The Covid outbreak in India puts the rest of the world at risk and leaves a “humanitarian disaster,” warned the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health on Monday. “India is a big country, and of course if there are big outbreaks there we will worry about more variants that will be bad for…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks wearing his face mask about the rise in coronavirus cases in the state during a press conference at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on July 13, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an ordinance on Monday suspending immediately all pending local…

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past graffiti amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in Mumbai, India, on March 30, 2021. Francis Mascarenhas | Reuters India’s second wave of Covid-19 infections shows no signs of slowing as the country’s overstretched health system faces supply shortages of hospital beds, oxygen,…

Ground staff unload coronavirus disease (COVID-19) supplies from the United States at the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 30, 2021 in New Delhi, India. Prakash Singh | Reuters WASHINGTON – White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said Sunday that the Biden government plans to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to India…

16-year-old Thomas Gregory will be vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by Nurse Cindy Lamica at UMass Memorial Health Care’s COVID-19 Vaccination Center at the Mercantile Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 22, 2021. Joseph Precious | AFP | Getty Images Data on how well the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works in children ages 5-11 could…

Chauphuong Ly Dinh, 50, will receive a vaccination for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on April 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The White House chief physician, Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday urged Americans to make sure they get their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccines, saying the second shot offers “dramatic” benefits.…

Eataly NYC Downtown reopens with Color Factory for La Pizza & La Pasta, a Colori art installation created by artist Eric Rieger (AKA HOTTEA) in New York City on April 21, 2021. Noam Galai | Getty Images New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that indoor restaurant capacity in New York City will increase to…

People enjoy the beach in Leme, south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 21, 2020 during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. CARL DE SOUZA LONDON – As coronavirus vaccination programs progress, attention is turning to the summer vacation and what freedoms we might experience this year – and whether that depends on our vaccination status.…

The restrictions recently announced by the Biden government on travelers from India are unlikely to play a significant role in limiting new coronavirus cases in the US, said Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday. “Will it have an impact? Perhaps a minor impact on margins in terms of reducing introductions. This will not affect…

Individuals wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) wear the body of a person who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India on April 26, 2021. Adnan Abidi | Reuters Biden’s government will restrict travel from India as that country grapples with a gigantic increase in coronavirus cases,…