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Portugal tightens restrictions despite virus vaccine success

Portugal has tightened passenger entry requirements and mandated masks indoors to curb an upward trend in coronavirus infections in the country with one of the strongest vaccination records in Europe

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Workers get ready for the opening of a new vaccination center in Lisbon, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The new center, the biggest in the country, will open Wednesday, Dec. 1. Portuguese health authorities on Monday identified 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant among members of a top soccer club and were investigating whether it was one of the first reported cases of local transmission of the virus outside of southern Africa. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments

Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy

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Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, as activists begin to arrive ahead of arguments on abortion at the court in Washington.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Japan suspends new flight reservations as omicron spreads

Japan has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December in a further tightening of already strict border controls

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An international arrivals lobby is deserted at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Japan's NHK national television said the country's transport ministry on Wednesday, Dec. 1, requested international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December. (Miyuki Saito/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights

Japan's transportation ministry says it has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December

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A medical worker of Tokyo Medical Center receives a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 in Tokyo. Japan has started administering the booster shots to health care workers on Wednesday. (Kyodo News via AP)

Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism 'public health threat'

The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy is calling racism "a public health threat" that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic

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President Joe Biden speaks at Dakota County Technical College, in Rosemount, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Live updates: Portugal orders measures to fight virus surge

Portugal is entering a so-called state of calamity -- the second this year -- to curve an upward trend in coronavirus infections despite having one of the strongest vaccination records in Europe

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FILE - A woman is tested for COVID-19 in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday Nov. 29, 2021. Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a sample it collected in October, weeks before South Africa alerted the world about the variant last week, the country's national public health institute said Wednesday Dec 1, 2021.(AP Photo/Gbemiga Olamikan, File)

Why you shouldn't wait for tweaked vaccine to get a booster

Experts are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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A woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer Covd-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic in Rosemead, Calif., Nov. 29, 2021.

EU decides against emergency summit on omicron for now

A European Union official says the bloc has decided against holding a special remote summit of EU leaders on the omicron coronavirus variant for the time being

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European Council President Charles Michel gives a speech via a video conference during a special session of World Health Assembly at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2021. The World Health Organization warned on November 29, 2021 the new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a "very high" risk globally, despite uncertainties about the danger and contagion levels of the new strain. (Francois Walschaerts/Pool Photo via AP)

World AIDS Day: A time for remembrance, a time for hope

More than 32 million people have died due to the virus.

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Volunteers and sex workers light candles forming the shape of a red ribbon during an awareness event on the eve of the 'World AIDS Day' in Siliguri, India, Nov. 30, 2021.

Austrian lockdown extended through Dec 11 as planned

Austria's lockdown has officially been extended until Dec. 11 as planned amid signs that the measures are helping to bring down a sky-high coronavirus infection rate

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Due to the lockdown, restaurants are closed and seats are blocked off in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

Saudis detect 1st case of new coronavirus variant omicron

Saudi Arabia says it has detected its first case of the new coronavirus variant omicron

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NHK TV says Japan will suspend new reservations on all incoming flights for a month to guard against new virus variant.

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Despite variants, Singapore's COVID-19 strategy on track

When Singapore embarked upon its strategy of living with COVID-19, backed by one of the world's leading vaccine programs, the wealthy city-state saw a spike in its rate of infections, leading many to question whether the time was right

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People wearing protective face masks walk along the Orchard Road shopping area in Singapore on Nov. 28, 2021. When Singapore embarked upon its strategy of

Abortion debate epicenter: Mississippi clinic stays open

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a Mississippi case that could topple abortion rights nationwide, the state's only abortion clinic is operating as usual

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Allen Siders, an anti-abortion activist, preaches outside of the Jackson Women's Health Organization, a state-licensed abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. A small group of anti-abortion activists stood outside the clinic in an effort to dissuade patients from entering. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that directly challenges the constitutional right to an abortion established nearly 50 years ago. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Fauci says COVID diverted resources from fighting AIDS

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, says the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted scientific and financial resources from the fight against AIDS, seriously impeding global efforts to achieve the U.N. goal of ending AIDS by 2030

November 30

In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate

Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas

November 30

In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate

Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas

November 30

US moving to toughen testing requirement for travelers

The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus

November 30

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, after visiting Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

South Korea's daily virus jump exceeds 5,000 for first time

South Korea's daily jump in coronavirus infections has exceeded 5,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as a delta-driven surge also pushed hospitalizations and deaths to record highs

