People wait in line outside a testing site in Florida. The state has seen unprecedented surges in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP People wait in line outside a testing site in Florida. The state has seen unprecedented surges in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. Lynne Sladky/AP When…
Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases Friday, but attributed the dip to delays in tests results from the state, indicating higher numbers will likely result in coming days as the backlog clears. The county reported 1,949 new cases, down from daily reports over the past week that have…
Surging COVID-19 outbreaks in several states are straining testing capacity across the country as people wait several days or even weeks to get their results back, causing another setback to the U.S. response to the months-long pandemic.Lengthy turnaround times are undermining the fight against the coronavirus, experts say, making efforts to trace contacts of confirmed…
Several areas across the City of Johannesburg have gone for over two weeks without electricity.The delay in repairing the outages has been caused by a lack of stock needed to carry out the repairs.Some stock has been obtained and repairs are expected to continue into the week.Several areas across the City of Johannesburg have gone…
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga. (GCIS) Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has postponed her address on the state of readiness of schools to reopen.This comes as Grade 7 and 12s are expected to return to school on Monday.There has been widespread opposition from unions to the reopening of schools.Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to