Fauci Warns About Thanksgiving Airport Crowding
WASHINGTON -- The United States' top infectious diseases expert says he’s worried that crowding at U.S. airports from Thanksgiving travel could lead to a perilous situation as COVI...
German Doctor Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients
ESSEN, GERMANY (VINnews) — A German doctor at the Essen University hospital has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly administered lethal medication to two critically i...
First US Immunizations Could Arrive On Dec. 12
WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine says the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee...
Israel’s Health Ministry Says Lockdown Possible Over Hanukkah
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy said on Thursday that he doesn’t know if there will be a lockdown over Hanukkah, “but we are identifying an inc...
1.7 Million South Australia Residents Go Into Lockdown After Pizza Worker Lies To Officials
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (VINnews) — A pizza worker who lied about his profession caused an estimated 1.7 million South Australia residents to go into lockdown after the state was convi...
US Reaches 12 Million Total Coronavirus Cases
BALTIMORE — More than 12 million people in the U.S have contracted the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
The nation's total number of confirmed cases reached 12.01 mi...
NY’s Cuomo To Receive International Emmy For Virus Briefings
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed ten...
Skates (And Masks) On! Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Opens
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink is opening in a limited way but on time for the holidays.
The iconic, sunken rink in midtown Manhattan is welcoming skate...
Daily Covid-19 Deaths In US Reach Highest Level Since May
The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths per d...
Israel PM Healthy After Routine Exam Under Sedation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in good health after two small colon polyps were detected and removed during a routine examination on Friday, his offi...
California Imposes Overnight Curfew To Curb Coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could...
US Adult Smoking Rate Looks Unchanged, Vaping Rate Higher
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling while the adult vaping rate appears to be rising, according to a government report released Thursday.
Abo...
Official: Italy To Start COVID Vaccinations In January
MILAN (AP) — A significant number of Italians who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should have received their shots by next September, Italy’s special commissioner for the vi...
Police Kick And Humiliate Charedi Protesters Over Grave Desecration Near Mount Zion Hotel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police in Israel have exhibited unusually violent behavior in dispersing Chareidi gatherings during the period of coronavirus. At the same time in most cases ...
CDC Warns Americans Not To Travel For Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the...
Now They See That Rav Chaim Was Right, It’s Time To Apologize
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — It took a while but this week even the secular public's leaders in Israel realized that Chareidim are not "spreaders of disease" but rather principled people ...
Heading Into Holidays, US COVID-19 Testing Strained Again
NEW YORK (AP) — With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. — a reminder that the...
US Jobless Claims Increase To 742,00 As Pandemic Worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likel...
California’s Newsom Still On Hot Seat For Dinner Party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week he made a “bad mistake" by attending a friend's birthday dinner during a spike in coronavirus cases and promis...
Some GOP Governors Shift On Mask Mandates As Hospitals Fill
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After Republicans expanded their control of Iowa’s Legislature this month, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the outcome was a validation of her small-government approa...