August 30, 2021 Australia to end 'covid zero' policy: 'Not a sustainable way to live' Australia is set to end its "covid zero" policy after Prime Minister Scott Morrison determined that the country’s approach is not "sustainable" in the face of the more infectious COVID-19 delta variant.
August 30, 2021 EU set to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travelers The European Union plans to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels in the country, EU diplomats said Monday.
August 30, 2021 Ida slams Louisiana hospitals brimming with virus patients Southern Louisiana's hospitals, already packed with coronavirus patients from a fourth surge of the virus, were dealing Sunday with another challenge — the howling Category 4 hurricane pounding the coast.
August 30, 2021 'Leave It To Beaver' star Tony Dow hospitalized with pneumonia: report “Leave it to Beaver” actor Tony Dow is reportedly in the hospital with pneumonia.
August 29, 2021 Hurricane Ida's impact on Louisiana is 'unprecedented,' Cajun Navy Relief president says She's navigated through Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Harvey and other disasters, but Cajun Navy Relief (CNR) president Colleen Udell says that the impact of Hurricane Ida is "unprecedented."
August 29, 2021 Obama education secretary excoriated for likening anti-maskers to Kabul suicide bombers in tweet Secretary of education under President Obama, Arne Duncan, set social media ablaze on Sunday after he likened anti-maskers and those who oppose the COVID-19 vaccine to the radical Islamic suicide bombers who killed U.S. service members at the Kabul airport last week.
August 29, 2021 Congress a mirror of American society: REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK The delta variant surges. Cases spike, even among vaccinated persons. People are getting sick.
August 29, 2021 Fauci says COVID vaccination mandates for school children ‘good idea’ Dr. Anthony Fauci says he thinks it’s a good idea amid the surge in coronavirus cases due the highly contagious delta variant to mandate COVID vaccinations for students to attend schools.
August 29, 2021 Child obesity increased during COVID-19 pandemic: study A new study found that child obesity significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 28, 2021 Liberal-dominated San Diego County Board floats COVID declaration conservative critics say impedes free speech San Diego’s Democrat-controlled county board of supervisors will consider an agenda item Wednesday that would declare “health misinformation a public health crisis” an enact measures to try “combat” posts that counter the county’s official positions on the coronavirus.
