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Mexico says coronavirus now endemic, not pandemic today

Wed, 2022-04-27 09:17 — mike kraft

Mexico says coronavirus now endemic, not pandemic MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Tuesday that COVID-19 has passed from a pandemic to an endemic stage in Mexico, meaning authorities will treat it as a seasonally recurring disease. Mexico never enforced face mask requirements, and the few partial shutdowns of businesses and activities were lifted weeks ago. AP NEWS

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New case numbers have declined. But that may be because Mexico, which never did much testing, is now offering even fewer tests. ...

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China tests millions of people in effort to keep Covid outbreak from spiralling

Wed, 2022-04-27 09:13 — mike kraft

China's capital in race to detect COVID cases, avoid Shanghai's distress Millions of people in Beijing took their second COVID-19 tests of the week as the Chinese capital tried to keep an outbreak numbering in the dozens from spiralling into a crisis. Eduardo Baptista,Brenda Goh Reuters

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Vice President Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a recent ‘close contact’

Tue, 2022-04-26 18:30 — mike kraft

Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a 'close contact' WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. AP NEWS

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Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a “close contact” of Harris in recent days, said the vice president’s press secretary, Kirsten Allen. Harris had been scheduled to attend Biden’s Tuesday morning Presidential Daily Brief but was not present, the White House said. ...

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Nearly 60% of all Americans and 75% of kids have been infected by the coronavirus

Tue, 2022-04-26 17:19 — mike kraft

After omicron winter surge, CDC finds nearly 60% of all Americans and 75% of kids have been infected by the coronavirus By the end of February, nearly 60% of all Americans and 75% of kids had antibodies indicating a prior coronavirus infection, CDC study finds. Karen Weintraub USA TODAY

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COVID Home Tests: Can you use expired tests, and how to store properlyer

Tue, 2022-04-26 09:35 — mike kraft

Can you use an expired at-home Covid-19 test? If have several boxes of home Covid-19 tests stored away, you might wonder whether they're safe and accurate to use beyond the expiration date on the package. Dejania Oliver, CNN CNN

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U.S. States cut back on Covid-19 data reporting, making trends harder to track

Mon, 2022-04-25 09:43 — mike kraft

Covid-19 data reporting is becoming less frequent, making trends harder to track Many states are scaling back on how often they report key Covid-19 statistics, a shift that some experts worry might hinder efforts to mitigate outbreaks and negative effects of the coronavirus. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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China: Beijing begins mass testing and partial lockdowns touching off food buying spree

Mon, 2022-04-25 09:15 — mike kraft

Beijing locks down some areas as COVID-19 cases mount BEIJING (AP) — China's capital, Beijing, began mass testing of more than 3 million people on Monday and restricted residents in one part of the city to their compounds, sparking worries of a wider Shanghai-style lockdown. AP NEWS

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CDC fhas a simple interactive tool to tell when to test yourself and how long to quarantine if you're exposed to COVID.

Fri, 2022-04-22 20:10 — mike kraft

The CDC finally has a simple interactive tool that tells you when to test yourself and how long to quarantine if you're exposed to COVID. Here's how it works. The tool is long overdue, but it's a great way to quickly assess how long you could be contagious, and which date is best for you to take a test. YahooNews

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Overview: Asia developments, Shanghai, Hong Hong, Singapore, Thailand

Fri, 2022-04-22 10:52 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the pandemic right now: Reuters Reuters

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The Omicron variants: An overview of the tracking and the related research

Thu, 2022-04-21 11:20 — mike kraft

Omicron splinters into fast-spreading lineages, highlighting coronavirus's evolution A burgeoning form of Omicron, called BA.2.12.1 — itself a sublineage of the BA.2 branch — now accounts for nearly one in five cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. Andrew Joseph STAT

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