127 new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday morning
Samples of nearly 80,000 employees at Vân Trung industrial park in Bắc Giang have been taken for COVID-19 test. Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI — A total of 127 new local cases of COVID-19 have...
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Rombauer storms to victory in 146th Preakness Stakes; Medina Spirit finishes third
BALTIMORE — Two weeks ago, Medina Spirit could not be caught after jumping out to the front of the pack at the Kentucky Derby. That was not the case at Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes....
New mask rules trust Americans will be honest about vaccine status. Experts say they’ll lie.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement Thursday that fully vaccinated people largely no longer need to wear a mask has left many Americans wondering: If there are no enforcement measures, won’t people...
Biden speaks with Netanyahu, Abbas as Mideast conflict escalates
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has expressed “strong support” for Israel’s strikes in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas missile attacks on its territory, but raised concerns about civilian casualties and the protection of journalists...
Talladega Superspeedway is letting people drive laps – if they get a COVID-19 vaccine or test
Those who went to Talledega Superspeedway on Saturday to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or test were allowed to drive their two laps on the famed Alabama race track in their personal cars. Sponsored by...
Colonial Pipeline paid a $5M ransom – but will that only invite other malware hacks?: ‘If the payments stop, the attacks will stop’
The reported ransom payment by a beleaguered U.S. oil pipeline company to cyber hackers may spur even more criminal malware attacks on critical U.S. targets, according to cybersecurity experts, and could fuel calls for...
Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe’s and Publix no longer require masks for vaccinated customers. See the list.
A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new masking guidelines, retailers started announcing changes to mask policies for fully vaccinated customers. Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco and Publix were...
131 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday evening
Two hundred medical workers from Quảng Ninh Province on Saturday volunteered to support COVID-19 treatment in Bắc Giang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Văn Đức HÀ NỘI — The largest number of new COVID-19...
Talking Tech: FCC’s $50 COVID broadband discount program up and running; students and seniors can benefit
Broadband connectivity has been a must-have during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the Federal Communications Commission has a program to help you pay your monthly internet bill – at least for a few months. The...
More stores drop mask requirements; fully vaccinated people can limit testing, too: Latest COVID-19 updates
Yes, fully vaccinated people can mostly avoid masks. But they can also limit testing for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week said vaccinated people without symptoms mostly don’t need to...
Honor system, paper cards won’t cut it for COVID vaccine verification, experts say. ‘Vaccine passports’ are coming.
No shirt, no shoes, no vaccine — no service. That’s the future critics of “vaccine passports” fear as Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely live more normal lives, now including spending time in most...
‘Creates more problems than it’s worth’: CDC eases COVID-19 testing recommendations for vaccinated people
Not only can vaccinated people mostly avoid masks, they can limit testing for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week said vaccinated people without symptoms mostly don’t need to get tested...
First COVID-19 death this year
The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hà Nội where the patient died. She is the 36th person to die of COVID-19 related complications in Việt Nam. Photo qdnd.vn HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam...
18 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday noon
18 new cases recorded in the past 6 hours, including 16 domestic ones in Bắc Giang (9), Điện Biên (2), Hà Nội (2), Bắc Ninh (1), Hà Nam (1), Hưng Yên (1). All were...
Phillies catcher Realmuto back from COVID-19 IL after 1 day
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is back in the starting lineup one day after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list. Realmuto was cleared to return by Major League Baseball,...
Yankees have no new COVID-19 cases, but injuries mount
BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees didn’t have any new positive tests for COVID-19 to add to their eight cases already, manager Aaron Boone said before Friday night’s game at Baltimore. The Yankees,...
President Joe Biden revokes Trump orders on `heroes garden’ and other issues
WASHINGTON – The “National Garden of American Heroes” envisioned by former President Donald Trump is no more. President Joe Biden on Friday revoked a number of his predecessor’s executive orders, including one to create...
Ex-Tennessee Titans employee sues franchise, alleging he was fired during COVID-19 leave
A former Tennessee Titans employee has sued the franchise, accusing it of firing him during a leave after contracting COVID-19, according to federal court documents obtained by The Tennessean. Paul Miller, a former sports...
Walmart, Sam’s Club drop mask rule for fully vaccinated customers and employees after CDC mask guidelines
Walmart and Sam’s Club will no longer require customers or employees who are fully vaccinated to wear masks, the retailer announced Friday. The change for shoppers is now in effect and will be on...
