A passenger walks through Gatwick Airport in London, England, on November 27. Leon Neal/Getty Images Travelers from the UK will from January be subject to the same travel restrictions as all other non-EU countries, which bar all but essential travel to Europe, a European official told CNN. The current Brexit transition period ends on December … Read more
In states across the nation, officials remain concerned about the number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital and the ability of hospitals to find enough rooms. California on Wednesday set records in cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions. The most populous state has only about 1,500 ICU beds available. Fresno County’s Interim Public Health Officer Dr. … Read more
In states across the nation, officials remain concerned about the number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital and the ability of hospitals to find enough rooms. California on Wednesday set records in cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions. The most populous state has only about 1,500 ICU beds available. Fresno County’s Interim Public Health Officer Dr. … Read more
A person is tested for Covid-19 in Queens, New York, on November 18. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images New York City is reporting 196 hospital admissions, “right up on” the city set threshold of 200, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. “We got to keep fighting back to get and stay under that threshold, it is … Read more
A person in Cardiff, Wales, receives an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 8. Justin Tallis/Pool/Getty Images The UK can expect to have a “portfolio of three or four vaccines” in use by the middle of next year, England’s Chief Medical Officer told lawmakers on Wednesday. Thousands of people were vaccinated on Tuesday, … Read more
This graphic provided by the FDA warns mask-wearers of the potential metal parts of their masks. Source: FDA The US Food and Drug Administration is warning against wearing face masks with metal parts during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams after a patient experienced facial burns. The agency issued a safety communication Tuesday alerting patients and … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Guy’s Hospital on December 8 in London. Frank Augstein/Pool/Getty Images As patients across the UK become some of the first in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Tuesday that cases are still rising in some parts of the country, telling citizens that now … Read more
Germany reported 255 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, amid a recent spike in fatalities. It comes a day after Germany reported a near-high number of coronavirus deaths, with 483 fatalities recorded on Saturday. The highest number of reported virus-related deaths in the country came on … Read more
California has reported a new record high of 25,068 new coronavirus cases on Saturday. The state also reported that an additional 325 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized. That brings the statewide total to 10,273 people across the state in hospitals. There are 209 new deaths reported as well today. The state total is now 19,791 deaths. … Read more
Los Angeles County set records Friday for the highest number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations for the third time in a single week. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday’s numbers would have been unimaginable just a few weeks ago, and called the surge “the greatest threat to life” the city has ever faced. … Read more