The XBB.1.5 subvariant of the Omicron Covid-19 virus is spreading fast following the winter holidays, driving a majority of cases in the Northeast on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
New Zealand's coronavirus cases have skyrocketed amid a major outbreak of the Omicron variant. “For the vast majority of the pandemic, most New Zealanders didn’t know anyone who had Covid-19. That’s changing massively now,” said a microbiologist. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
The Delta variant now accounts for the vast majority of Covid-19 cases in the U.S. Here's a look at the unique combination of mutations that has led to this more infectious version of the coronavirus, prompting revised mask guidelines. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The vast majority of patients driving up Covid-19 hospitalizations in parts of the U.S. are unvaccinated, according to hospitals, some of which are reactivating surge plans used in the peak of the pandemic on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
A new Covid-19 variant is now responsible for the majority of new infections in Brazil, with many doctors there saying they are seeing more young and otherwise healthy patients falling ill on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The pope encouraged Iraq’s Christian minority and reached out to its Muslim majority on his first foreign tour since the Covid-19 pandemic began on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called Democratic leaders’ push to base coronavirus relief negotiations off a $908 billion bipartisan compromise “a move in the right direction,” but added underlying policy differences remain on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
California issued a new stay-at-home order requiring the vast majority of residents to stay at home and businesses to close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The rate of Covid-19 cases in the state increased 50% during the first week of November. on.wsj.com
@TheNewEuropean4 years ago
Snap poll reveals majority of Brits don't think Boris Johnson has a clear plan to tackle new Covid-19 outbreak theneweuropean.co.uk
@nytimesworld5 years ago
The majority of front-line workers in China’s Covid-19 battle were women. You wouldn’t know it from a clip in the government’s new drama series. nyti.ms
@TheNewEuropean5 years ago
Overwhelming majority of Britons do not believe in Boris Johnson’s coronavirus plan buff.ly
@guardian5 years ago
Majority of Australians say extending jobkeeper and jobseeker would help coronavirus recovery theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
A Covid-19 infection wave driven by two hyper-infectious Omicron subvariants is moving rapidly across Europe, leading to an uptick in cases and hospitalizations in countries that have dropped the majority of preventive measures ahead of the summer months on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Fourteen states have measures pending to ban or limit Covid-19 vaccine mandates for school children, and recent polling finds a majority of U.S. parents opposed to mandates on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Goldman Sachs’s infrastructure arm and a Canadian pension fund are part of a group nearing a deal to buy a majority stake in Amedes, a provider of diagnostic services including Covid-19 tests, say people familiar with the matter on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The vast majority of patients driving up Covid-19 hospitalizations in parts of the U.S. are unvaccinated, according to hospitals, some of which are reactivating surge plans used in the peak of the pandemic on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld4 years ago
Social media urged by US lawmaker to ban 12 people who it's claimed are spreading the vast majority of disinformation about Covid vaccinations bbc.in
@WSJ4 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats are pushing to include an increase in the federal minimum wage in their Covid-19 relief package, despite reservations from some in the party and other potential hurdles on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Rizieq Shihab has emerged as President Joko Widodo of Indonesia's most formidable foe. His supporters say he’s defending Islam in a Muslim-majority country. His detractors say he is an instigator who is spreading both hate and the coronavirus. nyti.ms
@guardian4 years ago
California enacts coronavirus curfew for majority of state's 40m residents theguardian.com
@WSJ5 years ago
Less than 10% of U.S. adults had antibodies for the virus causing Covid-19 through July based on a study of more than 28,000 dialysis patients from around the country, findings that suggest the vast majority of Americans have yet to be exposed to the virus on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld5 years ago
The majority of front-line workers in China’s Covid-19 battle were women. You wouldn’t know it from a clip in the government’s new drama series. nyti.ms
@guardian5 years ago
Majority of UK employers have had to cancel work experience due to Covid-19 theguardian.com
@TheNewEuropean5 years ago
A majority also want to see an Brexit extension during the coronavirus crisis theneweuropean.co.uk
@WSJ3 years ago
A Covid-19 infection wave driven by two hyper-infectious Omicron subvariants is moving rapidly across Europe, leading to an uptick in cases and hospitalizations in countries that have dropped the majority of preventive measures ahead of the summer months on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Half of Americans support President Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine requirements for private-sector employers, and a slim majority backs other state and local mandates, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
There is much to fix: Stubbornly high unemployment, especially among young people. A Covid-19 death rate that is among the world’s worst. Stagnant living standards. A government the vast majority of Tunisians view as corrupt and incompetent. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
The vast majority of the country’s largest teachers union’s members have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and most have finished out the school year teaching in person as some contemplate leaving the profession, according to a new survey on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
Majority think Covid has increased UK social inequality, survey shows theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Republicans have balked at much of President Biden’s coronavirus relief plan, meaning Democrats are likely to eventually move to a process called budget reconciliation to pass at least part of the legislation with a simple majority in the Senate on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Rizieq Shihab has emerged as President Joko Widodo of Indonesia's most formidable foe. His supporters say he’s defending Islam in a Muslim-majority country. His detractors say he is an instigator who is spreading both hate and the coronavirus. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
A majority of voters are prioritizing controlling the spread of the coronavirus over the health of the U.S. economy, according to a national survey conducted for The Wall Street Journal and other news organizations on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
Majority of Americans will wait to get Covid vaccine, poll shows theguardian.com
@nytimesworld5 years ago
The majority of front-line workers in China’s Covid-19 battle were women. You wouldn’t know it from a clip in the government’s new drama series. nyti.ms
@WSJ5 years ago
British researchers are reporting repeatedly that some ethnic groups are more vulnerable to Covid-19 than the country’s white majority, a finding mirrored in the U.S. that doctors say is laying bare longstanding inequalities in health between communities on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
Vast majority of New Zealanders don't want to return to office after Covid-19 theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
An easily transmitted version of the Omicron coronavirus variant known as BA.2 represents a growing share of Covid-19 cases in the U.S., including a majority in parts of the Northeast, new federal estimates show on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
War-torn Yemen, where the overwhelming majority of the population is unvaccinated, is facing a surge in coronavirus cases, according to a report this week by the British charity Oxfam. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Covid-19 has pummeled South Africa’s fragile economy, adding to the longstanding frustrations of an impoverished majority. "We just keep getting hit.” on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
A new Covid-19 variant is now responsible for the majority of new infections in Brazil, with many doctors there saying they are seeing more young and otherwise healthy patients falling ill on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Nursing homes in Canada were prioritized for the first doses of coronavirus vaccines. But while the vaccines have given the majority of nursing-home residents protection, restrictions at care facilities have not been loosened. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he hopes lawmakers can finish a deal on a coronavirus relief bill Saturday on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The Siena survey showed that an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers definitely or probably would take the Covid-19 vaccine on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
As Republicans fight to maintain their Senate majority, voters say their decisions are being swayed in part by how the White House and Congress responded to the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing crises in health care and the economy on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld5 years ago
The majority of front-line workers in China’s Covid-19 battle were women. You wouldn’t know it from a clip in the government’s new drama series. nyti.ms
@WSJ5 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democratic negotiators of stalling and giving too little ground in coronavirus-aid negotiations, while Democrats shot back, criticizing his party’s approach on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
Essential poll: majority of Australians expect second wave of Covid-19 infections theguardian.com
@WSJ5 years ago
French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist political party lost its absolute majority in the National Assembly at a critical juncture in his efforts to steer France out of the coronavirus crisis on.wsj.com