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Georgia Has 93 More Coronavirus Deaths And 17,145 New Cases

Chattanoogan - Top Stories - 2 minutes ago

Sarah Palin spotted dining at restaurant after positive Covid-19 test

CNN - US News - 3 minutes ago

Partner of unvaxxed Covid patient warns of risks

BBC News - Health - 3 minutes ago

Covid-19 vaccine: AEFI cases in teens almost negligible

Times of India - Top Stories - 4 minutes ago

Covid-19: Exercise caution, MHA tells states, extends curbs

Times of India - Sports - 4 minutes ago

Covid-19: Omicron found in 75% of positive samples in January

Times of India - Sports - 4 minutes ago

Michigan professor placed on leave for profane COVID-19 rant sues to get job back

Washington Examiner - US News - 5 minutes ago

Spotify pulling Neil Young's music after he slams Joe Rogan for COVID misinformation

Tulsa World - Top Stories - 5 minutes ago

Boston hospital denies heart transplant to patient not vaccinated against COVID-19 -- News -- - -- World

CBC News - Top Stories - 6 minutes ago

Updated - Ontario to resume non-urgent surgeries on Monday when province lifts some COVID-19 restrictions - News - Canada - Toronto - | 12 minutes ago - |

CBC News - Top Stories - 6 minutes ago

What does it mean to 'sonder?' Author invents new words that resonate during the pandemic - Author John Koenig has invented his own words to describe his inner emotional landscape — and it's resonated with people around the world, particularly during the pandemic. Radio - The Sunday Magazine - | January 23

CBC News - Top Stories - 6 minutes ago

Finland moves up planned easing of COVID restrictions

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Top Stories - 7 minutes ago

Businesses continue to face impacts of COVID-19, says Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Business - 7 minutes ago

Morgan Stanley sees US debt-to-GDP ratio down 7 percentage pts in 2022 -- Reuters -- | -- 2 min read -- (Reuters) - A huge U.S. fiscal deficit from the first two years of COVID-19 spending should decline rapidly to near pre-pandemic levels, largely due to a rebound in economic growth, analysts at Morgan Stanley said on Thursday. In a research note, ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Business - 7 minutes ago

COVID live updates: Quebec plans to ease more restrictions on Feb. 14, public health director says - Province starts publishing self-reported rapid-test results, but experts question usefulness.

Montreal Gazette - Top Stories - 14 minutes ago

New York ethics body subpoenas Hochul over Cuomo's COVID-19 volunteers

Washington Examiner - US News - 38 minutes ago

Leafs - Opinion - There's a new twist to the trade deadline for the Leafs — the Canadian COVID response - 19 hrs ago

Players might not be anxious to come north with things in Canada “going a little bit differently.”

Toronto Star - Opinion - 53 minutes ago

GTA - Ontario reports 70 new COVID deaths and 599 people in ICU - 4 hrs ago

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 14 minutes ago

FREE DIGITAL ACCESS - Today's coronavirus news: Ontario reports 3,645 hospitalizations; province to ease restrictions on restaurants, indoor gatherings - Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is isolating at home but has no symptoms after a high-risk contact with COVID-19. 21 mins ago

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 14 minutes ago

Estimated 114,000 in State have had long Covid or will in future - research

Irish Times - Top Stories - 15 minutes ago

Evangeline Lilly shares she attended Robert F Kennedy's anti-vaccine mandate protest in Washington, DC... after saying COVID was a flu

Daily Mail - Health - 16 minutes ago

Quebec health officials give update on COVID-19 -- LIVE NOW

CTV News - Top Stories - 16 minutes ago

LIVE NOW: Que. health officials give update on COVID-19

CTV News - Sports - 16 minutes ago

Sarah Palin dines at restaurant days after testing positive for COVID-19

CTV News - World - 16 minutes ago

We'll fight mandatory Covid vaccines in the courts, say NHS staff facing sack

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 17 minutes ago

UAE convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reaches Gaza: State media

Channel NewsAsia - World - 17 minutes ago

Finland moves up planned easing of COVID-19 restrictions

Channel NewsAsia - World - 17 minutes ago

UAE convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reaches Gaza -state media - (Haaretz)

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 18 minutes ago

Why the double-vaccinated in some places are testing positive for COVID more often than the unvaccinated - 'The first thing for me that comes to mind is, I don't see any biological explanation for this'

National Post - Top Stories - 18 minutes ago

A family in COVID isolation

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 minutes ago

When your child should do a COVID test depends on their school's plan. Here's how it works

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 minutes ago

Parents are losing their nerve ahead of students returning to school amid the country's largest COVID outbreak

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 minutes ago

Queensland parents, teachers left with 'nothing but uncertainty' over back-to-school COVID plan

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 minutes ago

A COVID royal commission could probe political failures, secret decisions — and prepare us for the next pandemic

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 minutes ago

''We predicted this': Experts unsurprised 90pc of NT's COVID patients are Indigenous

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 minutes ago

How COVID-19 Might Increase Risk of Memory Loss and Cognitive Decline

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 19 minutes ago

Experts Divided on US Drug Regulators Revoking Authorization of Key COVID-19 Treatments

