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The CDC may revise its COVID isolation guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering dropping its isolation guidance for people with coronavirus, according to a report in the Washington Post. People who test positive for COVID-19 are advised to stay home for at least five days to prevent the spread of the disease. The CDC will advise people not…
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Everyone is sick now.
A new variant of coronavirus has been detected in people who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 and others who’ve been infected with it, researchers said on Monday. “The bad news is that it’s likely that people who’ve been vaccinated and/or infected will still get infected,” Dr Daniel Barouch, a virologist at Beth Deaconess Hospital in Boston,…
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The leaked notes from Chinese health officials state that 250 million Covid-19 infections will happen in December.
China’s health authorities have eased restrictions and allowed many positive cases to quarantine at home after the government released a 10-point plan on Wednesday to fight coronavirus. However, some restrictions will remain in place such as not allowing people without COVID-19 symptoms to travel. Notably, China has reported over 3,25,000 coronavirus cases and over 6,400…
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The Chinese COVID wave could kill one million people.
China reported 1,476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the virus on Thursday, the country’s health commission said. The country has reported over 2 lakh coronavirus cases and over 50 lakh COVID-19-related deaths. Notably, China has eased its coronavirus testing requirements and is now testing all passengers arriving from countries where the virus…
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The National Archives doesn’t have all of the Trump White House records.
The House Oversight Committee is probing White House’s account of trade practices with the Justice Department over the administration’s response to coronavirus. The committee told the White House that it cannot ensure the identity of personnel who cooperated with its probe on the condition of anonymity will remain protected once the panel dissolves on Tuesday.
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Should you attend a party on New Year’s Eve?
People who have a “high-risk” event, such as a social event, New Year’s Eve or a school exam, should get tested for coronavirus five days after the event, a US doctor said. “If you are asymptomatic, you should test at least five days after the event,” he added. People with symptoms of COVID-19 should also…
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Travel tracing will be dropped as it relaxes ‘zero-COVID’.
China has declared that the battle against coronavirus remains “winnable”. The country’s top health officials on Wednesday said the changes to the rules were based on scientific evidence, including the spread of the Omicron variant, the vaccination rate, and China’s level of experience in responding to the virus. China has reported over 1.8 lakh coronavirus…
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Hospitals across the nation are being taxed by a trio of respiratory viruses.
US’ Los Angeles County is at high coronavirus community level but hasn’t hit all three indicators that would trigger a mask mandate, the county’s Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Thursday. She said that the county had 258 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people but still hasn’t gone to high level of staffed COVID-19…
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Beijing refuses to change course, as anger at the policy is rising.
The total number of coronavirus cases in China rose to over 1,476, according to the National Health Commission on Thursday. The number of deaths from coronavirus has risen to 92, it added. Notably, China has reported a total of over 1.6 lakh coronavirus cases and over 5,000 deaths, making it the worst-affected country in the…
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Parents should know about the symptoms and treatment of respiratory syncytialvirus in children.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said, “I’m confident that we’ve got to do everything that we can to stop coronavirus from spreading to the American people. I’m confident that…we’ve got to do everything that we can to protect our people.” He added, “I believe we can do it even if it takes longer to…