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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), not pictured, before they receive the Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine during an event at the NIH Clinical Center Masur Auditorium in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec, …

President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans to remain “vigilant” over the holidays, adding that Pfizer’s and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines likely won’t stop the deaths …

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images New York’s non-essential businesses may be forced to close again in January if the state doesn’t clamp down on escalating coronavirus cases, which have soared in …

Passengers depart Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Atlanta, Georgia, November 23, 2020. Chris Aluka Berry | Reuters As the Christmas season inches closer, the U.S. has yet to see the worst from the coronavirus outbreaks driven by people traveling …

The co-founder and CEO of charity Tusk has told CNBC that the shutdown of the tourism industry in Africa due to the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic crisis which is impacting conservation in the region. Charles Mayhew, who is based in the U.K., co-founded the charity in 1990, with …

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus R speaks at a daily briefing in Geneva, Switzerland. Chen Junxia | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images World Health Organization officials on Friday warned that, though rare, recent data suggests people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again …

Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen on final approach in Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport in the Netherlands. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Thursday that a spike in coronavirus infections is hurting demand for air travel, becoming the latest airline to warn about softening …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has warned for months of the associated surge-upon-surge stemming from the holiday season, says he expects the latest infection increase to continue through January at least. What happens next? Aside from shoring up hospital capacity as the state faces its steepest viral increases in months, Cuomo …

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United States is likely to see a “surge upon a surge” of …

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administer Covid-19 tests at a drive-thru testing site at the Alemany Farmers Market in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United States reported 187,833 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, yet another …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stands in front of a map of the United States indicating the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) portrayed as new cases per 100,000 population as Pence leads a briefing by the White House coronavirus task force in the Brady press briefing room at the White …

This photograph taken on July 3, 2020, shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. FABRICE COFFRINI A coronavirus vaccine this winter won’t help countries beat back the current wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping across …

A member of President-elect Joe Biden‘s coronavirus task force on Friday urged Americans to avoid traveling over Thanksgiving, saying it would only make the pandemic in the United States worse. “Right now we have a fire blazing and to me traveling and spending time with people over the holidays is …

A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks by a going out of business sign displayed outside a retail store in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images A Covid-19 vaccine will not result in an “instant stimulus” to the U.S. economy, which still needs greater fiscal support as …