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Oregon reports 54 more COVID-19 related deaths, 4 in Deschutes County, 433 new cases

March 10, 2022 3:44 pm KTVZ news sources

There are 54 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including four in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,854, the…

2 years into pandemic, Oregon — and the world — take cautious steps forward

March 11, 2022 9:54 am The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — On the two-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic, people are shedding their masks and getting back to normal as…

Students trapped in quarantine beg for help online as China faces biggest Covid outbreak since 2020

March 10, 2022 11:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau China is fighting its biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, with discontent…

Global pandemic death toll is three times higher than reported Covid-19 deaths suggest, study finds

March 10, 2022 3:36 pm CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic may have been three times deadlier than the reported death toll suggests. Researchers estimate in a…

Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths, 470 new cases, 270 hospitalizations

March 10, 2022 9:17 am KTVZ news sources

There are 29 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, three in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,800, the Oregon Health…

First on CNN: Biden administration set to extend travel mask mandate for another month

March 10, 2022 8:07 am CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Betsy Klein, CNN The Transportation Security Administration is set to extend the federal public transportation…

Judge throws out challenge from Republican lawmakers against House mask mandate

March 9, 2022 12:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge has ruled that the House’s mask mandate didn’t violate the First Amendment and…

Seattle schools will drop COVID-19 mask mandate

March 9, 2022 11:57 am Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools says it will lift its COVID-19 mask mandate beginning Monday. Late last month Gov. Jay Inslee said the…

Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in C. Oregon; 397 cases, 291 hospitalizations

March 8, 2022 4:58 pm KTVZ news sources

There are 29 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, three of them in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,772, the Oregon…

As Ukrainians contend with Russia’s unprovoked invasion, Covid-19 is complicating the picture

March 9, 2022 4:54 am CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing a devastating humanitarian crisis in the country, with at…

Fairgrounds COVID-19 vaccine clinic gives last shots; Deschutes County still running others

March 8, 2022 10:39 am Jack Hirsh

While the drive-thru vaccine clinic at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds gave its last shots Tuesday, Deschutes County Health Services will continue…

Oregon reports 35 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,116 new cases over past 3 days

March 7, 2022 2:15 pm KTVZ news sources

There are 35 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, one from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,743, Oregon Health…

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block order to deploy unvaccinated Navy SEALs

March 7, 2022 2:06 pm CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Biden administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking it to…

CDC adds former Covid success stories to its highest-risk category for travel

March 7, 2022 2:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved three high-profile destinations to its highest-risk…

Health experts warn Florida’s plan to recommend against Covid-19 vaccine for healthy kids is irresponsible

March 8, 2022 12:06 am CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN After Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declared on Monday the state would issue guidance urging parents not to…

Study links even mild Covid-19 to changes in the brain

March 7, 2022 11:06 am CNN Newsource

By Nadia Kounang, CNN People who have even a mild case of Covid-19 may have accelerated aging of the brain and other changes to it, according to a…

Former Biden advisers, public health experts release Covid-19 ‘roadmap’ with goal for transitioning out of pandemic phase

March 7, 2022 2:30 pm CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Some of the nation’s leading public health experts, including former coronavirus advisers to the Biden…

China seeing new surge in cases despite ‘zero tolerance’

March 6, 2022 9:44 pm Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to…

Demonstrators rally against Washington state COVID mandates

March 5, 2022 2:49 pm Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Opponents of restrictions intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 rallied at the state Capitol on Saturday, calling on…

Hong Kong bet on zero-Covid. Now it’s facing a ‘preventable disaster’

March 4, 2022 10:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, Wayne Chang, Elizabeth Yee, Ivan Watson and Teele Rebane, CNN Morgues are nearly at capacity, hospitals overwhelmed and, as…