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‘Fed Up': New Englanders Stuck in Shanghai Due to COVID Lockdown
COVID-19 lockdowns in China’s financial capital continue despite promises that residents would be let out after two weeks of quarantine. Three New Englanders who spoke to NBC 10 Boston say they remain trapped in their homes indefinitely. Confined to their apartment building in Shanghai for over a month, people are growing desperate as they endure one of the world’s...
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New Englanders Stuck in Shanghai Due to COVID
People from New England who were in China’s largest city amid its COVID-19 surge have been confined to their apartment buildings for over a month.
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COVID Q&A: Top Boston Doctors Talk Deltacron, 4th Vaccine Dose
Top Boston doctors talked about a new “Deltacron” variant, rising cases in Europe and Asia and whether a fourth vaccine dose is really necessary on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.
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MGH Studies COVID Lockdown and Brain Inflammation
The societal and lifestyle disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have triggered inflammation in the brain that can affect mental health, according to a Massachusetts General Hospital study.
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MGH Study: Pandemic Lockdown May Be Linked to Brain Inflammation
COVID-19 lockdowns may have triggered brain inflammation even in people who didn’t get infecting with the virus, research from Massachusetts General Hospital shows. The societal and lifestyle disruptions caused by the pandemic may have triggered inflammation in the brain that can affect mental health, according to the study. The impacts manifest as symptoms including fatigue, brain fog and mental distress....
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COVID Enters Tonga Along With Disaster Aid
Tonga will enter a lockdown Wednesday evening after finding coronavirus infections in two port workers helping distribute aid arriving in the Pacific nation after a volcanic eruption and tsunami
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Nationwide Lockdown for Unvaccinated Begins in Austria
Austria implemented a nationwide lockdown on Monday for unvaccinated people who haven’t recently had COVID-19.
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Austria Starts Nationwide Lockdown For Unvaccinated Amid COVID Resurgence
Austria has taken what its leader called the “dramatic” step of implementing a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people who haven’t recently had COVID-19
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Lockdown Lifted After Armed Man Arrested at DC Military Base
The lockdown at Washington, D.C.’s Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling was lifted after an armed man was taken into custody.
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Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Under Active Shooter Lockdown
The Texas base said there was an active shooter warning Wednesday and ordered all personnel to go under lockdown procedures.
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Japan's State of Emergency Begins
Japan’s state of emergency took effect Sunday in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
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Bates College in Maine Extends Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Rise in Numbers
As Maine allows all residents ages 16 and up to receive the vaccine, Bates College is extending its lockdown due to a surge in cases.
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1 Police Officer Dead in US Capitol Incident; Suspect Dead
A driver struck two officers, killing one. The suspect has been identified as a 25-year-old male from Indiana.
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Social Distancing for COVID Is Suppressing Other Viruses, Experts Say
As coronavirus cases have surged across the country, other viruses, like the flu, are in decline because of the widespread shutdowns. It’s good news, but experts fear a rebound when lockdowns are lifted.
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Is Massachusetts Headed for Another Shutdown?
Even as the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine arrive in Massachusetts, the number of cases continues to skyrocket. And with widespread vaccination still months away, health experts and doctors say it may not be long before a total shutdown of the state’s economy becomes necessary. Gov. Charlie Baker has said all along that he will let the public...
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Many Californians Brace for New Lockdown as Virus Cases Soar
Many Californians are preparing for a new stay-at-home order that bars restaurant dining, shutters salons and limits retail in an effort to curb spiraling coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
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Field Hospitals Reopening as Cases Surge
The DCU Center in Worcester will reopen as a field hospital Sunday, with another field hospital planned in Lowell.
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Spiking Cases, New Hot Spot Towns, Field Hospital Opening: What to Know
The coronavirus surge is here. Cases are spiking, Massachusetts reported 16 more high-risk cities and towns on Thursday and a new field hospital is set to open in Worcester this weekend. And Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is warning that another shutdown might be necessary if hospitalizations continue to rise. Here’s everything we know about the latest coronavirus developments in Massachusetts…
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Field Hospitals Reopen as Cases Surge in Mass.
The Worcester field hospital being readied amid a second surge of COVID-19 will have “a lot more capacity” than it did when it was active in the spring, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning, and it will be ready to take patients Sunday. Baker also announced he will have more to say soon about plans to establish a field...
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COVID-19 Cases Are Surging Out of Control in the U.S.: Is it Time for Another Lockdown?
Coronavirus cases spiked above 100,000 for the second day in a row on Thursday with no signs of a reversal. Dr. Gregory Demuri is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Wisconsin. He joins LX News to explain why severe measures may have to be taken to get the “out of control” virus reined in.