Pandemics

White House hopefuls target Trump on coronavirus response

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic White House hopefuls are seizing on President Donald Trump’s delayed response to the ...
22:52 27 February 2022

Epidemic vs. pandemic? Glossary of terms for virus outbreak

OUTBREAK: A sudden rise in cases of a disease in a particular place. EPIDEMIC: A large outbreak, one that spreads among ...
22:55 24 February 2022

Health officials worry as untraceable virus clusters emerge

In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outsi...
4:26 22 February 2022

Virus puts Hong Kong protests on ice. Will they return?

The crowd lining up recently on a cold, dark Hong Kong street wasn't part of the anti-government protest movement that rocked the semi-autonomous Chin...
1:51 12 February 2022

Virus cases in Hong Kong apartments recall SARS memories

HONG KONG — The diagnosis of four people living in a single Hong Kong apartment block who were sickened by a new virus is prompting worried comparison...
13:11 11 February 2022

The Latest: WHO says China virus not global health emergency

LONDON — The Latest on the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China (all times local):
18:27 23 January 2022