Washington state reports record number of COVID infections
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Department of Health has reported a new record number of cases tallied in a single day. The Seattle Times reports…
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Do you have a cold, the flu or Covid-19? Experts explain how to tell the difference
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu — or Covid-19.…
Continue Reading People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…
Continue Reading The US just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases
CNN By Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s…
Continue Reading China tightens Xi’an lockdown as city reports highest daily Covid-19 cases in nearly 2 years
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Nectar Gan China’s Xi’an has further tightened lockdown measures and rolled out a fifth round of mass…
Continue Reading 4 college football bowl games have now been canceled because of Covid-19
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Oregon reports 25 more COVID-19 related deaths over holiday weekend, 3 from C.O.; 3,585 new cases
There have been 25 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon over the four-day Christmas weekend, including three from Deschutes County,…
Continue Reading CDC shortens recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine time
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when…
Continue Reading CDC shortens isolation time for health care workers with Covid-19
By Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health…
Continue Reading Biden concedes not enough has been done to expand Covid-19 testing capacity: ‘We have more work to do’
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation’s governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale…
Continue Reading Between Christmas and New Year’s, doctors expect the US Omicron surge to grow
CNN By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 numbers keep soaring as travelers scatter back across the country after Christmas and Americans…
Continue Reading Cities that are canceling their big New Year’s Eve events — and those still going forward
CNN By Forrest Brown, CNN For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year’s Eve in major cities across the world with…
Continue Reading On the first Christmas since their dad died of Covid-19, a brother and sister face grief and share ‘some things we wish you were here for’
By Sara Sidner, CNN They heard their dad take his last breath. With little warning four months ago, Alec and Gabriella’s father, Billy Walker…
Continue Reading Is a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose needed? US health officials say not yet
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As Covid-19 cases continue to rise and the Omicron variant sweeps the world, some nations are rolling out fourth doses of…
Continue Reading Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries that were put in place due to Omicron
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after…
Continue Reading There’s a new drug to prevent Covid-19, but there won’t be nearly enough for Americans who are eligible
By Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and Justin Lape, CNN For Americans who suffer from weak immune systems, it felt like a miracle occurred on…
Continue Reading Deflated health care workers and desperate patients clash over alternative Covid treatments
By Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Dr. Jack Lyons remembers the pandemic’s early days when grateful communities banged pots…
Continue Reading Trump touts effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccine
By Veronica Stracqualursi and David Wright, CNN Former President Donald Trump pushed back on a questioner’s skepticism about the effectiveness…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,350 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,598, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
By Jamie Gumbrecht, Amanda Sealy and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill,…
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