Health

Massachusetts health officials announced 17 new deaths from the coronavirus on Friday, raising the death count statewide to 8,149. Authorities also confirmed another 290 cases of the virus, 78 considered probable, bringing the total in Massachusetts to at least 109,628. That is based on 872,380 molecular tests and 74,598 antibody …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved clinical trials on Friday of a possible coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac, according to an official bulletin publication. © Reuters / Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with “Vaccine” stickers are placed near a medical syringe in front of …

New coronavirus cases and deaths continued to rise Friday in Riverside County, showing a 3.75 percent increase in confirmed cases and 14 reported deaths overnight, according to the latest update on the county’s public health website. The county now has 19,450 confirmed cases, an additional 730 from Thursday’s count of …

SEOUL, South Korea – On New Year’s Day, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for a “frontal advance to thwart enemy sanctions.” The strategy meant finding new sources of income, legal or illegal, and mainly from China. Shipping North Korean workers to China. Bringing more tourists from there. Smuggling of …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved clinical trials on Friday of a possible coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac, according to an official bulletin publication. © Reuters / Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with “Vaccine” stickers are placed near a medical syringe in front of …