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US CDC eases warnings for cruises as new COVID infections fall

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 08:58 AM

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday eased its warnings for cruise ships by a notch from the highest level. Read more »

US monitoring COVID-hit holiday cruise ships

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 08:04 AM

US authorities on Sunday were monitoring dozens of cruise ships hit by Covid-19 cases, with several reportedly denied port in the Caribbean. Read more »

US crosses 800,000 COVID-19 deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 10:12 AM

The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, crossed 800,000 Covid-19 deaths Tuesday - Johns Hopkins University tracker. Read more »

Duterte thanks Japan, US for COVID vaccine donations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 12:29 AM

Japan has donated close to 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the country. Read more »

Chinese scientists: COVID could have spread first in US

Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 24 12:49 PM

It was 'highly probable' COVID-19 started to spread in the United States in September 2019, a group of Chinese scientists said in a new paper published on the preprint platform of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Read more »

UK panel doesn't recommend COVID vaccines for healthy children

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 03:28 AM

Britain's vaccine advisers said they were not recommending the vaccination of all 12- to 15-year-olds against COVID-19. Read more »

Duterte to ask US for help to procure more vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 03:19 AM

Early this month, the Philippines received 3 million more COVID shots from the US, prompting Duterte to tout the "strong" ties between the 2 nations. Read more »

Americans celebrate July Fourth with a bang after pandemic cancellations

Barbara Goldberg, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 12:13 AM

Americans marked their nation’s 245th birthday on Sunday with fireworks that may look brighter, hotdogs that may taste juicier and marching bands that may sound jauntier after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of nearly all celebrations last year. Read more »

US plots how to restart international travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 10:57 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States will hold talks with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and Britain on how to restart travel as the pandemic eases, a senior administration official said Tuesday. Read more »

Donuts and hangouts: US kicks off COVID vaccination for teens

Jeff Kowalsky, with Peter Hutchison in New York and Cyril Julien in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 14 10:10 AM

The campaign to immunize America's 17 million adolescents aged 12-to-15 kicked off in full force on Thursday, a key part of President Joe Biden's strategy to push the country toward herd immunity. Read more »

Sex assault cases in US military persist during Covid lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 09:36 AM

WASHINGTON - The number of reported US military sexual assault cases stayed at a high level during last year's Covid-19 lockdown, but did not increase, according a Pentagon report Thursday. Read more »

Another danger for kids in the age of COVID: Failing grades

Gabriella Borter and Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 07:44 AM

Like millions of American children, Brody Cotton has not seen the inside of a classroom in more than a year. As the COVID-19 pandemic left him navigating 7th grade from his couch in Carlsbad, California, Brody's grades dropped from As and Bs to a D and two Fs last semester.   Read more »

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 11:45 AM

Several of San Francisco Bay Area's largest technology companies including Twitter Inc and Google plan to keep their offices largely closed for months more despite the government allowing them on Tuesday to be opened in a limited capacity. Read more »

New York holds "A COVID-19 Day of Remembrance"

David 'Dee' Delgado, Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 05:45 PM

Projections are seen at the Brooklyn Bridge, as part of "A COVID-19 Day of Remembrance" dedicated to New Yorkers who died during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New York, U.S. on Sunday. Read more »

'Giant step' as Biden COVID rescue plan clears Senate

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 11:27 AM

The US Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package in what President Joe Biden called a "giant step" towards reviving the pandemic-stricken American economy, capping frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. Read more »

UK says it shares US concerns over WHO COVID-19 mission to China

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 07:48 PM

LONDON - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday he shared concerns about the level of access given to a World Health Organization COVID-19 fact-finding mission to China, echoing criticism from the United States. Read more »

Pentagon pauses plan to give COVID vaccine to Guantanamo detainees

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 07:53 AM

The Pentagon said Saturday it was putting on hold a plan to give COVID vaccines to terror detainees at Guantanamo, following an outcry as the United States struggles to deliver jabs to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly Americans. Read more »

US counter-intelligence chief worries about China, Russia threats to vaccine supply chain

Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 01:21 PM

Russia and China have denied US accusations that hackers linked to both governments tried to steal data from vaccine manufacturers. Read more »

Pagsama sa US sa mga bansang may travel restrictions, binawi ng Malacañang

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:13 PM

MAYNILA - Nilinaw ng Malacañang na hindi pa kasama ang Estados Unidos sa mga bansang sasakupin ng umiiral na travel restrictions bunsod ng naitalang bagong variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

US under siege from COVID-19 as hospitals overwhelmed before holidays

Susan Heavey and Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 10:19 AM

Americans were warned again on Tuesday not to travel for Christmas as the latest COVID-19 surge left hospitals struggling to find beds for the sick and political leaders imposed restrictions to try to curb new infections, making for a grim holiday season. Read more »