‘What if it was your kid?’: Parents of young children feel forgotten as CDC loosens mask restrictions
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated people can ditch masks in most indoor settings. Several states have begun to lift mask mandates. And some schools are loosening mask requirements....
Columbus agrees to pay $10M to family of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man killed by police
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The city of Columbus has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man fatally shot by former police officer Adam Coy in December. City...
Hill strikes out 9, Rays beat COVID-19 impacted Yankees 9-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rich Hill joined Cy Young and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers to strike out nine against the Yankees at age 41 or older, and the Tampa Bay Rays...
IndyCar’s Toronto race canceled over area’s COVID struggles; replacement to be announced
IndyCar has undergone its fourth schedule change of the 2021 season. On Friday, Penske Entertainment Corp. president and CEO Mark Miles confirmed to IndyStar that for the second consecutive year, the paddock will not...
Masks still required for now at Target, Walmart, CVS and more, but retailers review new CDC mask guidance
Don’t ditch your mask just yet. Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new masking guidelines saying fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks, face coverings will still be required when shopping...
New mask guidelines: Great for some, confusing for others. What experts say this does to the CDC’s credibility.
Loosening mask restrictions for people who are fully vaccinated is either a great way to reward those who get their shots or a communications disaster that threatens to undermine America’s progress against the pandemic....
Brewers ace Burnes had COVID-19, was asymptomatic
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes says he tested positive for the coronavirus last month but remained asymptomatic throughout his stint on the injured list. Burnes is expected to start Thursday against...
Elise Stefanik becomes next GOP conference chair, replacing Liz Cheney
WASHINGTON – House Republicans elected Rep. Elise Stefanik to their third-ranking leadership position Friday, completing a shift from Rep. Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump who voted to impeach him,...
60 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Friday evening
Medical workers spray sterilised substances at an apartment in Hà Đông District, Hà Nội where a COVID-19 patient was confirmed. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Sixty new COVID-19 cases were confirmed...
Did the coronavirus come directly from animals or was it released from a lab? Top American scientists join call for answers.
Fifteen months after the global pandemic officially began, it’s still unclear how it originated – and a group of top American scientists is eager for answers. In a letter in the current issue of...
COVID-19 puts paid to HCM City tourism firms’ summer hopes
Tourists on a group tour to Phú Quốc Island off Kiên Giang Province during the Reunification Day and the International Labour Day holidays. Photo courtesy of TSTtourist HCM CITY — HCM City travel companies...
HCM City to ensure COVID-19 protocols at high school graduation, entrance exams
Students sitting the national high school graduation examinations have their temperatures checked at an examination venue in HCM City in August last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Anh HCM CITY — HCM City People’s...
At least 8 states lift mask mandates; teachers unions call for reopening all schools this fall: Live COVID-19 updates
At least eight states began to lift mask mandates following the CDC’s updated guidance that fully vaccinated Americans could discard masks outdoors and in some situations indoors. The new guidelines announced by Dr. Rochelle...
Yankees’ Torres positive for COVID despite being vaccinated
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and having previously contracted the coronavirus during the offseason. Torres is among eight so-called breakthrough...
Export of vegetables and fruits continues to climb in four months despite pandemic
Workers process lychees for export at Vifoco Import Export JSC. Việt Nam raked in $1.35 billion from exporting vegetables and fruits in the first four months. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI —...
Gleyber Torres, who New York Yankees say is fully vaccinated, tests positive for COVID-19
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres has tested positive for COVID-19, the club announced Thursday afternoon. There are currently eight members of the Yankees traveling party confirmed as COVID-positive since...
Vaccinated Bill Maher tests positive for COVID, forcing cancellation of Friday ‘Real Time’ episode
COVID-19 has sidelined comedian Bill Maher and, for one week at least, his HBO talk show, “Real Time with Bill Maher.” The “Real Time” Twitter account Thursday announced the cancellation of Friday’s episode after...
Localities need to be on high alert in COVID-19 prevention
Health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long. Photo moh.gov.vn Health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long recommends all localities must remain on high alert – even those who have not yet reported any new community COVID-19 infections while...
High schoolers able to return to prom as US fights pandemic
Young people dance during prom at the Grace Gardens Event Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, May 7, 2021. Around 2,000 attended the outdoor event at the private venue after local school districts...
Against COVID-19 pandemic, requiring Americans to get vaccines is not the answer
Opposing View: Don’t force people to be vaccinated to enter a grocery store, dance at a wedding or dine indoors, and expect businesses to police it.
