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Fri. 9:45 a.m.: Protests greet debut of Italy’s workplace COVID pass rule

ROME (AP) — Protests erupted in Italy as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect today, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment. Police were out in force, schools ended classes ...

State rebounds from lower case numbers

After four straight days of COVID-19 cases lower than average, Ohio reported a higher number Wednesday. The state experienced a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases during the past few days, but reported 5,648 new cases Wednesday. It’s the most for a day since Friday, which had 6,651 cases. Friday is the only day so far in October with cases exceeding 6,500. There were 17 days in September with more than 6,500 cases. The 5,648 COVID-19 cases Wednesday is up from the daily average of 5,456 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. There is some good ...

Thu. 9:19 a.m.: Russia marks pandemic high of infections, deaths

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia today recorded the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic, a rapidly surging toll that has severely strained the nation's health care system. The government's coronavirus task force reported 31,299 new confirmed ...

Thu. 8:22 a.m.: Bali reopens to foreign travelers as COVID-19 surge subsides

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian resort island of Bali reopened for international travelers to visit its shops and white-sand beaches for the first time in more than a year today — if they're vaccinated, test negative, hail from certain countries, quarantine and heed restrictions ...

Ohio witnesses COVID-19 case drop

Ohio is seeing a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases to a level last seen in late August. The Ohio Department of Health reported 4,456 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. It’s the fewest cases reported for a Tuesday since Aug. 24 with 4,117. It also comes a day after 2,936 cases were reported, the fewest for a Monday since Aug. 23 with 2,775 cases. Sundays and Mondays are typically the lowest days of the week in number of cases because of a lag in reporting over the weekend. But it continues a recent trend of case numbers that are still high — though slowly decreasing since last ...

Wed. 9:56 a.m.: Aim to ease supply chain bottlenecks with LA port going 24/7

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said this morning it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. ...