SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – After a one-year pandemic delay, the Tokyo Olympics began Friday with a scaled back but still celebratory opening ceremony. Held amid tens of thousands of empty seats in Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium, only about 900 dignitaries and other officials attended the event because of COVID-19 precautions. The opening ceremony, themed “United by […]
If the Biden administration doesn’t reinstate mask and distancing guidelines, one expert warned, “we could well be on our way to another national surge—and one that was entirely foreseen and entirely preventable.” The highly transmissible Delta variant is fueling an alarming surge in new coronavirus infections across the United States, intensifying pressure on the White House […]
OVERVIEW – 472 new cases | 1 death | 70 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 52% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Learn more about the CDC’s recommendations for fully vaccinated […]
OVERVIEW – 456 new cases | 0 deaths | 68 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 52% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Learn more about the CDC’s recommendations for fully […]