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Sakellaropoulou Speaks with Directors of Thessaloniki Hospitals

President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Sotiris Dimitropoulos)

ATHENS — President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday spoke on the phone with Thessaloniki hospital chiefs and… Continue reading Sakellaropoulou Speaks with Directors of Thessaloniki Hospitals

Spain’s Vaccination Plan to Kick Off in January

People walk by a clothes stall in the Rastro flea market in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul White)

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says a national COVID-19 vaccination plan will be launched in January. Sánchez said… Continue reading Spain’s Vaccination Plan to Kick Off in January

Swedish PM Stefan Löfven’s Rare Televised Speech to the Nation

Sweden s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven gives a news conference on new restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Nov. 11, 2020. (Henrik Montgomery / TT via AP)

STOCKHOLM — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has urged his countrymen to do what it takes to fight the coronavirus… Continue reading Swedish PM Stefan Löfven’s Rare Televised Speech to the Nation

West Bank to Go on a Partial Two-Week Lockdown

FILE- Palestinian sisters Kainat and Karema Quraan show documents of land ownership of land on which some of the Psagot vineyards and a winery building were established, at their home in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo / Majdi Mohammed)

JERUSALEM — The Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has announced a partial two-week lockdown to clamp down on… Continue reading West Bank to Go on a Partial Two-Week Lockdown

Indonesia’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Have Surpassed Half a Million

Students wearing face masks sit spaced apart during a trial run of a class with COVID-19 protocol at Nurul Amal Islamic school in Tangerang, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed half a million as the government of the world’s fourth most populous… Continue reading Indonesia’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Have Surpassed Half a Million

Pakistan Recorded 2,756 New Cases, One of the Sharpest Spikes Since the Outbreak Began

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, students wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, attend their class at a school, in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad, File)

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s government has warned that several “super-spreader” gatherings in the country recently may force it to impose a… Continue reading Pakistan Recorded 2,756 New Cases, One of the Sharpest Spikes Since the Outbreak Began

Germany’s Health Min Stresses the Importance of Dealing with Multiple Vaccine Developers

German Health Minister Jens Spahn addresses the media during a joint press conference with Philipp Justus, Vice President Google Central Europe, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (Wolfgang Kumm/dpa via AP)

BERLIN — Germany’s health minister is stressing the importance of dealing with multiple vaccine developers amid prospects that the country’s… Continue reading Germany’s Health Min Stresses the Importance of Dealing with Multiple Vaccine Developers

China Tests Millions After Coronavirus Flare-Ups in 3 Cities

Visitors wearing masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus take photos at the Bund in Shanghai, China, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo)

BEIJING — Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus… Continue reading China Tests Millions After Coronavirus Flare-Ups in 3 Cities

California Gov. Newsom and Family Quarantine After Exposure To COVID-19

FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters at his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his family are quarantining after three of his children were exposed to… Continue reading California Gov. Newsom and Family Quarantine After Exposure To COVID-19

Sri Lanka Has Reopened Some Schools That Have Been Closed for More Than a Month

Sri Lankan health officials collect swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has reopened some of the thousands of schools that have been closed for more… Continue reading Sri Lanka Has Reopened Some Schools That Have Been Closed for More Than a Month

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