COVID-19

A new poll Sunday showed 86 percent of Japanese fear the Games will spark a rebound in virus cases.

Authorities in many countries continue to wrestle with crowds flouting coronavirus rules on social distancing and mask-wearing.

Tapping into the wider health benefits, many experts would not mourn the death of the handshake.

Most countries seem to reject the idea of another virtual meeting like last year, which many participants described as frustrating.

The delay comes just days after Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Millennium trip had two cases of Covid-19.

The United States was among eight countries and territories added to an EU "white list", exempting them from Covid-19 travel bans.

The White House defended Fauci this month after the emails surfaced, calling him "an undeniable asset" in the pandemic response.

The US passed the 500,000 death mark at the end of February, just under four months ago.

US President Joe Biden last month ordered intelligence agencies to investigate the origin of the pandemic, including the lab leak theory.

The government had hoped to allow crowds to return unrestricted to pubs and clubs next week, with the hard-hit hospitality industry warning it is on its last legs.

WHO and partners also highlighted the desperate need for funds to overcome the pandemic.

Across the United States, more than 173 million people -- over 50 percent of the population -- have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine so far.

The Goldman requirement is the latest adjustment by a big company as more of the United States reopens with vaccinations becoming widespread.

Over 100 million people in the 27-nation European Union, or 22.6 percent of its population, have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19

With the world still crawling out from under the wreckage of Covid-19, Biden has cast his diplomatic marathon as a return to badly needed US leadership.

The decision to keep Spain on Britain's amber list was "disappointing", Health Minister Carolina Darias said.

Covid-19 has already claimed more than 470,000 lives in Brazil, second only to the United States.

The COVID-era surge in homecare is only an acceleration of long-developing trends.

Production is temporarily suspended until June 14 while 60 of its crew members, including the actor, self-isolate.

Earlier this year, Biden pledged to export 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to countries around the world -- then bumped it up to 80 million.

Bolsonaro meanwhile faces mounting criticism and a Senate inquiry into his government's controversial coronavirus response.

The 41-year-old patient developed fever symptoms on April 28

Hosting the Copa America now is "reckless," said epidemiologist Pedro Hallal of the Federal University of Pelotas.

The WHO has been trying to come up with simplified new nomenclature for the variants for several months.

More than 40 percent of adults have now had their first jab, and 15 percent are fully vaccinated.

Australia has recorded about 30,000 cases and fewer than 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 -- the vast majority in Victoria during last year's devastating second wave.

It comes less than two months until the Games are set to begin, and days after the US State Department issued a travel warning for Japan over virus risks.

Trump posted on his blog Tuesday that time has vindicated him, though there is no definitive proof that COVID-19 leaked from a lab.

In the European Union, Denmark, as early as April, and later Norway and Austria, stopped using AstraZeneca in their vaccination campaigns.

About 300 children have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. as of May 13, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.