How long will coronavirus vaccines protect people?

How long will coronavirus vaccines protect people?

Volunteers deliver Covid-19 test kits to the doors of residents near Muswell Hill on March 22 in London, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images Everyone in England will be offered free coronavirus tests twice a week starting Friday, the UK government announced in a statement on Monday. The new testing regime is part of the government’s plan … Read more

South Korea reports 473 new coronavirus cases as health minister warns of fourth wave

South Korea reports 473 new coronavirus cases as health minister warns of fourth wave

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 testing at Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on April 3 in New Delhi, India. Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times/Getty Images India recorded 103,558 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day rise in infections so far in the pandemic. The number of new daily cases in India has risen steadily … Read more

Netherlands surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases

Netherlands surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk through a park in Goyang, South Korea, on February 2. Ahn Young-joon/AP South Korea will maintain its current social distancing levels until the end of February 14, health officials announced Saturday. Some adjustments will be made to business opening hours due to … Read more

South Korea to maintain social distancing rules through Lunar New Year

South Korea to maintain social distancing rules through Lunar New Year

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk through a park in Goyang, South Korea, on February 2. Ahn Young-joon/AP South Korea will maintain its current social distancing levels until the end of February 14, health officials announced Saturday. Some adjustments will be made to business opening hours due to … Read more

Here’s the latest on the number of vaccines administered in the US

Here’s the latest on the number of vaccines administered in the US

California surpassed 43,000 total Covid-19-related deaths Friday, becoming only the second state to reach the grim milestone since the start of the pandemic as it continues to see a wave of deaths following a catastrophic surge of infections over the holidays. The somber new tally came on the same day the state announced it had … Read more