


Massachusetts hospitals preparing to fire thousands of employees for not being vaccinated.
Massachusetts General Hospital. Image Credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR Massachusetts hospitals are preparing to fire around 4,000 employees that have remained unvaccinated. The deadline for the employees to be vaccinated is between […]

Fire in a COVID-19 hospital in North Macedonia kills several patients.
Image Credit: Stringer/EPA On Wednesday evening, a fire engulfed a temporary COVID-19 hospital in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The country’s health minister said that at least 14 people died as a […]

World’s second largest port, Ningbo Zhoushan in China, temporarily shut down.
Image Credit: Cruisemapper The World’s second largest port, Ningbo Zhoushan in China has been closed after one of the workers tested positive for COVID-19. The port worker is believed to […]

Coronavirus restrictions have been lifted in England.
Image Credit: AP/Alberto Pezzali The long awaited day for the UK has arrived. The day that all pandemic restrictions have been scrapped as if we are in the pre-pandemic world. […]

Strong likelihood of more dangerous COVID-19 variants – WHO.
Image Credit: Laurent gillieron/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a ‘strong likelihood’ of more virulent and dangerous variants of coronavirus in the near future. […]

California backtracks on a rule that bans unmasked students from school campuses.
Image Credit: Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Last Monday, a new rule issued by the State of California to ban K-12 students from campuses if they refuse to wear masks […]

Peru to extend state of emergency due to a surge in coronavirus.
Image Credit: CNS/Latin America News Agency handout via Reuters/Minsa The Latin American country of Peru will extend its state of emergency until the end of August to allow the government […]

New COVID-19 (Lambda variant) strain found in 27 countries.
Image Credit: Fortune Australia is the most recent country to detect a new COVID-19 strain among their population known as the Lambda variant. The variant also known as C.37 is […]

Formula 1 race and MotoGP in Australia cancelled for second straight year.
Image Credit: Motorsport.com On Tuesday, Australian Grand Prix officials said that both Formula 1 race and Moto GP has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This will be the […]