Coronavirus Archives

Mass Seattle Schools COVID tests show 4% positive rate

January 5, 2022 7:11 am Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say around 4% of more than 14,000 Seattle Public Schools students and staff who participated in the district’s rapid…

Thousands allowed to disembark cruise ship after testing amid Hong Kong Covid scare

January 5, 2022 5:59 am CNN Newsource

Francesca Street and Teele Rebane, CNN More than 3,000 passengers and crew members were held on a major cruise liner in Hong Kong on Wednesday after…

Can we really ‘ride out’ the Omicron wave?

January 5, 2022 4:06 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The United Kingdom is experiencing the fastest growth in the number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started. But…

Deschutes County COVID-19 case rate leads state

January 4, 2022 9:46 pm KTVZ - News Team

A Deschutes County health official sees a positive side to the county leading the state in COVID-19 case rates per 100,000 people in recent days –…

Chicago students to miss a second day of classes as teachers remain at home

January 4, 2022 9:14 pm CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN With still no agreement between school system administrators and teachers, some 340,000 students…

Feeling stressed? Build a snowman

January 4, 2022 7:31 pm KTVZ - News Team

That’s what some Bend medical workers at the Summit East drive-thru COVID-19 testing site…

Covid rapid test prices are going up

January 4, 2022 1:42 pm CNN Newsource

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business At-home Covid-19 rapid test kits were already in short supply at stores. Now, a popular version is getting more…

Biden announces US will double its order of Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat Covid-19

January 4, 2022 9:34 am CNN

CNN, WFOR By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for…

CDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12

January 4, 2022 12:58 am CNN

CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19…

Oregon health, education agencies: In-person classes at risk from extracurricular activities

January 3, 2022 9:24 pm The Associated Press

With masks stretched across their faces, students and faculty returned to schools across Oregon on Monday after the holidays, but state officials…

Biden will make ‘brief remarks’ Tuesday on rapid spread of the Omicron variant

January 3, 2022 6:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday will make brief remarks addressing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus…

Oregon sees 9,701 new COVID-19 cases over holiday weekend, including record 3,534 in a day

January 3, 2022 5:06 pm KTVZ news sources

There were 11 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon reported over the four-day New Year’s period, raising the state’s death toll to 5,666, the…

Judge blocks Navy vaccine policy for legal challengers citing religious objections

January 3, 2022 4:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas on Monday ruled against the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for members of the…

WA House returns to mostly remote session amid COVID spike

January 3, 2022 10:53 am Associated Press

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In response to an increase of COVID-19 cases across the state, the Washington House is…

FDA expands booster eligibility to adolescents and shortens time needed after primary series

January 3, 2022 8:05 am CNN

CNN, KTVT, WFSB, WPLG, WCVB By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded the emergency use authorization for…

India vaccinates teens aged 15 to 18 as virus cases rise

January 2, 2022 10:03 pm Associated Press

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun vaccinating teens in the age group of 15 to 18, as more…

Holiday flight cancellations soar with Covid-19 disruptions and bad weather

January 1, 2022 11:06 am CNN

CNN By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of…

Further clarification ‘coming very soon’ to CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines

January 2, 2022 9:51 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Tinker and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci said he anticipates “further clarification” on the US Centers for Disease Control…

France cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases

January 2, 2022 4:49 am CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Sandrine Amiel, CNN The Omicron variant’s rapid spread across France has prompted the government to slash Covid-19 isolation…

Why this Covid-19 surge is ‘unprecedented in this pandemic’

January 1, 2022 11:50 pm CNN

CNN By Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN The US kicked off 2022 with a massive Covid-19 surge that some experts warn will be different than any…