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COVID-19

Infections grow, hospitalizations at 2-month high, in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of COVID-19 infections is growing in Maine, with the seven-day average more than doubling since May 2. The Maine Center for Disease Control reported 1,198 new infections Tuesday as the state reflected a regional trend of growing infections driven by new ...

Moderna Q1 profit triples on robust COVID vaccine sales

COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first quarter. The vaccine maker said Wednesday that revenue from its coronavirus preventive shots jumped to $5.92 billion from $1.73 billion in last year's quarter, when the vaccines were debuting in most ...

Beijing preps COVID-19 hospital spaces, though new cases low

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with a possible spike in COVID-19 cases, even though the numbers of new cases remain low. State media reported Tuesday a 1,000-bed hospital at Xiaotangshan in the northeastern suburbs built for the 2003 SARS outbreak has ...

Hong Kong economy shrinks 4% under anti-virus controls

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut restaurants and other businesses to fight a spike in coronavirus infections. Growth plunged from the previous quarter's 4% expansion, government ...