The Latest: Germany reports 24,000 daily coronavirus cases
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BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on citizens to help ease the strain on nurses and doctors caring for the rising number of COVID-19 patients by respecting pandemic rules over Easter.
Germany s disease control agency reported 24,300 newly confirmed cases in the past day, and 201 deaths. The head of the Robert Koch Institute has warned the country is seeing a third surge in infections fueled by more contagious virus variants that have come to dominate the outbreak in Germany.
Speaking in a video address, Merkel said this needs to be
PRISTINA, Kosovo Kosovo recorded 975 coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily number.
Kosovo has started vaccinations this week after getting some 24,000 AstraZeneca doses from the COVAX program, which will be used for medical personnel and people over 80.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti has asked neighboring Albania to help with the vaccination of the schoolteachers. Authorities are asking people to respect mandatory mask wearing, not gather in crowds of more than 50 and observe the overnight curfew.
Kosovo has recorded 91,405 confirmed cases and 1,884 confirmed deaths.
BUCHAREST, Romania A record 1,434 COVID-19 patients are receiving care in intensive care units, a number increasing in consecutive days and putting hospitals under serious pressure in Romania.
The Latest: FDA authorizes 2 changes to Moderna s vaccine
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1of30Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles Thursday, April 1, 2021. Newsom was vaccinated with the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less
2of30FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo shows a BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves repeatedly at home.Ted S. Warren/APShow MoreShow Less
The Latest: US approves 2 more coronavirus home tests
A woman holds food donated by the Bees of Love Institute during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 1, 2021. (AP Silvia Izquierdo) April 01, 2021 - 12:02 PM
WASHINGTON â U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get quick results.
The Food and Drug Administration decision this week is expected to vastly expand the availability of cheap home tests that many experts have recommended for months. The FDA says tests made by Abbott and Quidel can now be sold without a prescription. That will allow people to test themselves repeatedly at home.