N.Korea holds mask-free veterans event after flagging near end of COVID crisis
By Hyonhee ShinSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has held a large mask-free public event for the first time since declaring...
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COVID infections fall in New Zealand, worst case scenario likely avoided
By Lucy CraymerWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's government said on Wednesday new COVID-19 cases were trending down and it looked...
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China’s Wuhan shuts some businesses, transport amid new COVID cases
BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - China's central metropolis of Wuhan temporarily shut some businesses and public transport in a district...
BA.5 variant driving increase in COVID-19 cases
DR. JOHN GOLDMAN WITH UPMC SAYS THIS NEW STRAIN BA-5 IS JUST THE LATEST VARIATION OF COVID ONE. THAT’S HIGHLY...
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Study: COVID vaccine doesn't raise risk of myopericarditis in kids aged 5 to 11 The risk of myocarditis and/or pericarditis...
Experts air vision for better vaccines as BA.5 expands dominance
At a White House COVID-19 vaccine summit, experts today discussed what better vaccines would look like, such as one that...
Meta Asks Oversight Board to Advise on COVID-19 Misinformation Policies
Meta is asking the Oversight Board for advice on whether measures to address dangerous COVID-19 misinformation, introduced in extraordinary circumstances...
Allergies or COVID-19? Experts advise on omicron subvariant symptoms
You have a scratchy, sore throat. Your nose is running. You’re coughing, and to top it off, you have a headache.You’ve...
Scientists hone argument that coronavirus came from Wuhan market
The coronavirus pandemic began in separate viral spillovers — at least two but perhaps as many as two dozen —...
Facebook considering ending restrictions on Covid misinformation
Facebook considering ending restrictions on Covid misinformationSocial network turning to its ‘supreme court’ about decision, says head of global affairs,...