Epoch Times - Business - 19 minutes ago

Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended. -- With spotty immunity in the population and a churn of new variants, the coronavirus is likely to become a persistent but hopefully manageable threat. -- Apoorva Mandavilli

New York Times - Science - 12 hours ago

Covid-Stunted Educations Dim Prospects for India's Economy and Its Youth

New York Times - Health - 41 minutes ago

Times -- Video -- Cardona Urges Schools to Invest in Extra Tutoring -- Miguel Cardona, the education secretary, said reopening the nation's schools without addressing the time lost from learning during the pandemic would be insufficient, and called on schools to use federal stimulus funds to invest in mental health counseling and tutoring. -- The New York Times

New York Times - US News - 19 minutes ago

Finland moves up planned easing of COVID restrictions -- Reuters -- |

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 21 minutes ago

Pictou County RCMP fine woman for failing to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 - PICTOU, N.S. - A woman in Pictou has been hit with a fine after police say she failed to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.In a Jan. 27 release, Pictou County District RCMP said a 28-year-old woman posted on a social media forum that ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 21 minutes ago

MLB not requiring COVID-19 vaccines for minor leaguers

AP News - Business - 21 minutes ago

Proposed new post-pandemic standards for long-term care being released today - As hundreds of long-term care homes across the country grapple with new outbreaks of COVID-19, highly-anticipated draft national standards for these facilities are being released today. Karina Roman - Politics - | 4 hours ago - |

As hundreds of long-term care homes across the country grapple with new outbreaks of COVID-19, highly-anticipated draft national standards for these facilities are being released today.

CBC News - Health - 21 minutes ago

Daily Covid cases at 10-day low, deaths remain high

Times of India - Top Stories - 28 minutes ago

Covid-19 vaccine: Covaxin, Covishield get regular market nod, with some riders

Times of India - Top Stories - 28 minutes ago

MLB not requiring COVID vaccines for minor leagues

ABC News - Top Stories - 33 minutes ago

As pandemic rages on, Michigan is giving us all one (1) free disposable KN95 mask

While the vaccine-resistant omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to spread, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Health and...

Detroit Metro Times - US News - 34 minutes ago

Transporting athletes, volunteers and gear to Beijing no easy task during pandemic - Marie-Andree Lessard, who competed in beach volleyball in London, is now the Canadian Olympic Committee's Director of Games, and so orchestrated the complicated transport of athletes, equipment and gear to the Beijing Games, and the elaborate setup once on the ground in China. Lori Ewing - Olympics - Winter Sports - | 1 hour ago - |

Marie-Andree Lessard, who competed in beach volleyball in London, is now the Canadian Olympic Committee's Director of Games, and so orchestrated the complicated transport of athletes, equipment and gear to the Beijing Games, and the elaborate setup once on the ground in China.

CBC News - Sports - 37 minutes ago

Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan COVID-19 misinformation -- Jackson Weaver -- Entertainment -- |

Late Monday, Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young posted an open letter to his personal website, demanding that music streamer Spotify remove his music from its service.

CBC News - Entertainment - 37 minutes ago

THE FIFTH ESTATE - Canadian university races former Chinese partner to make a COVID-19 booster - A vaccine collaboration between McMaster University in Hamilton and a former Chinese partner stalled years ago and they are now independently racing to develop similar COVID-19 boosters, The Fifth Estate has found. Scott Anderson, Rachel Ward, Bob McKeown - Canada - | 12 hours ago

A vaccine collaboration between McMaster University in Hamilton and a former Chinese partner stalled years ago and they are now independently racing to develop similar COVID-19 boosters, The Fifth Estate has found.

CBC News - Technology - 37 minutes ago

Covid testing firm ordered to pay refunds for late travel tests – how to claim

Daily Express - Top Stories - 37 minutes ago

Bay Area wastewater data suggests COVID cases rising in 3 spots

SF Gate - Top Stories - 38 minutes ago

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calls on US to 'reset' after COVID-19 and 're-imagine education'

Fox News - Politics - 38 minutes ago

Vachik Mangassarian, 'N.C.I.S.' actor, dies of complications from Covid-19

CNN - Entertainment - 39 minutes ago

Covid-hit world doubled vaccine delivery to 11 billion in 2021; SII produced 13% of shots

Times of India - Top Stories - 42 minutes ago

Covid cases plateauing in some states, rising in others: Centre

Times of India - Top Stories - 42 minutes ago

UAE convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reaches Gaza -state media -- Reuters -- |

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 42 minutes ago

P.E.I. students to be tested regularly for COVID-19 as they return to school

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 42 minutes ago

Michigan House approves more pandemic grants for businesses

Tulsa World - Business - 44 minutes ago

UAE Convoy of One Million COVID-19 Vaccines Reaches Gaza

Haaretz - Top Stories - 44 minutes ago

U.S. News -- IRS backlog leading to long delays for COVID-19 tax relief money -- American businesses seeking tax relief over economic hardships brought on by COVID-19 are facing lengthy delays because of a backlog at the Internal Revenue Service, according to a report released Thursday.

UPI - US News - 45 minutes ago

Pentagon Pumps the Brakes on Civilian COVID Vaccine Mandate

The move, however, does not stop the mandate for troops to be inoculated against COVID-19.

