The island has been sealed off to most visitors since March. People who are allowed to enter still have to quarantine under tight watch for two weeks, including Taiwanese citizens. The high walls have kept the island from being deluged with infections, but they risk isolating Taiwan economically and politically.
California Begins Vaccinating Inmates, but Not at Its Hardest-Hit Prisons
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Jan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ETJan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ET
Los Angeles County has seen a spike in cases. India approves two vaccines. Researchers say Africa’s relatively low case numbers are probably inaccurate.
Here’s what you need to know:
Elected officials, prison rights advocates and inmates’ family members protested for better conditions outside San Quentin State Prison in July. Credit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times
California’s prison system, which has been exceptionally hard-hit by the coronavirus, has started vaccinating some inmates but none so far at the 25 prisons that have been most overwhelmed by infections, including San Quentin, Avenal State Prison and the California Institution for Men.
California Begins Vaccinating Inmates, but Not at Its Hardest-Hit Prisons
Last Updated
Jan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ETJan. 25, 2021, 10:18 a.m. ET
Los Angeles County has seen a spike in cases. India approves two vaccines. Researchers say Africa’s relatively low case numbers are probably inaccurate.
Here’s what you need to know:
Elected officials, prison rights advocates and inmates’ family members protested for better conditions outside San Quentin State Prison in July. Credit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times
California’s prison system, which has been exceptionally hard-hit by the coronavirus, has started vaccinating some inmates but none so far at the 25 prisons that have been most overwhelmed by infections, including San Quentin, Avenal State Prison and the California Institution for Men.
New, more transmissible coronavirus strain could increase spread in US
and last updated 2020-12-31 14:39:01-05
CHICAGO, Ill. â Health officials in Colorado said this week the new strain of COVID-19 is here in the United States. The mutant coronavirus variant emerged in the United Kingdom in September and has likely been in the U.S. for some time.
Though experts believe this new strain of the coronavirus is not more deadly, it could be up to 70% more transmissible than the previous one.
âThe fact that this has mutated is not a surprise,â said Dr. Michelle Prickett, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.