COVID-19 new normal calls for new slogan: ‘No shirt, no shoes – no vaccination – no service’
Our View: Banning proof of vaccination harms schools, cruises and other businesses requiring shots – not to mention people who don’t want coronavirus.
HCM City to set up COVID checkpoints at gateways
People in vehicles have their temperature checked at a checkpoint in HCM City during a COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. source https://baotintuc.vn HCM CITY — With the increasing incidence of COVID-19 across the country, the...
CDC lifts indoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people. What does it actually mean?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new masking guidelines Thursday that carry welcome words: Fully vaccinated Americans, for the most part, no longer need to wear masks indoors. The agency also said...
Two cities, separated by US-Mexico border, are in completely different stages of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – Army Maj. Carlos Gutierrez popped into an airport gift shop in Texas while on his way to catch a flight for his second trip to California since getting vaccinated against...
Phillies place Realmuto on COVID-related IL, recall Marchan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed catcher J.T. Realmuto on the COVID-19-related injured list Thursday and recalled catcher Rafael Marchan from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Realmuto, who left Tuesday’s game against the Washington Nationals...
After researchers implanted microchips into his brain, a paralyzed man was able to write with his mind
A man who lost all movement below the neck after a spinal cord injury in 2007 was finally able to write again – with his mind. Stanford University researchers used artificial intelligence software and...
The pandemic forced judges to let livestream cameras into court. The Chauvin trial showed it could work. Will it last?
Nearly 22.8 million Americans watched last month as a Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd with a knee on his neck. Hundreds of thousands of people listened...
US unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses...
Stimulus checks: IRS sends nearly 1M more COVID relief payments, including ‘plus-up’ payments
The IRS sent out COVID-19 relief checks to nearly 1 million more Americans in the ninth batch of payments made under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, the agency said Wednesday. That brings the...
COVID-19, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations: ‘Destruction and devastation’
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks social justice, LeBron James and COVID-19 vaccine
Through 20 NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar collected trophies that either symbolized his NBA championships (six), his Finals MVPs (two) or his regular-season MVP’s (six). Amid the NBA legend’s ongoing quest to address social justice...
31 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Thursday evening, including 19 domestic ones
Nineteen domestic cases were reported in Đà Nẵng (10), Bắc Ninh (4), Vĩnh Phúc (3), Hà Nội (1), Bắc Giang (1). All were already in quarantined areas. No new clusters were detected. Twelve cases...
Pandemic delivers new mothers special moments, extra stress
EUGENE, Ore. – Becoming a mom is always difficult, but for many mothers who had a child during the pandemic, they have found that some stresses of raising an infant are only compounded by...
Ohio will give away $1 million, college scholarships to 10 lucky people who get COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. DeWine announces
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio will give away $1 million prizes to five adults, plus another five full-ride public college scholarships to teens who get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Wednesday during...
1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX to arrive in Việt Nam on May 16: Health minister
Officers of the Bạc Liêu Province’s military command receive COVID-19 vaccine shots. — VNA/VNS Photo Chanh Đa HÀ NỘI — Almost 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX scheme are expected to...
What Elise Stefanik’s rise says about the new GOP: Trump rules. Ideology? Fugetaboutit.
The abrupt ouster of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from the House GOP leadership Wednesday took only minutes, but the expected election Friday of New York Rep. Elise Stefanik to replace her is likely to...
Many Americans don’t trust their public health system during COVID-19 pandemic, survey shows
The U.S. public health system was thrust into the limelight by the coronavirus pandemic, and a survey published Thursday found many Americans aren’t happy with its performance. According to the survey, conducted by the...
CDC recommends Pfizer’s vaccine for kids as young as 12; additional cases of blood clots linked to J&J vaccine: Live COVID-19 updates
Children as young as 12 can expect to start getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday in many states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday adopted the recommendation of a federal advisory committee...
LEADING OFF: Padres, Yanks carry on thru COVID outbreaks
A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday: ___ PANDEMIC PROBLEMS The San Diego Padres and New York Yankees are both short-staffed due to COVID-19 outbreaks, but neither has had to interrupt their...
Hà Nội: Company director suspended for flouting COVID-19 regulations
No 91 Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street was locked down after Nguyễn Văn Thanh went to a meeting in the building. — VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — A construction company director has...
Colonial Pipeline shutdown: Expect fuel shortages to go away by Memorial Day, expert says
Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday that it has resumed gas pipeline operations after it was forced to halt after being hit with a cyberattack last week. The shut-off of the pipeline, the primary fuel conduit...
