The Latest: Colorado to focus on vaccinating procrastinators
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1of26FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021, file photo, Florida seniors have their temperatures taken before receiving the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Health System in Miami. COVID-19 hospitalizations are plunging among older Americans. The falling numbers show the country’s vaccination strategy is working, pushing deaths lower and easing pressure on the frayed hospital system.Marta Lavandier/APShow MoreShow Less
2of26Women stand near an entrance of a squatters settlement to prevent more families from moving on to the hilltop in the Villa El Salvador neighborhood, occupied by people who can no longer pay their rent because of restrictions on economic activity aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, April 22, 2021.Martin Mejia/APShow MoreShow Less
TOKYO (REUTERS) - The Japanese government plans to declare a state of emergency for the third time for Tokyo and three other prefectures following a resurgence of new Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday (April 22).
Mr Suga told reporters the government will formally declare the state of emergency after a meeting with experts to be held on Friday, when asked when the decision will be made.
While Mr Suga did not specify the length of the state of emergency, public broadcaster NHK said the government is considering imposing the curbs from April 25 to May 11.
Mr Suga also did not give any details on what steps the new state of emergency could entail. But media reports say they could include stronger steps than those issued in January, such as requests for bars and department stores to close and for events to be conducted without spectators.
The Latest: Australia reducing flights from India
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Relatives of a COVID-19 victim react outside the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan COVID-19 hospital in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. ndia reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world s second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen. (AP Photo)
CANBERRA, Australia Australia will reduce the number of flights arriving from India due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases in the world’s second-most populous country.
The Latest: Virus harms during pregnancy detailed in study
A multi-country study suggests pregnant women who get COVID-19 have higher risks for death, intensive-care stays, preterm birth and other complications.
Pregnancy causes various changes in the body that may make women vulnerable to harm from the coronavirus. Pregnant women can gain some protection by getting vaccinated; recent evidence suggests the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy.
The results were published on Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, which echo smaller studies. The research involved women in 18 countries, including the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The study involved about 700 pregnant women with COVID-19 and 1,400 without it. It was sponsored by a research fund at the University of Oxford, there the lead authors work.