The move delivers another blow to the cruise industry, which had just started returning to the seas in June after a monthslong suspension of voyages due to the pandemic
Top US infectious disease expert's advice comes as US averages a record 265,000-plus new coronavirus infections daily
After banning revelers from Times Square a year ago due to the pandemic, city officials previously announced plans for a scaled-back New Year's bash with smaller crowds and vaccinations required
Country faces tough winter as it enters a third year of strict pandemic measures
The average number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States set a new record on Wednesday
With no reported major outbreaks, health experts call for continued caution against transmission, more equitable vaccine distribution and more study of protective factors
Limited access to vaccines, misinformation and competing priorities contribute to the continent's low vaccination rates
Agency says rapid dual circulation of coronavirus variants is producing tsunami of cases, severe disease, surging deaths among unvaccinated
Wildfire-like spread of omicron variant of coronavirus sends one-day infection rates in many countries soaring to record highs
Scientists in South Africa say results suggest omicron could “help push delta out” and lessen the disruption from the coronavirus pandemic
North Korea is about to enter its third year of a severe COVID-19 lockdown. The pandemic measures are devastating the country's economy and look increasingly unsustainable. But no one knows when they will end, as VOA’s Bill Gallo reports from Seoul.
Workers at roughly 184,000 businesses were required to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday
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