CDC overhauls travel warning list; much of Europe now at ‘high’ risk
By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled its new system for travel risk assessments on Monday. Many European…
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CDC mask mandate for travelers no longer in effect following judge’s ruling, official says
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other public…
Continue Reading Philadelphia faces lawsuit over return of mask mandate
CNN By Liam Reilly, CNN The City of Philadelphia was sued Saturday by a group of business owners and residents alleging its upcoming mask mandate is…
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Shanghai reports first deaths in current COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Officials say three people have died from COVID-19 in Shanghai, in the first reported deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s…
Continue Reading The biggest risk to the global economy no one is talking about
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Nearly 400 million people across 45 cities in China are under full or partial lockdown as part of China’s…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes first Covid-19 breath test
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to the first Covid-19 test that spots…
Continue Reading Covid-19 booster raises antibody levels against Omicron for children ages 5 through 11, Pfizer and BioNTech say
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A third shot of the children’s dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36…
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Board of Health opts against new school vaccine requirement
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Board of Health has decided that COVID-19 vaccines will not be required for students to attend K-12 schools…
Continue Reading Mask mandate aboard planes, trains and buses in the US extended until May 3
By Brenda Goodman, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The federal transportation mask mandate is being extended for another 15 days, meaning…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases trend up again in the US, driven by the growth of BA.2
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Covid-19 case numbers have begun to edge up in the United States, and nearly all of them are caused by the Omicron subvariant…
Continue Reading Covid-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the…
Continue Reading 3 DC area universities partially reinstate mask mandates due to rise in Covid-19 cases
By Mirna Alsharif Three universities in the Washington, DC, region — American, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — have partially reinstated…
Continue Reading Covid lockdowns are causing chaos in the world’s biggest car market
By Laura He, CNN Business Factories shut down, new model launches delayed and sales plunging. China’s huge car market has been thrown into…
Continue Reading Pressure builds as Shanghai, a city of 25 million, remains locked inside
By David Culver, CNN The distant echo of a megaphone blares most mornings from the narrow laneway where I live in Shanghai, summoning me and my…
Continue Reading Philadelphia becomes first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate as cases rise
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Philadelphia will reinstate indoor mask mandates Monday, April 18, as its Covid-19 cases quickly rise, the city’s…
Continue Reading Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II says Covid-19 left her ‘very tired and exhausted’
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has revealed that she was left “very tired and exhausted” following her recent…
Continue Reading With fewer cases and less demand, many Covid-19 testing sites are shutting down
By Dejania Oliver, CNN As Covid-19 numbers reach pandemic lows across the United States, many Covid-19 testing sites have begun closing their doors.…
Continue Reading New York City Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for Covid-19, spokesperson says
By Dakin Andone and Samantha Beech, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from a…
Continue Reading This invisible Covid-19 mitigation measure is finally getting the attention it deserves
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Two-plus years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing…
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Two Oregon congressmen test positive for COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon congressmen have tested positive for…
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