Military.com - Top Stories - 45 minutes ago

Live: At least 12 Soundsplash Covid cases; four new Omicron locations

NZ Herald - Top Stories - 46 minutes ago

Minnesota Orchestra posts a smaller budget deficit despite the pandemic

Faced with a massive drop in revenue, the orchestra managed to narrow its shortfall to $6.3M in fiscal 2021.

Star Tribune - Entertainment - 47 minutes ago

Parents in the dark over COVID-19 cases in schools

Montreal Gazette - Top Stories - 47 minutes ago

57 per cent of Yukon children have first COVID-19 shot but more needed: doctor

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 53 minutes ago

Federal Politics - Justin Trudeau in isolation after COVID-19 exposure - 2 hrs ago

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 53 minutes ago

The pandemic has killed 47 children under the age of 19

Dominican Today - Top Stories - 54 minutes ago

Denmark drops most of its COVID-19 restrictions: Moving on

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has decided to lead the way in managing COVID-19 and getting back to normal, announcing all virus restrictions will be dropped as of Feb. 1.

Washington Times - World - 55 minutes ago

San Francisco to ease mask rule as COVID-19 cases fall

The Mercury News - Top Stories - 56 minutes ago

Yes, Omicron is loosening its hold overseas. But the pandemic has not ended

NZ Herald - Top Stories - 56 minutes ago

UAE convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reaches Gaza -state media

A United Arab Emirates medical convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reached the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday, state news agency WAM said on Thursday.

Reuters - Health - 56 minutes ago

Martine St-Victor: Pandemic or not, nurses deserve more respect -- The COVID crisis might be changing our ideas about how we define success and whom we view as mentors. This feels like progress.

Montreal Gazette - Opinion - 1 hour ago

Brownstein: It takes more than a pandemic to keep YidLife Crisis duo down -- Montreal satirists Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman will take their show Pandemish online from Thursday through Monday.

Montreal Gazette - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Op-ed: What are the pandemic-fatigued doing to stay calm? Here's a not-so-scientific study.

Chicago Tribune - Opinion - 1 hour ago

Holocaust tropes in COVID-19 protests 'fuel anti-Semitism', report says -- 1:54

The Globe and Mail - World - 1 hour ago

Paris hospitals chief sparks debate on whether COVID-19 unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 hour ago

UAE convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reaches Gaza -state media -- CAIRO (Reuters) - A United Arab Emirates medical convoy of one million COVID-19 vaccines reached the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday, state news agency WAM said on Thursday. The report said the Sputnik shots were the biggest ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Further 9,938 Covid-19 cases reported as hospital figures drop by 31 patients

The Department of health has reported a further 9,938 cases of Covid-19 today.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Pfizer's antiviral Covid drug gets green light for use across EU

Paxlovid could help people avoid serious illness and hospitalisation, says drug regulator

Irish Times - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Covid hits car factories as output falls to 65-year low

Daily Express - Business - 1 hour ago

Gatineau students make their own filters to help improve air quality -- What do you get when you put furnace filters, a box fan and whole lot of duct tape together? An experiential learning project about air filters that helps during the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Canada -- - -- Ottawa -- | -- |

CBC News - Technology - 1 hour ago

Trudeau says he's isolating after exposure to COVID-19 -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's isolating for five days after he was exposed to COVID-19.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's isolating for five days after he was exposed to COVID-19.

CBC News - Politics - 1 hour ago

Union says Nova Scotia teachers feeling strain of staff shortages caused by COVID-19

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

U.S. News -- COVID-19 vaccine mandate kicks in for healthcare workers in 25 states, D.C.

Healthcare staff at all facilities and providers certified under Medicare and Medicaid must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday.

UPI - Health - 1 hour ago

Florida district ends excused absences over COVID-19 spread concerns -- The school district in Orange County, Fla., has ended excused absences for children who are not sick but are staying home as a precaution over concern about the spread of COVID-19.

UPI - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus -- Reuters -- |

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 1 hour ago

Jan. 27: Nova Scotia reports another COVID-19 death, uptick in hospitalizations

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 1 hour ago

Franco Terrazzano: Government workers made out well during the pandemic

National Post - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Israel sees Holocaust tropes in COVID-19 protests fuelling anti-Semitism

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 hour ago

Boston police union rejects city's offer that would incentivize officers to get vaccinated; England lifts COVID restrictions as Omicron threat recedes

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Live -- The U.S. education secretary urged schools to boost tutoring in an effort to help students catch up. Follow Covid news.

New York Times - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Lord Agnew QUITS over 'schoolboy errors' on Covid fraud... not PM's - A TREASURY minister has resigned from the front bench while speaking at the House of Lords...

Daily Express - Politics - 1 hour ago

COVID-19 live updates: US cases dropped by 18% over last 2 weeks

ABC News - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

1 state to sell COVID tests at liquor stores

ABC News - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

China's COVID-19 Outbreaks Hit Global Supply Chain

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Alaska governor joins lawsuit against COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's lawsuit against the Department of Defense regarding its coronavirus vaccination mandate.

