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The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far Dr. Cletus Oppong, who specializes in occupational medicine, is the first to receive the first round of the Moderna vaccine by Clinical Pharmacist Erin Conkright on Thursday morning , Dec. 24, 2020, at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Ky. "Its an exciting day," said Oppong. (Alan Warren/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP) December 28, 2020 - 6:56 PM SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea sa...

BERLIN — The head of the World Health Organization says it’s important to step up genomic sequencing worldwide to ensure that new variants of the coronavirus are detected as the pandemic enters its second year. New variants detected in Britain and South Africa that appear to be more infectious have caused concern and triggered new travel restrictions this month. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at an online news conference Monday from Geneva that “there will be setback...

Travelers wait for their luggage in a terminal at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Health officials are concerned about future cases brought on by travel and gatherings during the holidays and New Year’s. (Yffy Yossifor/Star-Telegram via AP) WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months, despite fear that travel will lead to more case...

Nearly 1.3 million people traveled through U.S. airports Sunday The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,284,599 people on Sunday, the highest total since March 15.     Travellers stand in line at a Delta Air Lines desk at San Francisco International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco on Tuesday. [ JEFF CHIU | AP ] Updated Feb. 22 WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel ...

Dec 28, 2020 Travelers wait for their luggage in a terminal at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Health officials are concerned about future cases brought on by travel and gatherings during the holidays and New Year’s. (Yffy Yossifor/Star-Telegram via AP) Here are summaries of the latest Associated Press stories worldwide about the coronavirus pandemic, including: — Sunday airline traffic shows most passengers in nine months; — Spai...

Follow Dec. 24, 2020 Global warming will not only cause sea levels to rise but lakes to shrink, a team of Dutch scientists warned this week. As a case in point, they predict a catastrophic drop in water levels in the Caspian Sea – presently the largest lake in the world – by the century’s end. “Many people are not even aware that an inland lake is dramatically shrinking due to climate change, as our models indicate,” stated co-author Matthias Prange of the MARUM - Center for Marine En...

How were the Top 10 chosen? An international committee of experts, chaired by Janine N. Caira of the University of Connecticut, selected the top 10 new species for this years list. Nominations were invited through the species.asu.edu Web site and also generated by institute staff and committee members. The Caira committee had complete freedom in making its choices and developing its own criteria, from unique attributes or surprising facts about the species to peculiar names. This years committe...

We Beg to Differ #55 From: DO WE DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY? After a few months, the vaccinations are being propelled forward. There are those- scientists, doctors, investigative journalists- who have spoken out- in articles and in videos. Many of these voices have been removed or censored in social media- all in defense of national and in...

Dr. Klaus Rees, 79, of Vinings, Georgia passed away on December 10, 2020. A Vinings resident for 40 years, Klaus was a prominent cardiologist and member of the community and a loving husband and father to wife Lauren and son Lukas. The son of Oskar and Paula Rees, Klaus was born in Freiburg, Germany where his parents operated a carpentry business. A bright student at Kepler-Gymnasium, he continued his education at the University of Freiburg where he was granted a scholarship in the United State...

Alle Entwicklungen und die neusten Nachrichten rund um das Coronavirus in Deutschland, Europa und weltweit.