US Reports 1 Million New Virus Cases In First 10 Days Of November Alone...
NEW YORK — The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November, with more than 100,000 infections each day becoming the norm in a surge...
What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean? – Jaweb
What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean?It refers to the likelihood that a coronavirus shot will work in people.Two vaccine makers have said that preliminary results from their late-stage studies suggest their experimental vaccines are...
Putting stock in AI predictions of the pandemic’s end could be dangerous – Jaweb
As the pandemic reaches new heights, with nearly 12 million cases and 260 million deaths recorded in the U.S. to date, a glimmer of hope is on the horizon. Moderna and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer,...
EU accused of ‘neocolonial’ plundering of tuna in Indian Ocean – Jaweb
The EU has been accused of “hypocrisy and neocolonialism” for proposing insufficient measures to tackle overfishing of yellowfin tuna, while being the largest fisher of the prized species in the Indian Ocean.Smaller than its...
Why some scientists think a comet, not an asteroid, caused the dinosaurs to go...
One day 66 million years ago, Earth suddenly transformed from being a verdant, dinosaur-ridden world to a soot-covered apocalyptic hellscape. The extinction event wiped out 75 percent of the world’s animal and plant species at the...
Free your mind, and good design will follow – Jaweb
“This is a time for radical imagination,” says Deanna Van Buren. “It does something to your brain. We can’t solve the problems we’re facing if we don’t all get into that elastic mindspace.”I had...
Matt Hancock fires coded warning at MPs calling for lockdown easing – Jaweb
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has fired a coded warning at MPs seeking a roadmap out of Covid restrictions, saying the pressure on the NHS is too great, with hospital admissions still almost double...
Italian hospitals face breaking point in fall virus surge – Jaweb
MILAN — Dr. Luca Cabrini was certain his hospital in the heart of Lombardy‘s lake district would reach its breaking point caring for 300 COVID-19 patients. So far, virus patients fill 500 beds and...
Cathay Pacific Slashes Workforce as Travel Forecasts Remain Bleak – Jaweb
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. CPCAY -0.80% , will cut its workforce by a quarter and close a subsidiary airline as it seeks to stem losses from a coronavirus-induced...
Bahamas to lift quarantine restrictions for visitors on Nov. 1 – Jaweb
No more drama in the Bahamas.Bahamian authorities will soon lift a 14-day quarantine restriction for visitors if they can continuously prove that they are negative for the coronavirus amid the global pandemic.Starting Nov. 1,...