by Jim Heath | May 21, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Olympics
As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got to one that wasn’t overwhelmed with other patients, doctors diagnosed severe...
by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Olympics
When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they’ll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes pouring into Japan for the event and the country’s low vaccination rate, the answer has been simple. They’ll...
by Jim Heath | Feb 27, 2021 | Headlines, Joe Biden
Call this the first boneheaded idea of the Biden presidency. The White House is set to charge members of the press $170 to have a COVID-19 test before they can enter the grounds, in a move that could financially cripple news organizations and limit coverage of the...
by Jim Heath | Feb 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Parts of Sweden have reversed their skepticism towards face masks with officials urging people to wear them on public transport, at work and in shops. The change in tone in a country that has been so-far resistant towards the use of face masks comes as Sweden braces...
by Jim Heath | Feb 17, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Johnson & Johnson has only a few million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in its inventory even as likely US regulatory authorization is only a few weeks away. The White House says J&J remains committed to providing 100 million doses by June, but...
