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A year after the blockade in the Chinese city of Wuhan shocked the world, the tactic proved to be a lasting tool to suppress the coronavirus almost everywhere. When the first large-scale blockade in modern times was implemented in China on January 23 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was then considered unproven and unthinkable, especially by democratic …

The historic rise of Kamala Harris as the first vice president of the Caribbean and America in the United States celebrates the Miami Herald CARIBBEAT: The stars are ranked for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris “filled with entertainment” Caribbean Discovery “New York Daily News See full coverage in Google News Source link

Return City was published by David Cher for the more prosperous Greater Birmingham and Alabama Click here to sign up for a newsletter. (Cancel at any time) Today’s guest is a columnist Frank McPhillips. When a deadly pandemic collides with exponential growth, the result is frightening. We have reached this point in Alabama and we need to speed up the …

All passengers aboard two Air Transat flights from Haiti to Montreal were potentially exposed to COVID-19, the Toronto Sun reported. Passengers sitting in “all rows” were informed by the Canadian government’s exposure tracking system that they should monitor their symptoms. The Canadian government announced on January 7 that a negative coronavirus test was required for the flight. Haiti, from where …

Lai Chi-wai, a former four-time Asian rock climbing champion before becoming paralyzed from the waist down after an injury, became the first person in Hong Kong to climb more than 820 feet while confined to a wheelchair. The 37-year-old was injured in a car crash 10 years ago hoping to reach the top of the Nina Tower skyscraper, but stopped …

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Those preparing to roll up their sleeves for the Covid-19 vaccine will take part in the most ambitious vaccination effort in US history. As efforts increase, here are tips from doctors involved in introducing the vaccine on how to prepare and what to expect. What does getting the first dose involve? Many people will sign up for an appointment to …

Former Homeland Security Secretary Je Johnson said Sunday that he hoped Americans would understand that Trump’s presidency was a “failed experiment.” Johnson, who serves as Secretary of Homeland Security under former President Obama, told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS that he believes history will not remember the Trump presidency and “those who supported him kindly,” even if the Senate decides not …

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Indonesian President Joko Vidodo received the first CoronaVac shot in the country after the government authorized it for emergency use. While on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had received the vaccine. But the deployments come despite a growing number of questions about the effectiveness of the shot, which last week …

As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office, facing more crises than any other president in modern American history, the stakes for his inaugural address cannot be greater. A transition official said Biden was working on the speech this weekend with family members and his senior adviser, Mike Donilon, and that the address would focus on familiar topics from his …