Coronavirus

ABOVE PHOTO: In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Mondo Kayo parades down Chartres Street during Mardi Gras, in New Orleans. A subdued Carnival season begins Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year….

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ABOVE PHOTO: Dr. Susan Moore  (Photo/Facebook) ASSOCIATED PRESS  INDIANAPOLIS  — A Black doctor who died battling COVID-19 complained of racist medical care in widely shared social media posts days before her death, prompting an Indiana hospital system to promise a “full external review” into her treatment. Dr. Susan Moore, 52, tested positive for COVID-19 late…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Jose Ortiz pauses, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at the ladder to the residence he built in the homeless encampment known as the Jungle in Ithaca, N.Y. When Ortiz tested positive for COVID-19 last month, he was able to isolate at his elaborately crafted shelter, which includes a “treehouse” about waist-high with a wood…

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By LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain. Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance, but dozens of Republicans…

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By Jonathan Lemire  And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON  — Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a second agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31. Pfizer already has a contract to supply the government…

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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM JOHANNESBURG (AP)–South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country’s current resurgence of the disease, which is seeing higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South Africa, according…

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By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. The package, expected to draw votes in Congress on Monday, would establish a temporary…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool) By Matthew Perrone  And Lauran Neergaard ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON  — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals geared up…

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By MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Trucks will roll out Sunday morning as shipping companies…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Mary De La Rosa shows mud-filled pans at her now-closed child care program, Creative Explorers, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) By  Christine Fernando ASSOCIATED PRESS  INDIANAPOLIS  — When Mary De La Rosa closed her toddler and preschool program in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, she fully expected…

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