Health & Science

Ireland’s tourism and hospitality trade has been dealing with stop-and-starts on reopening throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

England’s relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions is risking the emergence of new, potentially more dangerous variants of the virus, scientists have warned.

Ireland’s tourism and hospitality industries have been the worst hit during the pandemic and previous attempts at reopening have been upended by fresh surges of Covid-19.

Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that it will require all guests to test for Covid after several fully-vaccinated guests tested positive.

World Health Organization officials said they are still trying to understand why the delta variant is more transmissible and potentially makes people sicker than the original coronavirus strain. “We’re really trying to get a better handle on why the delta variant is more transmissible,” said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’S technical lead on Covid-19, said at a press briefing...

The CDC data published Friday was based on 469 cases of Covid associated with multiple summer events and large public gatherings in July in Massachusetts.

States with the worst Covid outbreaks are those seeing the largest jumps in vaccination rates across the U.S.

“The war has changed,” CDC officials wrote in a confidential document given to lawmakers this week.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if, on the whole, we’re infecting up to a million people a day right now,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday.

Wall Street was set to open lower on the final trading day of July after the Dow and S&P 500 hit intraday highs.

Neuralink has raised $205 million from investors including Google Ventures, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. 

The Southeast Asian country has struggled to tame a surge in Covid-19 cases despite implementing multiple rounds of restrictions and a state of emergency.

Dr. Robby Sikka discusses breakthrough Covid cases as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads nationwide.

The latest vaccine push comes as coronavirus cases in the U.S. begin to spike once again, with the highly contagious delta variant fueling infection rates.

A new executive order from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reiterates his opposition to mask mandates, Covid-related business restrictions and vaccination requirements.

Two of the states hit hardest last week, Mississippi and Louisiana and, have some of the nation’s worst vaccination rates and climbing Covid hospitalizations.

Biden’s speech comes as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads in the U.S. and around the world.

Israel’s Health Ministry reported last week that the two-dose vaccine is now just 39% effective in Israel where the delta variant is the dominant strain.

Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will require indoor diners and drinkers at its restaurants to show they’ve been vaccinated against Covid.

Dow futures rose Thursday, one day after the 30-stock average and the S&P 500 dipped slightly and the Nasdaq rose modestly.