters in Munich using the ...
For the fifth straight week, the number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 increased. In just the past three weeks, cases in Ohio have increased by 58 percent and have hit levels not seen since in more than five months. Also since July 14, the daily total number of people in Ohio hospitals with COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 after going more than four months below that. There were 438.5 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the two-week period between July 14 and Wednesday compared to 391.4 cases per 100,000 last week, according to data provided Thursday by the Ohio Department of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said this morning it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company's next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that targets the highly transmissible omicron variant, enough supply this winter for all who want the upgraded ...
