People make their way through local restaurants during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, March 11, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the state will lift dining curfews statewide and a ban on bar seating in New York City in a major milestone for the… Read More »
British Parliament’s bars will reportedly stop selling alcohol early after lawmakers criticized a loophole that exempted them from a nationwide pub curfew meant to control the coronavirus. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered all pubs to close at 10 p.m. starting last Thursday as the nation grappled with a troubling spike in COVID-19 cases. But… Read More »
Almost 90 per cent of eligible Samoans have been vaccinated against measles, with a two-day curfew lifted following an outbreak that has recently killed 65 people. There were, however, 103 new cases of measles reported since Friday, Samoa’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The virus has infected almost 4,500 people in the South Pacific… Read More »