Washington Examiner - US News - 1 hour ago

Denmark welcomes 'the life we knew before' and scraps COVID-19 restrictions

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Sarah Palin Seen At NYC Restaurant Days After Getting Covid

International Business Times - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Malls, retail spaces hammered by Covid-19, but online shopping gives warehouses a boost

News 24 - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Covid-19: Researchers warn effects on the brain cannot be ignored

News 24 - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

CGE retracts statement on the effects of Covid-19 vaccine on women's reproductive health

News 24 - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Only 15 myocarditis cases found among Israeli adolescents vaccinated against COVID - (Haaretz)

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Woman exposed to monkeys bound for CDC facility sick with Covid

Independent UK - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

'Tough to be on an island': Anne Arundel indoor track championships canceled, a growing problem for the sport amid coronavirus

The Baltimore Sun - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

World Health Organisation backs Neil Young in Covid row with Spotify

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Covid-19: Denmark lifts final restrictions; disease no longer classified as socially...

Rio Times - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

With Evander Kane rumours swirling, Edmonton Oilers prepare for surging Predators -- Game Day 39: Nashville at Edmonton Lots of chatter in the hockey world surrounding the potential signing of free agent forward Evander Kane by the Edmonton Oilers as soon as today or tomorrow. The connection has been made for over a fortnight now, with Oilers' GM Ken Holland expressing interest in the player in his media avail back on Jan 12, just a couple of days after the controversial winger had his his 7-year, $49 million contract voided by the San Jose Sharks due to a second breach of COVID protocols.

Montreal Gazette - Sports - 1 hour ago

Meghan McCain slams 'reckless, stupid' Sarah Palin for dining out TWICE despite knowing she has COVID and says she's 'embarrassed' they were once friends

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

'I Feel Really Hopeless': In U.K., Millions See Non-Covid Health Care Delayed

New York Times - World - 1 hour ago

Doctors urge ICE to expand COVID-19 vaccinations for immigrant detainees -- COVID-19 cases among immigrants in ICE detention have increased by 838% since the start of the year, government statistics show. -- Jan 26

COVID-19 cases among immigrants in ICE detention have increased by 848% since the start of the year, government statistics show.

CBS News - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

New Mexico governor, troops volunteer to teach amid COVID surge -- At least 80 members of the National Guard have volunteered to be substitute teachers after regular teachers have been sidelined due to COVID.

CBS News - US News - 1 hour ago

Damage from COVID-19 now accounts for 7% of lung transplants

UPI - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Sports News -- Olympics legend Picabo Street on pandemic Games: 'Adversity makes heroes' -- Former ski racer Picabo Street, who overcame serious injuries to win gold at the 1998 Winter Olympics, expects a "different kind of champion" this winter in Beijing because of COVID-19's impact on athletic preparation.

Former ski racer Picabo Street, who overcame serious injuries to win gold at the 1998 Winter Olympics, expects a "different kind of champion" this winter in Beijing because of COVID-19's impact on athletic preparation.

UPI - Entertainment - 6 hours ago

Holocaust survivor decries 'abuse' of yellow star at COVID protests - (Ynet)

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Sarah Palin returns to NYC restaurant two days after testing positive for Covid

Two days after testing positive for Covid-19, Sarah Palin returned to the New York City restaurant where she had been caught dining inside over the weekend

NBC News - Politics - 1 hour ago

How to store Covid at-home tests properly

NBC News - Health - 1 hour ago

A Completely Nonscientific Guide to the Best COVID Rapid Tests -- Sarah Braner

Slate - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

German parliament approves climate spending with unused Covid support funds

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

As COVID cases sweep the Bay Area, fewer dying than in previous surges

San Francisco Chronicle - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Omicron: Anti-Covid pills shown to be effective against the dominant variant – new study

Daily Express - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Kyle MacDonald: How to mentally prepare for living with Covid

NZ Herald - Opinion - 2 hours ago

Cross-country skiing-Norway's Krueger tests positive for COVID-19

STOCKHOLM: Double Olympic champion Simen Krueger on Thursday became the latest Norwegian cross-country skier to test positive for COVID-19 after a coach and two other skiers received positive results earlier in the week. The Norwegian ski federation announced at a media conference on Thursday that the 28-y

Channel NewsAsia - Sports - 2 hours ago

Most Covid hospital patients in England not being treated primarily for virus

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

'Job seekers market' in Canada as vacancies soar 72% higher than before pandemic

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

How many air purifiers does it take to keep a classroom safe? Here's what the experts say -- Thousands of air purifiers are being installed in classrooms in a bid to reduce the COVID-19 transmission risk when schools go back. But do they work?

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

EU regulator recommends Pfizer's COVID pill be authorized

ABC News - Business - 2 hours ago

Sweden decides against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-12

STOCKHOLM Sweden has decided against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5 11, the Health Agency said on Thursday, arguing that the benefits di...

Peninsula Qatar - World - 2 hours ago

Most Patients in English Hospitals With COVID-19 Admitted for Other Illnesses

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Ontario's crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine medical exemptions seems to be working -- Mike Crawley -- News

Ontario's new rules requiring a review of medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines seem to be reining in the number of people being granted a waiver from vaccination mandates.

CBC News - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Four COVID-19-related deaths, 378 new cases in Newfoundland and Labrador on Jan. 27

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - US News - 2 hours ago

Cross-country skiing-Norway's Krueger tests positive for COVID -- Philip O'Connor -- |

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Sports - 2 hours ago

COVID-19 in Europe: Denmark follows Netherlands in easing restrictions

Here is our summary of the COVID-19 situation across the continent.

