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Infections jump by half a million in UK
Covid infections are rising again across the UK, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show, reported BBC. An estimated 2. [...]
Omicron component advised for booster
The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted Tuesday to support recommending i [...]
Covid is changing laws
MSPs (legislators) have voted to make some emergency Covid 19 powers permanent, including the ability to impose lockdowns and close schools, reported [...]
Chinese forced to quarantine
Authorities in the Chinese province of Henan are suspected to be restricting some residents' movements using a Covid app, following rare protests, re [...]
WHO considers name change for virus
"WHO is working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it causes," WHO D [...]
Covid on the rise in parts of the UK
There are early signs of a possible increase in the number of people testing positive for Covid in England and Northern Ireland, officials from the O [...]
US drops test requirement for air travellers
The US will no longer require air travellers to have proof of a negative Covid 19 test before entering the country from abroad, reported BBC. Officia [...]
Vaccines for under 5 by end of June in US
Children under the age of 5 could get their Covid 19 shots by the end of this month, a top US government official announced, reported DW. Dr. Ashish [...]
Covid ‘getting worse’ in NK: WHO
A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the Coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is getting worse, not bet [...]
Shanghai to lift Covid curbs
Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid 19 lockdown measures imposed on businesses will be lifted from Wednesday, reported BBC. Plans [...]