Jessica Renteria is driving a pram with her two children to the Los Angeles Zoo, as it reopens in Los Angeles, California on August 26, 2020, after it was shut down on March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. – The reopening of the zoo will see online reservations, limited …
Read More »Israel beats Hamas in Gaza over rockets, balloons
TEL AVIV / GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli planes and tanks hit Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a dozen missiles at southern Israel, his army said, as mediators struggled to work for peace at the fleeing border. Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip 28 …
Read More »Japan, in the run-up to the Olympics, produces half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is taking an aggressive step to seize enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times, a pressure that the government hopes to instill confidence that it can host a delayed Olympic Games next year. FILE PHOTO: People in traditional costume kimonos, wearing protective masks as …
Read More »California, Florida, New York, Texas will not follow the new COVID-19 test plan
(Reuters) – Several major U.S. states are not responding to calls from federal health officials to reduce COVID-19 testing of some who are exposed to the virus, and are contributing to a widespread reprimand from the Trump administration leaders of public health. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey …
Read More »Trump announces $ 750 million deal with Abbott for at least 150 million rapid coronavirus tests
A sign shows a new rapid coronavirus test on the new Abbott ID Now machine at a ProHEALTH center in Brooklyn on August 27, 2020 in New York City. The portable Abbott ID now uses a nasal swab to detect acute and contagious cases of COVID-19. ProHEALTH offers the new …
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