A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the United Nations health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession, saying the threats of a longer and even worse downturn are too great to cut back on support now.
The NFL scouting combine will not be held as usual this year in Indianapolis, where it has taken place every year since 1987, the league told teams in a memo Monday. The city has hosted the event every year since 1987.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will seek legal damages if reports are true that Joe Biden plans to scrap the pipeline upon taking office.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 had declined for 10 straight days, but rose from 2,348 on Saturday to 2,386 on Sunday.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus nonetheless hailed the scientific achievement behind rolling out coronavirus vaccines less than a year after the pandemic erupted in China.
China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with rising infections.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 2,404 on Friday to 2,348 on Saturday, the 10th straight day of decreases.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday reported 41 more deaths due to COVID-19, the 97th day in a row that reported deaths have exceeded single digits.
Stocks have run out of steam since the S&P 500 set a record high a week ago amid optimism that COVID-19 vaccines and more stimulus from Washington will bring an economic recovery.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said people from minority communities are frequently “unseen” by the U.S. health care system.
The latest numbers show 52,798 Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and 259,395 have received their first dose of the vaccine.
U.S. industry operated at 74.5% of capacity in December, still below the pre-pandemic rate of 76.9% in February.
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna increased their forecast for global production during the past two weeks, citing growing experience and efficiency of manufacturing. But companies with vaccine candidates still in clinical studies have reported manufacturing challenges.
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a stimulus plan Thursday intended to speed up vaccines and pump out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Thursday to tamp down any concerns that the Fed might soon withdraw some of its support for the U.S. economy and stressed that any such pullback would be signaled far in advance.
As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.
The latest numbers show 48,437 Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and 238,802 have received their first dose of the vaccine.
In Indiana, 18,812 people filed initial unemployment claims in the week ended Jan. 9, up from an adjusted number of 14,796 the previous week.
A study found that 65% of drivers treated at trauma centers who were hurt in serious crashes had drugs or alcohol in their systems last year. It was 50.6% before the pandemic, NHTSA said.