Euronews - Technology - 2 hours ago

Almost half of Covid cases in hospitals admitted for another condition but tested positive afterwards – HSE

Just slightly over half the 711 Covid-19 patients in hospital today were admitted due to complications of the virus and the rest are being treated for other illnesses, the HSE said today.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

COVID-19 Surge Alters South Florida Theater Schedules — Again

GableStage, Miami New Drama, and others adapt to the latest COVID-19 surge.

Miami New Times - Entertainment - 2 hours ago

Britain drops most COVID-19 restrictions, including masks and vaccine passports

With daily new COVID-19 infections topping 100,000, it’s a risky move that will be watched closely by governments around the world

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Health News -- Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at Omicron variant starts trials -- Moderna Inc. announced it has launched a trial that will study the power of a redesigned booster shot for COVID-19 -- one that hones in on the highly contagious Omicron variant.

Moderna Inc. announced it has launched a trial that will study the power of a redesigned booster shot for COVID-19 -- one that hones in on the highly contagious Omicron variant.

UPI - Health - 2 hours ago

LETTERS -- Biden's Chance to Nominate a Supreme Court Justice -- Readers hope for a smooth confirmation process, object to "identity politics" and suggest Anita Hill as a nominee. Also: Voting rights; Covid ethics.

New York Times - Opinion - 2 hours ago

NYC says anyone in contact with Sarah Palin should be tested for Covid

Independent UK - US News - 2 hours ago

Families whose loved-ones died of Covid in nursing home outbreak vow to continue their fight for 'truth'

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Dr. Robert Malone: Anti-vax superstar -- Kathryn Joyce -- Robert Malone thinks he was "written out" of COVID vaccine history. His anti-vax revenge tour has made him famous

Salon - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Menstrual changes from Covid jabs are only temporary and don't leave women infertile, top expert insists

Daily Mail - Health - 2 hours ago

Blood test could predict if Covid patients will fall critically ill, experts say

Daily Mail - Health - 2 hours ago

Moderna begins second stage of trials for its Omicron-specific Covid vaccine days after Pfizer began testing theirs - even though variant is fading fast across the US

Daily Mail - Health - 2 hours ago

UK's daily Covid cases fall 10% in a week to 96,871 despite warning outbreak is bouncing back due to back-to-school effect and emergence of 'even more infectious' version of Omicron that could be dominant within a month

Daily Mail - Health - 2 hours ago

Neymar continues road to recovery after two-month lay-off due to ankle injury with indoor session... while PSG team-mate Lionel Messi is also pushing for start ahead of French Cup tie after making return from Covid at weekend

Daily Mail - Sports - 2 hours ago

Not all bad news! US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 - the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan's presidency - after bouncing back from 2020's coronavirus recession

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Ron DeSantis attacks Jen Psaki for 'lying through her teeth every single day' after clash over Florida schools and antibody COVID treatments

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

COVID cases drop by a FIFTH in a WEEK as Omicron continues to fade out in US - but scientists warn of new 'stealth' version blamed for fresh rise in European infections

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Denmark will lift nearly ALL Covid restrictions within days and return to 'life as we knew it before corona' after vaccine programme proved a 'super-weapon' - despite soaring cases

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Misinformation in podcasts: Spotify removes Neil Young's music after singer's protest -- The streaming giant is removing the singer's music following his demand not to be on the same platform as its star podcaster Joe Rogan, who has spread COVID misinformation.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 2 hours ago

Cross-country skiing-Norway's Krueger tests positive for COVID

Double Olympic champion Simen Krueger on Thursday became the latest Norwegian cross-country skier to test positive for COVID-19 after a coach and two other skiers received positive results earlier in the week.

Reuters - Sports - 2 hours ago

World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic

Toronto Star - World - 2 hours ago

Provincial Politics -- Restaurants, cinemas, bars and gyms go to half capacity starting Monday -- The smell of popcorn will greet moviegoers when cinemas reopen Monday after January's COVID-19 shutdown.

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Oxford researchers are seeking volunteers willing to get COVID-19 deliberately for a human challenge trial

Business Insider - Science - 2 hours ago

Greece allows music in bars and restaurants again as COVID-19 cases ease

ATHENS: Greece will allow music in restaurants and bars again and extend their operating hours as it lifts some of the restrictions imposed last month now that coronavirus infections and the pressure on hospitals are easing, authorities said on Thursday. The country last month forced bars, nightclubs and r

Channel NewsAsia - World - 2 hours ago

As case rates come down, January poised to be Maryland's most deadly pandemic month

January is poised to be Maryland’s most deadly month of the coronavirus pandemic on record, according to state data, even as the number of new infections reported daily trends downward.

The Baltimore Sun - US News - 2 hours ago

The customer experience journey is changing in the time of COVID-19 - (Geektime)

Times of Israel - Business - 2 hours ago

Mandaviya to review Covid situation in 8 states, UTs on Friday

Times of India - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Mom with MS allegedly told not to get vaccine dies from Covid

Independent UK - US News - 2 hours ago

More passengers returned to MSP in 2021, though not yet at pre-pandemic levels

Star Tribune - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

U.K. scientists develop 'lab-in-a-backpack' to offer fast, affordable COVID-19 testing

CTV News - Health - 3 hours ago

'The hope is we're not caught off guard' again, B.C. researcher says of discovery of 9 new coronavirus species

A team of researchers led by a British Columbia university has uncovered several new species of coronavirus, some of which were found in unexpected places such as animal dung.

