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Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News
Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News
Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?
LONDON (AP) — Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” because of the popularity of the messaging app with politicians and officials.
Jun 2, 2023 6:00 AM
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UK government refuses to hand Boris Johnson's unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiry
LONDON (AP) — The British government has refused an order to hand over a sheaf of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s personal messages to the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry.
Jun 1, 2023 9:40 AM
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Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian federal court said Thursday that the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020.
Jun 1, 2023 5:41 AM
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Canadian researchers find brain inflammation in patients with long COVID
Leslie Ann Coles knew "almost immediately" something was wrong after her COVID-19 infection in January 2021. The filmmaker from Woodbridge, Ont.
Jun 1, 2023 2:05 AM
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Singapore prime minister tests positive for COVID again in rare rebound case
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in less than two weeks, in a rare case of a rebound.
May 31, 2023 11:56 PM
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US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
May 31, 2023 9:02 PM
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Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $1 million in coronavirus aid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut state representative was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $1.
May 31, 2023 12:34 PM
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Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends
NEW YORK (AP) — A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.
May 31, 2023 9:52 AM
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AG largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites 'minor' shortfalls
VICTORIA — B.C's auditor general says the province's COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism industry followed most required guidelines, though he raised some concerns about the way it was documented and monitored.
May 30, 2023 12:47 PM
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UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry
LONDON (AP) — As Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson established an independent public inquiry into his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic . Now the inquiry wants to see, in full, what Johnson wrote to other U.K.
May 30, 2023 12:20 PM
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