November 30

FILE - Passengers wearing face masks and face shields amid the coronavirus pandemic arrive at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Nov. 30, 2021. South Korea's daily jump in coronavirus infections exceeded 5,000 on Wednesday, Dec. 1, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as a delta-driven surge also pushed hospitalizations and deaths to record highs. (Lim Hwa-young/Yonhap via AP, File)

Elizabeth Holmes gets emotional under fire by prosecutors

One-time entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday struggled to recall key events that led to her being charged with fraud as CEO of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos

November 30

FILE - Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, left, leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The U.S. government rested its case in the trial of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes on Friday, Nov 19, after spending more than two months trying to prove she bamboozled investors, patients and business partners into believing that her startup Theranos was about to reshape health care by using just a few drops for blood for tests that usually require vials of the stuff.(Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)

US panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck

U.S. health advisers have endorsed an antiviral drug from Merck to treat COVID-19

November 30

FILE - This undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication molnupiravir. An experimental COVID-19 drug that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill to treat the coronavirus faces one final hurdle Tuesday: A panel of government experts will scrutinize data on the medication from drugmaker Merck. (Merck & Co. via AP, File)

1st French omicron case on Indian Ocean island of Reunion

Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm

November 30

Pupils wearing masks study at the Kgololo Academy in Johannesburg's Alexandra township Tuesday Nov. 30, 2021. Despite the global worry, doctors in South Africa are reporting patients victim of COVID-19 omicron variant are suffering mostly mild symptoms so far. But they warn that it is early and most of the new cases are in people in their 20s and 30s, who generally do not get as sick from COVID-19 as older patients. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Live updates: Obama, Fauci encourage vaccinations at clinic

Former President Barack Obama and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, visited a children's vaccination clinic in Washington to encourage kids to get a COVID-19 shot

November 30

FILE - A medical worker prepares a shot of Russia's Sputnik Lite coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in the GUM, State Department store, in Red Square with the St. Basil Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 26, 2021. The developer of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine said Monday Nov. 29, 2021, that it will immediately start working on adapting that COVID-19 vaccine to counter the omicron variant. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Germany's designated chancellor backs COVID vaccine mandate

Germany's next chancellor says he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for everybody next year

November 30

Helpers control documents at a mobile vaccination bus against the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Brazil sees 2 confirmed omicron cases, Latin America's 1st

Health officials in Brazil have reported the country's first confirmed cases of the omicron variant in two travelers returning from South Africa, the first such cases in Latin America

November 30

Safe sites for drug use, aiming to curb overdoses OK'd in NYC

New York City says the first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in the city in hopes of curbing deadly overdoses

November 30

In this June 19, 2018, photo, a safe needle disposal container hangs in the bathroom of VOCAL-NY headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in New York City in hopes of curbing overdoses, the mayor and health commissioner said Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

States: Sackler family members abusing bankruptcy process

States have credible claims that family members took more than $10 billion.

November 30

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2021, file photo, fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company is taking place in White Plains, N.Y. A federal judge should reject a sweeping settlement to thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, a group of states said at a hearing Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 arguing that the protections it extends to members of the Sackler family who own the firm are improper. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FDA health panel endorses Merck COVID-19 pill, paving way for U.S. authorization of the first at-home drug for virus

November 30

What to know about the omicron variant

Dr. Alexis Carrington breaks down what you need to know about the latest COVID variant.

November 30

FDA working to investigate omicron variant

Former White House vaccine coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair discusses concerns over the new omicron variant as the FDA is working to obtain genetic information and patient samples.

November 30

VIDEO: FDA working to investigate omicron variant

Pentagon chief says Guard who refuse vaccine cannot train

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says no member of the National Guard will be allowed to participate in drills or other training required to maintain their status in the Guard unless they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or are given an exemption

November 30

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Omicron variant cases confirmed in at least 18 countries

Dr. Alok Patel at Stanford Children's Health discusses the modification of vaccines since the detection of the new variant and how concerned Americans should be.

November 30

VIDEO: Omicron variant cases confirmed in at least 18 countries

Mexico to reverse course, give COVID-19 booster shots

Mexican officials have reversed their previous position against giving coronavirus booster shots and are studying a plan to administer third doses to people over 60

November 30

FILE - Persons over 60-years-old wait in observation after receiving their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the University Olympic Stadium in Mexico City, April 12, 2021. Mexican officials announced Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, that they have reversed their previous position against giving coronavirus booster shots and are studying a plan to administer third doses to people over 60. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

California now limits medical parole to those on ventilators

California corrections officials have begun limiting medical parole only to inmates so ill they are on ventilators

