China signals slight Covid policy easing — but don’t expect sweeping changes yet
Customers dine in at a McDonald's in Guangzhou on Dec. 1, 2022, a day after the city eased Covid restrictions...
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China signals ease in Covid policy after mass protests
Getty ImagesBy Yvette TanBBC News China has signalled a shift in its Covid stance as it moves to ease some...
N.J. reports 2,170 COVID cases, 14 deaths. Hospitalizations reach highest number since February.
New Jersey health officials reported another 2,170 COVID-19 cases and 14 confirmed deaths on Thursday. The state reported the highest...
Multnomah County officials urge voluntary masking as Portland-area hospitals face flood of respiratory patien
Multnomah County and hospital officials are urging people to immediately take steps to stem the tide of respiratory virus infections...
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
The justices left in place an injunction blocking the Biden administration’s authority to forgive up to $20,000 in debt per...
As Officials Ease Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks
Huge swaths of the nation’s elderly remain vulnerable, scientists say, and a surge in deaths and hospitalizations may be inevitable.As...
Indoor mask requirement in LA County looms again as COVID cases keep surging
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- COVID-19 infections continue surging in Los Angeles County, with the rising rates of new cases and...
COVID-19 ‘superdodgers’: are they real and could genetics play a role?
More than 600 million cases worldwide: COVID-19 has changed the world.Though there are still those who've dodged it.COVID-19 "superdodgers" who've...
Opinion | COVID-19 ruined concert culture
After the bulk of the pandemic had passed and it was finally safe to go to concerts, I saw as...
How China’s vaccine strategy stoked its looming ‘zero covid’ crisis
China’s zero-covid pandemic strategy may have saved millions of lives and postponed an inevitable reckoning with the coronavirus. But now...