North Korea confirms first COVID outbreak; Kim orders lockdown – The Hill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after...
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New White House Covid projection puzzles experts and catches some Biden officials off guard – CNN
That warning from Dr. Ashish Jha, who said the projection was based on a range of internal and external models,...
Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation finds – The Guardian
Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation findsCongressional investigation reveals the lengths meat industry went to downplay...
U.S. licenses key Covid vaccine technology to WHO so other countries can develop shots – CNBC
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the authorization of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for kids ages 5 to...
A rise in Covid cases in US signals end of Omicron’s reprieve – STAT
As the Omicron wave subsided in the United States earlier this year, many experts anticipated a sort of reprieve. We...
North Korea declares national emergency over reported Covid-19 cases – CNN
Connect the WorldNorth Korea has identified its first cases of Covid-19, according to state media, calling the situation a "major...
Meatpackers hyped ‘baseless’ shortage to keep plants open amid covid – The Washington Post
The biggest players in the U.S. meat industry pressed “baseless” claims of beef and pork shortages early in the pandemic...
China shuts down talk of covid hardship; users strike back – The Washington Post
For one day, Chinese Internet users were victorious against the censors. On Friday, April 22, a six-minute video titled “Voices...
1 million COVID deaths: Pandemic’s tragic toll in U.S. extends far beyond the numbers – CBS News
As the U.S. faces the tragic milestone of one million deaths from COVID-19, President Biden says the "irreplaceable losses" of...
WHO and MPP announce agreement with NIH for COVID-19 health technologies – World Health Organization
WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) today finalized a licensing agreement with the United...