CTV News - Science - 3 hours ago

Quebec reports 56 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop by 117

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Over 62k Fake COVID Passes Created in France After Criminal Network Hacks Nurse's Account

Newsweek - World - 3 hours ago

LIVE | Coronavirus: latest news on the Covid-19 virus pandemic

News 24 - World - 1 year ago

Busisiwe Mavuso | How a pandemic got Nedlac back on its feet again

News 24 - Entertainment - 3 hours ago

Israel's latest vaccine move practically lets all adults get second COVID booster - (Haaretz)

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

YouTube permanently bans Fox News host Dan Bongino for evading Covid misinformation suspension

NBC News - US News - 3 hours ago

With COVID surging, Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to skip most of Washington Mardi Gras

The Advocate - US News - 3 hours ago

China's Walvax says has most participants for large mRNA COVID-19 vaccine trial

BEIJING: China's Walvax Biotechnology has recruited most of the 28,000 participants needed for a large clinical trial of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a senior company official said on Thursday (Jan 27). China has yet to approve a Chinese vaccine of the novel messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and has

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 3 hours ago

Health News -- Masks prevent COVID-19 outbreaks at child-care facilities, study says -- Child-care facilities in the United States that required those enrolled to wear face coverings early in the COVID-19 pandemic saw 13% fewer closures within the following year than programs without these rules.

UPI - Health - 3 hours ago

COVID decline will continue as Colorado's omicron immunity rises, report says — but many still will get sick in next month

The Denver Post - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Live: Govt to review Covid situation in 8 states, UTs on Friday

Times of India - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

UK daily figures published; Tesco will still ask people to wear masks; analyst suggests that country will be world's 'last COVID battlefield'

Coronavirus latest as UK records 96,871 daily cases and 338 deaths; Plan B restrictions end in England; North Korea tipped to be "planet's last battlefield" against virus; more than half of COVID patients in England being treated primarily for something else.

Sky News - Sports - 3 hours ago

Coronavirus case rates in Essex

The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across Essex.

BBC News - Health - 3 hours ago

COVID Quickly, Episode 22: Colds Build COVID Immunity, and the Omicron Vaccine Delay

Scientific American - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Sask. reducing COVID-19 self-isolation period for unvaccinated residents

CTV News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

WHO chief backs Neil Young over Covid misinformation row with Spotify

Guardian UK - Technology - 3 hours ago

Covid live: boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths

Guardian UK - World - 3 hours ago

DoD is pausing civilian COVID vaccine mandate after court ruling

Army Times - US News - 3 hours ago

Alcohol causes one in 20 hospital admissions, with rising figures 'compounded' by Covid pandemic

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Transporting Canadian Olympic athletes, volunteers and gear to Beijing no easy task during pandemic

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID-19 exposure -- Trudeau is isolating after learning he was exposed to someone with COVID-19. He says the result of a rapid antigen test he took was negative

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Sarah Palin dodges Covid questions outside NY restaurant

Independent UK - World - 3 hours ago

Sports - Biathlon-Russian coach tests positive for COVID-19 in Beijing - Russian biathlon coach Sergei Bashkirov tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the Russian Biathlon Union said on Thursday. 4:21 PM UTC

Russian biathlon coach Sergei Bashkirov tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the Russian Biathlon Union said on Thursday.

Reuters - Sports - 3 hours ago

HOL YEAH -- Major Covid travel rules change for Irish NEXT MONTH with new vaccine pass switch

Irish Sun - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

CASE RISE -- 9,938 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ireland as 708 in hospital and 71 in ICU

Irish Sun - World - 3 hours ago

More COVID cases confirmed in Israel in January than all of 2021, data shows

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Safety Data for Simultaneously Administering COVID-19 Vaccines With Other Vaccines for Children Unavailable

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Some European Countries Ease COVID Protocols Despite Omicron Surge

International Business Times - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Hospital patient without COVID shot denied heart transplant

Stars and Stripes - World - 3 hours ago

Bob Iger: COVID Dealt Movie Theaters a 'Severe Injury That Maybe Doesn't Heal'

In his first post-Disney interview, Iger also discussed the rise of streaming, his thoughts on the "metaverse" and why data should never be the deciding factor in create decision-making.

Hollywood Reporter - Business - 3 hours ago

Turkey reports 82,180 new coronavirus cases, 174 more deaths

Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 82,180 in the past 24 hours, and 174 more people have died, the Health Ministry announced on Jan. 27.