November 30

FILE - A wheelchair-bound inmate wheels himself through a checkpoint at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, Calif., on April 9, 2008. California corrections officials have begun limiting medical parole only to inmates so ill they are on ventilators. They are citing a federal rule change as the reason inmates who are quadriplegic or have other severe permanent disabilities no longer can be placed in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start

The U.S. has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples since early this year

November 30

FILE - James Robson, a biomedical engineering graduate student, holds a swab and specimen vial in the new COVID-19, on-campus testing lab, Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Boston University in Boston. The United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples since early 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Polish women protest attempts to further restrict abortion

Women's rights activists in Poland used red paint symbolizing blood to protest a government plan to register every pregnancy in a national database and a proposal to further restrict abortion

November 30

A view of dummies in a street to signify women who are suffering because of Poland's restrictive abortion law and a proposal for further restrictions, during a demonstration in front of parliament, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Women's rights activists used red paint symbolizing blood to protest a government plan to register every pregnancy in a national database and a proposal to further restrict abortion. The activists fear the database will allow authorities to track whether pregnancies end in a birth. Poland last year restricted its already conservative abortion law and abortions are now only allowed in cases of rape or incest, of if the woman's life or health is in danger. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

What to know about new COVID-19 variant omicron

"It's something that, in real time, we're learning more and more about."

November 30

People lineup to get tested for Covid at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 26, 2021.

Face masks again mandatory in England amid variant spread

Britain says it will offer all adults a booster dose of vaccine within two months to bolster the nation's immunity as the new omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads

November 30

Commuters in a London underground tube train wear face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19, now mandatory on public transport in Britain after the emergence of new Omicron variant, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Greece mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for residents over 60

Greece says residents over 60 will have to undergo mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19 or face monthly 100-euro ($114) fine beginning next year

November 30

Commuters wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 are seen in a bus, in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Greece reported a new record high for daily COVID-19 infections on Monday as vaccination appointments shot up after new restrictions on unvaccinated people kicked in over the weekend. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

New York has authorized safe injection sites for drug users, which would be the 1st to operate openly in the U.S.

November 30

Russian coronavirus-denying monk given prison sentence

A court in Moscow has convicted a monk who denied the coronavirus' existence and castigated the Kremlin on accusations of encouraging suicides

November 30

FILE - In this handout photo released by Basmanny Court via Moscow News Agency, Father Sergiy, a Russian monk who has defied the Russian Orthodox Church's leadership, stands in a cage prior to a court session in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 29, 2020. Father Sergiy, who castigated the Kremlin and denied the coronavirus existence was convicted Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 on accusations of encouraging suicides and handed a 3 1/2-year prison sentence. (Basmanny Court, Moscow News Agency photo via AP, File)

Czech politicians put aside difference to back booster plan

The Czech Republic's outgoing and incoming prime ministers have put aside their differences to support an initiative to administer 1 million COVID-19 booster shots in a week

November 30

A general view of a Christmas market in Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Due to the high rise in COVID-19 infections, Czech government banned Christmas markets in the whole country as of the evening of Friday Nov. 26, 2021. (Roman Vondrous/CTK via AP)

EMA chief says EU is ready to deal with new omicron variant

The European Union's medical agency chief said Tuesday that it is ready to deal with the new omicron variant, and that it will take two weeks to have an indication whether the current COVID-19 vaccines will be able to deal with it

November 30

Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Emer Cooke speaks during an Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee at the European parliament in Brussels, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2021. Cooke gave an update on the situation around COVID-19 vaccines, including reviews, authorizations for pediatric use and boosters, as well as recent developments in COVID-19 therapeutics and the general epidemiological situation in the EU. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant

Japan has confirmed its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a Namibian diplomat who recently arrived from his country

November 30

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk along a street in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Dutch health authority says it found new omicron coronavirus variant in local cases going back 11 days

November 30

Japan confirms first case of new omicron coronavirus variant, a person who arrived from Namibia

November 30

In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate

Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas

November 30

'Very early days' in knowledge of omicron variant

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein discusses what we do and don't know about the new omicron variant and its impact on controlling the pandemic.

November 29

VIDEO: 'Very early days' in knowledge of omicron variant

Omicron variant creates 'incredible uncertainty': Dr. Richard Besser

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Dr. Richard Besser on the potential threat from the omicron variant and what it means for the battle against COVID-19.

November 29

VIDEO: Omicron variant creates 'incredible uncertainty': Dr. Richard Besser

China to donate 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa

China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to Africa as the world grapples with the unequal distribution of the shots between rich and poor countries

November 29

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) via video link in Beijing on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID vaccines to Africa as the world grapples with the unequal distribution of the shots between rich and poor countries. (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)

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