One million set to perform Hajj as COVID-19 restrictions ease
After a two-year absence, international pilgrims will perform the yearly Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia for the first time starting...
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Covid Outbreak Emerges in China’s Anhui Province
As China gradually emerges from a Covid-19 surge that shut down Shanghai for two months, an outbreak in eastern Anhui...
COVID in California: Latest news and updates
UCSF’s Dr. Bob Wachter called the BA.5 omicron subvariant “a different beast” compared to other coronavirus mutations, with differences that...
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UT Southwestern COVID test identifies variants
UT Southwestern researchers have created a rapid COVID-19 test that can identify different variants of the coronavirus in as little...
What exactly is the current national COVID-19 response plan?
Covering COVID-19 is a daily Poynter briefing of story ideas about the coronavirus and other timely topics for journalists, written...
JCVI chief calls for mandatory masks in hospitals amid Covid surge
JCVI chief calls for mandatory masks in hospitals amid Covid surgeProf Andrew Pollard says there are ‘extraordinary’ number of infections...
Indiana coronavirus updates: 9 Indiana counties at ‘high risk’ of spreading COVID-19
Tuesday's latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic for July 5, 2022. INDIANAPOLIS — Here are Tuesday's latest updates on the...
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COVID and the new age of medical supply scarcity
The shortage of baby formula brought on by the COVID pandemic’s global supply-chain challenges and other economic shocks has struck...
Long COVID persists, but doctors are working on treatments
Six months after her bout with COVID-19, Jannell Roberts still doesn’t feel like herself. She gets winded walking short distances....
Reduced Testing and Reporting Blur Covid Picture in U.S.
At a glance, the pandemic picture in the United States may seem remarkably stable. The average number of new confirmed...