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 3 hours ago

Scaring cats, forgetting words and authors: A bout of 'mild' COVID-19 strikes Globe columnist

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Beware the other side of the COVID-19 curve: Pandemic models say thousands will still get sick in coming weeks. -- Even though the Omicron peak is past, pandemic models suggest that tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of new cases will be reported in the next few weeks.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Hong Kong will shorten COVID-19 quarantine period to 14 days

UPI - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Fauci says under-fives will need three Covid shots

Independent UK - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

When truckers arrive, Trudeau will be self-isolating at home after COVID exposure

National Post - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Germany's Scholz to meet Biden, discuss Ukraine and COVID - White House

Reuters - World - 4 hours ago

Sarah Palin Dines At NYC Restaurant 2 Days After COVID-19 Diagnosis

Huffington Post - Politics - 4 hours ago

COVID-19 Booster Shots Could Limit Europe's Hospital Cases, Says ECDC

Booster shots may be able to cut hospitalization rates in Europe by at least half a million patients, the ...

Epoch Times - World - 4 hours ago

Trudeau isolates after being exposed to COVID

ABC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

UK lifts COVID restrictions as omicron recedes

ABC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Trudeau isolates after being exposed to someone with COVID

AP News - Health - 4 hours ago

Music - 'This shouldn't be our job': Bay Area musicians, venues face weighty pandemic choices - As omicron surged, Bay Area venues remained open, but those in the music industry say they've been left to make public health decisions well above their pay grade. By Emma Silvers

As omicron surged, Bay Area venues remained open, but those in the music industry say they’ve been left to make public health decisions well above their pay grade.

San Francisco Chronicle - Entertainment - 4 hours ago

New Waterford's Coal Bowl will continue beyond pandemic and in new school, organizers say -- Jeremy Fraser -- | -- Updated Jan. 24, 2022 -- | -- 9 min read

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Sports - 4 hours ago

Belgium's 7% deaths in '21 Covid-related

Manila Times - World - 4 hours ago

UK finance exports struggle under twin COVID and Brexit hits, data suggests

By Andy Bruce

Euronews - World - 4 hours ago

Sarah Palin dines out twice in New York after positive Covid test

Independent UK - US News - 4 hours ago

Majority of Parents Happy With How Schools Handling Pandemic Issues: Poll

Newsweek - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

As COVID hospitalization numbers continue to decline, Edward to resume elective surgeries

Chicago Tribune - Business - 4 hours ago

Why Is Everyone Going to the Dominican Republic? -- The country is a rare pandemic success story, with recent visitor numbers far surpassing those of most other Caribbean destinations. Easy entry rules are a draw, but some residents are uneasy. -- Heather Murphy

New York Times - World - 4 hours ago

Covid whacks Pac-12 budgets as Cal, UCLA experience different outcomes

The Mercury News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Staffing shortages affect Vancouver Public Schools' COVID-19 test site - Free

Vancouver Public Schools closed its COVID-19 testing center at the Jim Parsley Center Complex in Vancouver at noon Tuesday due to a staffing shortage.

The Columbian - Health - 4 hours ago

What to know about at-home COVID-19 tests - Free

The Columbian - Health - 4 hours ago

Coronavirus -- Florida Prisoners Lack Access to COVID Boosters Amid Omicron Uptick

Miami New Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Fliers in Miami Beach Allege Jewish COVID Conspiracy: Free Speech or Crime?

Miami New Times - US News - 4 hours ago

COVID: Why are more men than women getting vaccinated in India? -- India is accelerating its COVID-19 vaccine drive, but vaccination rates remain higher among men. Many women lack access to health information and transport, driving the disparity.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

S. Korea business owners shave heads in COVID curb protest -- Business owners say that their hair loss represents the financial loss they are suffering from these curbs.

Deutsche Welle - World - 4 hours ago

External affairs minister S Jaishankar tests positive for COVID-19

First Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

COVID-19: TN lifts curbs, allows schools and colleges to reopen from 1 Feb

First Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

As schools struggle with rising Covid levels, families like mine fear more exam chaos

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

We need a plan to live with Covid - Labour

BBC News - Health - 4 hours ago

Six Covid-related deaths and 387 hospital cases

BBC News - Health - 4 hours ago

Long Covid patient advice sought to shape services

BBC News - Health - 4 hours ago

Turkey logs record 82,180 new COVID cases - health ministry

Turkey has recorded 82,180 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, health ministry data showed on Thursday.

Reuters - Health - 4 hours ago

Plan to cut hospital waiting lists as Covid eases being finalised by HSE

Irish Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Dad's pandemic poem captures the highs and lows of quarantine scare

ABC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Holocaust survivor decries 'abuse' of yellow star at COVID protests

Centenarian Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged the young generation on Thursday to always remember the Nazi genocide and denounced the use by some anti-COVID vaccination protesters of the yellow star Jews were forced to wear.

Reuters - World - 4 hours ago

Greece allows music in bars and restaurants again as COVID cases ease

Greece will allow music in restaurants and bars again and extend their operating hours as it lifts some of the restrictions imposed last month now that coronavirus infections and the pressure on hospitals are easing, authorities said on Thursday.

Reuters - World - 4 hours ago

Ethics panel to subpoena Hochul over Cuomo's COVID 'volunteers'

New York Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Uruguay aims to offset education lost during pandemic with 'hybrid' model

Rio Times - Politics - 4 hours ago

Health & Wellness -- EU regulator recommends Pfizer's COVID pill be authorized

Toronto Star - Health - 4 hours ago

US economy sees strongest growth since 1984 as it bounces back after COVID-19 downturn

Ronald Reagan was in the White House and Beverly Hills Cop was showing in cinemas the last time the world's biggest economy recorded such a strong pace of growth.

