Coronavirus

The restrictions are some of the strictest imposed in China since the country largely contained the spread of the coronavirus in March. They are reminiscent of the draconian lockdown during the initial outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in December 2019. … [Read more...] about A year after Wuhan, China locks down another city of 11 million people to contain a coronavirus flare-up

Her postings came to an abrupt stop in mid-May, and she was later revealed to have been detained by police and brought back to Shanghai. According to Amnesty International, at one point during her detention Zhang went on hunger strike, during which time she was shackled and force fed, treatment the group said amounted to torture. … [Read more...] about Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years

The healthcare worker received her first shot Jan. 7 and said she has been trying to make an appointment for her second dose ever since but hasn’t been able to secure one because the county’s vaccination website has been overwhelmed with people trying to sign up. … [Read more...] about ‘So Much Frustration’: Local Healthcare Worker Struggling To Get Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Exclusive: Woman Brutally Attacked At Harlem Liquor Store Says Suspect Tried To Bite Her Eye Out: ‘That’s An Animal. That’s Not A Person’ Gov. Cuomo Urges New Yorkers To Get COVID Vaccine: ‘We’ll Make It Accessible, But We Need You To Accept It’ NYPD: Group Assaults Man, Robs Him Of Phone, Clothes In Chinatown … [Read more...] about NYC Braces For First Of Its Kind Restaurant Week To-Go

“We need more data. What’s the evidence that these outdoor dinings contribute to transmission? We have those types of data for indoor dining but I’m not familiar with any real data suggesting that outdoor dining contributes to most of the transmissions,” he said. … [Read more...] about North Bay Restaurants Challenge State to Show Data Supporting COVID Closure