More cases of COVID strain first identified in U.K. found in New York
Cuomo called the fast-spreading strain "nothing short of frightening."
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Cuomo called the fast-spreading strain "nothing short of frightening."
The same judge who rejected the U.S. request to extradite the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges has said he must remain locked up pending a U.S. appeal.
Recent projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation suggest the U.S. could surpass half a million deaths from COVID-19 by the end of February if states do not take stronger measures to control the pandemic. Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, joins CBSN to discuss the new more contagious variant popping up across the country.
On the day Britain became the first to roll out the new Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned the nation to national lockdown, closing all schools to combat spiraling coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. As Charlie D'Agata reports, a dangerous new strain of coronavirus from South Africa is causing concern among scientists.
As more Americans get sick with COVID-19, health officials are reporting that a man in New York has contracted a potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first identified in the U.K. Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University, joins CBSN to discuss the latest news surrounding the new variant and the lagging U.S. vaccine rollout.
The new restrictions will close all schools and in-person dining.
Facing a surge in infections, U.K. officials said the 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine can wait up to 12 weeks. The FDA says that decision is "not rooted solidly in the available evidence."
The United Kingdom is battling an acute outbreak, recording more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections a day over the past six days. The new COVID variant is up to 70% more contagious.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced that the United Kingdom will be put back under strict lockdown orders as a new strain of COVID-19 rapidly spreads. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero from London with the details.
A U.K. judge has rejected a request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. to face charges of espionage. Crews are searching for three people after a devastating landslide destroyed homes in Norway. South Korea is rethinking policy after seeing more deaths than births in 2020. Experts are concerned about India's Covax vaccine, which was approved before trials were finalized. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with today's headlines from around the globe.
A British judge has denied a U.S. government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to America to face espionage charges that carry a maximum 175-year prison sentence. As CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports, the judge said such a fate could lead Assange to commit suicide given his precarious mental health.
Judge says extradition on espionage charges with maximum 175-year sentence would be "oppressive" due to the secret-spilling website founder's mental health.
The government, which oversees schools in England, has already decided to keep all schools in London closed next week to try to stem new infections.
The split leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.
Brexit becomes official Thursday night as economic ties between Britain and the European Union end. Jessica Parker with our partners at the BBC joined CBSN to discuss what that means for workers and the flow of goods between the two.
Millions of people in the United Kingdom have been told to stay at home as coronavirus cases surge in the country. Charlie D’Agata reports.
A new coronavirus strain is spreading across the U.K. as the country implements its latest pandemic lockdown and prepares to roll out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The new measures come as the country prepares to leave the European Union. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from London to break down the latest on the coronavirus and Brexit.
British regulators have authorized emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca, which is cheaper and easier to store than the Pfizer vaccine. This comes a day after a more contagious U.K. variant of the virus was discovered in the U.S. for the first time. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN with more.
British lawmakers are voting Wednesday on the Brexit trade deal that would solidify the country's economic split from the European Union. BBC News political correspondent Chris Mason joins CBSN from London with the latest developments.
The United States has confirmed there is a case of the new strain of COVID-19 first seen in the United Kingdom. This comes as hospitalizations are at a record high in the nation. Meg Oliver reports.
Cheaper to make and easier to move than other approved vaccines, Oxford and AstraZeneca's formula becoming available as U.K. battles new virus variant.
Like many around the world — and many great-grandmothers — Queen Elizabeth had to forgo annual festive family gatherings.
Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the latest news about the coronavirus vaccine and the U.K. variant.
London's famed Oxford Street was eerily quiet after the mutated COVID-19 strain put the nation under a strict lockdown.
The mutated virus strain detected in the United Kingdom has forced as many as 80 countries to shut their borders to the island nation.