The coronavirus is back on the rise in 18 European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany, Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for the continent, told reporters Tuesday. He blamed in part a sudden change in policy in those nations, saying they lifted...
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Hong Kong will shorten its tough 21-day quarantine requirement for incoming travelers to two weeks, followed by seven days of “self-health monitoring,” Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced. During the seven days, people will be allowed to leave their home, but must undergo two rounds of...
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From Jan. 17 to 23, Covid-19 cases increased 5% compared to the week before with over 21 million new cases reported, the World Health Organization said in its Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published Tuesday. “Across the six WHO regions, over 21 million new cases were...
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After two years of venomous partisan feuds over the crisis, new battles are springing up all over the country. The White House on Tuesday gave up the fight for its rule requiring vaccines and testing for employees of large firms after the conservative Supreme Court...
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Greece will impose fines of €100 ($114) per month on unvaccinated adults over the age of 60, the state-run Athens News Agency reported on Monday. The fines will start off at €50 for the month of January, after which they will double. All residents who...
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View of Philippe-Chatrier court at Roland Garros in Paris, France in this file photo dated on September 21, 2020. Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images All professional athletes who wish to compete in France will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, France’s sports ministry told CNN on Monday....
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From Monday, people with Covid-19 in the United Kingdom can stop self-isolating after five full days, as long as they don’t have a temperature and return negative test results on days five and six Those who return positive test results must continue to self-isolate until...
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A White House plan to send free tests to Americans “only became possible” when the global supply of tests available would support it, a senior Biden administration official said, responding to criticism that the plan should have rolled out sooner. “This is being done in...
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A third Chinese city has been placed under strict lockdown as the country tries to contain localized outbreaks of Covid-19, local authorities said Tuesday. That raises the total number of people now confined to their homes in China to approximately 20 million, with the Beijing...
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India on Friday reported 117,100 new Covid-19 cases — the highest daily rise in nearly seven months, as it battles a surge in cases driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant that is threatening to put a strain on medical resources. India’s capital, Delhi, reported...