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Shanghai starts China’s biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:28 — mike kraft

Shanghai starts China's biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years BEIJING (AP) — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll of the nation's “zero-COVID” strategy. AP NEWS

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Shanghai, China’s financial capital and largest city with 26 million people, had managed its smaller previous outbreaks with limited lockdowns of housing compounds and workplaces where the virus was spreading.

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Nearly2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, mainly over Covid issues. , survey finds

Fri, 2022-03-25 13:17 — mike kraft

Almost 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, survey finds Harassment of researchers and public health officials during the pandemic has become a growing concern and a focus for professional organizations. NBC News

Nearly 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers reported they had been harassed since the pandemic began, according to a new survey published Thursday in Science.

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Two perspectives: Concerns and cautious optomism about possible new Covid surge in the U.S.

Fri, 2022-03-25 11:08 — mike kraft

Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don't bode well: AP NEWS

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Poland to abolish almost all COVID-19 restrictions starting Monday

Thu, 2022-03-24 18:13 — mike kraft

Poland abolishing practically all COVID-19 restrictions WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is abolishing practically all of its COVID-19 restrictions next week, a government official said Thursday. People will no longer be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces starting Monday, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said. AP NEWS

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U.S. airline CEOs urge Biden to lift COVID mask mandate

Thu, 2022-03-24 11:21 — mike kraft

U.S. airline CEOs urge Biden to lift COVID mask mandate -letter The chief executives of American Airlines , United Airlines , Delta Air Lines and other carriers on Wednesday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes and international pre-departure testing requirements. David Shepardson Reuters

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Booster shots: Half of eligible U.S. residents haven't gotten theirs despitr evidence of importance.

Thu, 2022-03-24 10:36 — mike kraft

As evidence favoring boosters mounts, half of eligible U.S. residents haven't gotten theirs Several new studies show booster shots improve protection against Covid infection, hospitalization and death. But many eligible people have yet to get boosted. NBC News

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A third of U.S. COVID now caused by Omicron BA.2 as overall cases fall

Tue, 2022-03-22 17:22 — mike kraft

A third of U.S. COVID now caused by Omicron BA.2 as overall cases fall About one-in-three COVID-19 cases in the United States are now caused by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant of the coronavirus, according to government data on Tuesday that also showed overall infections still declining from January's record highs. Michael Erman,Bhanvi Satija Reuters

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Ten 10 U.S. airline pilots are suing the CDC over the federal mask mandate, saying it encourages unruly behavior

Mon, 2022-03-21 08:51 — mike kraft

10 JetBlue, American Airlines, and Southwest pilots are suing the CDC over the federal mask mandate, saying it encourages unruly behavior and 'impairs pilots' health' A small group of pilots working for major US airlines have launched legal action to try to end the requirement for masks to be worn on planes. YahooNews

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Lockdowns: jChina's soaring COVID numbers, New Zealand and Hong King experiences

Fri, 2022-03-18 19:56 — mike kraft

How China's soaring COVID numbers put the rest of the world at risk Over the last few weeks, China’s COVID curve has shot straight up. Nationwide, new daily cases cleared 5,100 for the first time ever on Monday. Even in February 2020, when the virus first skyrocketed in Wuhan, that number officially peaked at just 3,300 per day, on average. YahooNews

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German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions

Fri, 2022-03-18 19:35 — mike kraft

German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers voted Friday to abolish most of the country's coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections, with almost 300,000 new daily cases reported. AP NEWS

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The Bundestag passed an amendment to the pandemic rules in a 364-277 vote with two abstentions. The upper house of parliament, made up of Germany’s 16 states, approved the measure later Friday.

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