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Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 15: Violent Anti-Lockdown Protests Break Out in China, White House Renews Efforts for Pandemic Aid

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 15: Violent Anti-Lockdown Protests Break Out in China, White House Renews Efforts for Pandemic Aid

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 950th day of the pandemic.
In Gaston Leroux’ 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, as well as film and stage adaptations of the work, including the 1925 motion picture starring Lon Chaney and the 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Erik, also known as the Phantom of the Opera, or just the …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 12: U.K. Wave May Have Peaked, Covid Public Health Emergency to Continue in U.S.

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 12: U.K. Wave May Have Peaked, Covid Public Health Emergency to Continue in U.S.

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 947th day of the pandemic.
Two of the newer and highly transmissible sublineages of the omicron variant are now dominant in the United States, according to data released on Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The news is raises fears of a winter surge in Covid infections.
On Friday, …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 6: New Bivalent Booster Shots Only Effective If You Get One, CDC Warns of Hard Winter

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 6: New Bivalent Booster Shots Only Effective If You Get One, CDC Warns of Hard Winter

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 941st day of the pandemic.
It may seem rather obvious, but despite the promising data that Pfizer and its partner BioNTech reported Friday, namely that the bivalent coronavirus booster shot has greater efficacy against current variants than earlier vaccines.
The new booster demonstrates “substantially higher immune response in adults Compared to the …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 4: Kidney Transplant Patient Cured of Covid After 411 Days, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent More Effective

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 4: Kidney Transplant Patient Cured of Covid After 411 Days, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent More Effective

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 939th day of the pandemic.
One Covid patient is particularly happy today to have finally tested negative.
A man in Britain who was infected with the virus for 411 days was cured after receiving a Regeneron cocktail of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies that is known to be effective against early coronavirus variants, said …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 1: Bolsonaro’s Covid Nightmare in Brazil Comes to an End, Britons Have Never Been Happier

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 1: Bolsonaro’s Covid Nightmare in Brazil Comes to an End, Britons Have Never Been Happier

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 936th day of the pandemic.
For the first time in recent memory, the 14-day incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States was flat compared to the prior day.  This comes as hospitalizations are rising by 2% to 3%, and the daily death toll remains statistically stable at 350.
Meanwhile, in Brazil, it …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 31: U.S. Moves Towards 100 Million Mark in Cases, Shanghai Disney Closes Again

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 31: U.S. Moves Towards 100 Million Mark in Cases, Shanghai Disney Closes Again

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 935th day of the pandemic.
In news we cover today, England may see an almost Covid-free Christmas holiday and Disneyland in Shanghai shut down for the second time this year, trapping some visitors inside until they test negative.
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The New York Times reported that the so-called “fast furniture” that Americans purchased …

Europe to Set Clocks Back for Winter Time This Weekend

The last Sunday in October marks the start of Winter Time in Europe.
In the wee hours of October 30, Europeans will turn their clocks back one hour, a process similar to that of moving from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time in the United States.
Since Europe spans multiple time zones, the change will occur at different local times.
All 27 countries in the European Union, a list that includes Austria, France, Germany, …