DELTA VARIANT

Less than one year after India was devastated by the delta variant, coronavirus cases are again showing an alarming spike.

After nearly two months in effect, the mask requirement within Duval County Public Schools was automatically suspended Friday when the COVID-19 community transmission data met the second of two key thresholds set by the school board.

After nearly two months in effect, the mask requirement within Duval County Public Schools was automatically suspended Friday when the COVID-19 community transmission data met the second of two key thresholds set by the school board.

The Florida Department of Education upheld its threat to pull a chunk of state funding from Duval County Public Schools over the board’s decision to impose a mask mandate.

After months of uncertainty about whether Duval County Public Schools employees would be allowed paid time off for COVID-19 emergencies, the board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to approve a deal that would retroactively provide it to teachers and staff members as of the beginning of the school year.

The order will not allow workers to undergo regular testing in lieu of getting the shots.

A one-page information graphic outlining the Florida Department of Education’s recommendations on how school districts should combat COVID-19 was sent out to superintendents earlier this month, but it fails to include what medical experts conclude are the most effective mitigation strategies.

Canada loosened its own restrictions on U.S. travel this month.

Officials say they meet daily to discuss evolving data on the delta variant.

Companies whose fates are tightly tethered to the recovery saw their stocks sink.

It's more problematic — but vaccines work.

After sending a letter to students on Monday saying that any student studying in-person must provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, Edward Waters University reversed its position on Friday.

WHO chief Tedros warned that more contagious variants are “currently winning the race against vaccines” with much of the world’s population unvaccinated.

Data has been released in England showing just how far the delta variant has spread — and which groups are most vulnerable to the mutation.

The new curbs on travel and daily life stretched from Australia to Bangladesh to South Africa to Germany. The World Health Organization urged faster deployment of coronavirus vaccines.