COVID updates: Team USA figure skater Vincent Zhou tests positive at Olympics

He is undergoing additional testing to see if he can compete.

ByMorgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Nadine El-Bawab, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: February 6, 2022, 11:48 PM EST

As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 902,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

About 64% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Jan 31, 2022, 7:38 AM EST

Boris Johnson receives 'partygate' report

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a highly anticipated report from an investigation into allegations that he and his staff attended parties during England's strict lockdown, the U.K. government said Monday.

A spokesperson for the Cabinet Office told ABC News in a statement that senior civil servant Sue Gray "has provided an update on her investigation to the Prime Minister."

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits RAF Valley in Anglesey, Britain, Jan. 27, 2022.
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Johnson is expected to address members of Parliament during Monday afternoon's session.

The prime minister is facing calls for his resignation over claims he and his staff flouted COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on England in 2020 and 2021 by holding parties at 10 Downing Street, his official residence and office in London.

London's Metropolitan Police Service is also investigating the so-called "partygate" allegations.

Jan 31, 2022, 4:37 AM EST

New York City offering free home delivery of antiviral pills

New York City's health department is now offering free, same-day, at-home delivery of COVID-19 oral antiviral medications, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday.

"Delivering the antiviral pills to you at home if you're an eligible New Yorker and it's for free," Adams said during a press conference at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. "We want you to take advantage of this. This is a great deal and a great program we put together, and it's proven to keep people out of the hospital, particularly those who are at-risk or seriously ill. It's a win-win for us."

The city's pharmacy partner, Alto Pharmacy, will deliver antiviral pill treatments Paxlovid, developed by Pfizer, and Molnupiravir, made by Merck, according to a press release from the mayor's office. Both medications were approved in December for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat COVID-19.

"New York is one of the only places in the nation where we are doing this free deliver," Adams told reporters.

Molnupiravir, an antiviral pill treatment developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck and obtained by Reuters on Oct. 26, 2021.
Merck & Co., Inc./Handout via Reuters, File

With a limited supply of pills, the city restricted delivery to only residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have mild or moderate symptoms.

"Oral antiviral pills, like Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, taken for five days help stop the virus from reproducing, which reduces the amount of virus in the body and prevents symptoms from getting worse," New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi said during Sunday's press conference.

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