Japan to consider easing travel curbs for Tokyo Olympic athletes
Japan will consider easing travel restrictions for athletes from abroad for next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a bid to hold the Summer Games even if the global coronavirus pandemic is not completely under control by then, several sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
Hawaiian Airlines to resume service between Boston and Honolulu
Travelers on Hawaiian Airlines can fly nonstop between Logan International Airport and Honolulu next month as Hawaii eases travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier, which suspended most of its flying in late March due to the global health crisis, will resume flights between the following six cities and Honolulu on August 1: Boston, New....
First Britons receive Covid-19 vaccine, a landmark moment in the pandemic
The United Kingdom has become the world's first nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a fully vetted and authorized Covid-19 shot, a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic. The first Briton to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine -- 90-year-old Margaret Keenan -- received the first of two doses at 6:31 a.m. local time on Tuesday at University Hospital in Coventry, less than a week after the UK became the first country to approve it.