Coronavirus Archives

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The Olympics’ pandemic playbook is put to the test

July 24, 2021 8:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent When I first told my medical colleagues that I would be traveling 14 hours to Tokyo, they looked…

COVID-19 cases expected to rise in the Imperial Valley

July 23, 2021 12:25 PM Wiley Jawhary

The Imperial County Public Health Department says that the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to rise over the next week.…

Hospitalized Covid-19 patients are asking for the vaccine — when it’s too late, two health care workers say

July 22, 2021 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, CNN As the Delta variant helps fuel a surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US, unvaccinated patients are regretting their…

Biden grappling with immigration and travel restrictions as pandemic worsens

July 22, 2021 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from US allies and the travel industry to lift…

Nevada becomes latest Covid-19 hotspot, as hospitalizations rise and vaccination rates plateau

July 22, 2021 1:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN At Robert Taylor’s Las Vegas barbershop, the buzzing sounds of clippers and friendly banter are a…

Hear barber’s inspiration for setting up a vaccination site at his shop

July 22, 2021 1:23 PM CNN

CNN’s Ed Lavandera visits a Las Vegas barbershop amidst rising cases of Covid-19 in Nevada. After several unvaccinated employees were infected,…

Athletes who’ve had to drop out of the Olympics because of Covid-19

July 26, 2021 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Seamus Fagan, David Close and Jill Martin, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo. Competition began Wednesday, more than a…

Biden health officials begin discussing mask recommendations as variants surge cases

July 22, 2021 7:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Holmes and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Top Biden health officials and some White House officials are holding preliminary conversations on…

Sunset Health assisting in vaccinating local homeless population

July 16, 2021 8:37 PM Cody Lee

By now, most people who wanted the COVID-19 vaccine have already received it. Although, for the homeless population it could be a challenge or…

Inflation is here. The Delta variant could make it worse

July 21, 2021 4:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The biggest question facing the US economy is when skyrocketing consumer prices will come back to earth. The emergence of…

Pfizer-BioNTech to start producing Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa in 2022

July 21, 2021 5:34 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech will start to manufacture their Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, they announced…

Unemployment: $2,000 Return to Work Bonus now offered in Arizona

May 13, 2021 11:15 AM Sumiko Keil, Jenny Day

Governor Doug Ducey offers Arizonans an incentive to get back to…

More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists

July 20, 2021 5:28 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United…

Imperial County sees increase in COVID-19 cases

July 19, 2021 1:10 PM Wiley Jawhary

The Imperial County Public Health department is seeing a new increase in COVID-19…

Rising COVID-19 cases activates indoor mask recommendation

July 19, 2021 12:58 PM Vince Ybarra

The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) is recommending residents to wear a mask when indoors, regardless of vaccination status.…

U.S. women’s gymnastics team member tests positive for Covid days before Tokyo Olympics

July 19, 2021 6:55 AM Dominique Newland, NBC News

(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – An alternate on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team tested positive for the coronavirus just days before the Tokyo Olympics were…

Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated

July 20, 2021 12:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has now led to increasing rates…