Category: breaking-news

Over 100 Cases Across 5 States Tied To Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Health officials have linked the event to Covid-19 cases in North Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Half Of Patients Hospitalized With Covid In Wuhan Still Have Symptoms A Year Later, Study Finds

One in three patients had shortness of breath a year after infection, many reported fatigue or muscle weakness and mental health issues and a number showed signs of lung abnormalities.

12 U.S. Troops Killed, Dozens Of Afghans Reportedly Dead After ISIS Attack Outside Kabul Airport

The Pentagon called an explosion at one airport gate “a complex attack” and confirmed a second blast.

1 In 3 Americans Had Covid By The End Of 2020, Models Estimate—That’s Four Times The Official Count

Researchers estimated more than 60% of people had been infected with the coronavirus by the end of 2020 in areas covering the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa and around half of people in cities like Chicago and New York would have in the same ti…

Four Marines Reportedly Killed In Attack Outside Kabul Airport—ISIS Blamed

The Pentagon called an explosion at one airport gate “a complex attack” and confirmed a second blast.

Florida County Warns Of Strange-Tasting And Smelling Water As Scarce Liquid Oxygen Is Diverted To Covid Patients In Hospitals

Regional supplier Tampa Bay Water, which purifies water using liquid oxygen, said it would now use bleach to purify its water, stressing it would still meet the same high standards.

Blinken Says U.S. Is Down To Last 1,500 Americans In Afghanistan

The U.S. has evacuated 82,300 since Aug. 14, the Secretary of State said Wednesday afternoon.

Chicago Mandates Covid-19 Vaccines For City Workers—Three Largest U.S. Cities Now Require Them

Workers need to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

Brazil Will Start Giving Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Doses In September

Its health minister said immunocompromised people and those over 80 will begin getting the shots Sept. 15.

Second Booster Shot Of Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response, Company Says

Johnson & Johnson said the booster generated a “rapid and robust” increase in antibodies nine times higher than seen four weeks after the vaccine’s first and only dose was given.