Sky News - Business - 4 hours ago

US economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021 in sharp rebound from pandemic recession

US economy grew 6.9 percent last quarter and 5.7 percent for all of 2021 in sharp rebound from pandemic recession of 2020.

Boston Globe - Business - 4 hours ago

Omicron has bounced back 'sooner than expected': Symptom-tracking study spots 10% uptick in cases last week with outbreak driven by infections in children hitting pandemic highs

Daily Mail - Health - 4 hours ago

Majority of Covid inpatients in England are NOT primarily ill with virus for first time ever - as experts say worst of pandemic now 'certainly' over

Daily Mail - Health - 4 hours ago

The Leader podcast: Remedying Covid commute anxiety

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Warning to families booking half term holiday in Spain over Covid vaccine rules

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Australia's 'hermit kingdom' maintains controversial plan to 'crush' Covid-19 despite Omicron

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

UK records 338 deaths and 96,871 COVID cases

LONDON – The United Kingdom has

Euronews - World - 4 hours ago

How to cope with pandemic stress -- Therapist and New York Times best-selling author Nedra Glover Tawwab joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss coping with pandemic-related stress, when to seek professional help and how to set healthy boundaries.

Therapist and New York Times best-selling author Nedra Glover Tawwab joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss coping with pandemic-related stress, when to seek professional help and how to set healthy boundaries.

CBS News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

1st US rate hike since pandemic set in March

Manila Times - Business - 4 hours ago

Covid stalls Marcos' DQ case resolution

Manila Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Concepcion pushes pandemic exit plan

Manila Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Sturgeon diverts officials from Covid recovery to focus on 'self-serving' independence sales pitch

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Ontario releases guidelines for Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment eligibility

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths, committee chair says

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

German-speaking Covid denialists seek to build paradise

Guardian UK - World - 4 hours ago

The Craigslist Covid Test Market Was Good For Gougers -- There are now far more sellers than there are buyers.

There are now far more sellers than there are buyers.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Sarah Palin, Covid-Positive and Unmasked, Hits the Town

Mother Jones - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Director of Vaccine Safety Research Foundation: No randomized studies prove masks stop COVID-19

The executive director of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation, Steve Kirsch, appeared at Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) panel to discuss face masks and their effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19. One America's John Hines has more.

One America News Network - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Video - No clear link between increase in childhood Type 1 diabetes in COVID-19 - January 27

CBC News - Health - 4 hours ago

First oral Covid treatment approved in EU

Russia Today - World - 4 hours ago

Sarah Palin Dines at NYC Restaurants After Her COVID Diagnosis Delays Trial

The former Alaska governor is currently in the city awaiting the start of her defamation trial against The New York Times.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Spotify keeps Joe Rogan, dumps Neil Young in response to COVID ultimatum

Spotify has chosen to keep Joe Rogan and remove Neil Young from its streaming platform after the folk rocker demanded that it choose between them over his objections to the podcaster’s COVID-19 vaccin

Washington Times - Entertainment - 5 hours ago

Clark County businesses feel pinch from early closure of pandemic aid program

The Columbian - Business - 5 hours ago

COVID-19: Hospitalised expat recovers after 6 months

Gulf News - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

COVID digest: EU says booster vaccines could limit hospital cases -- The EU's infectious disease agency has said that a third jab could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations across the bloc. Meanwhile, Germany saw a record number of cases in one day. All the latest on DW.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Omicron: Germany radically limits PCR testing. What's the alternative? -- Before the omicron wave completely overwhelms laboratories in Germany, health officials are limiting COVID-19 PCR testing to two groups of people. Can rapid antigen tests reliably bridge the gap?

Deutsche Welle - Science - 5 hours ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Says He Is Isolating After Learning of COVID Exposure

Epoch Times - World - 5 hours ago

Rising costs, COVID-19 restrictions take a bite out of McDonald's profit - January 27 - Updated

The Globe and Mail - Business - 5 hours ago

England revives Plan A: Living with COVID-19 - 2:10 - January 27 - Updated

After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with the disease.

The Globe and Mail - World - 5 hours ago

What do we know so far about the new coronavirus strain?

Russia Today - World - 5 hours ago

Europe -- EU drug regulator OKs Pfizer COVID pill for high-risk patients -- 3:25 PM UTC

The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday approved Pfizer Inc's antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the region scrambles to boost its arsenal to fight the Omicron variant.

Reuters - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Jab volunteer Army veteran's wise words for man having his first Covid vaccine

Daily Express - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Hong Kong cuts Covid quarantine but UK flight ban remains

Evening Standard - World - 5 hours ago

Europeans Fleeing COVID Rules, Chemtrails Are Flocking Here

The Daily Beast - World - 5 hours ago

Elon Musk says he took his kids to Walmart to see the pandemic toilet paper shortage with own eyes

News 24 - Business - 5 hours ago

Colorado school district nixes COVID-19 vaccine clinics after videos claim kids could get shots without parental OK

The Mercury News - Health - 5 hours ago

What is 'stealth omicron,' and how worried should we be about another COVID-19 mutation?

The Mercury News - Health - 5 hours ago

Biden hails record Obamacare sign-ups, fueled by COVID subsidies

President Biden said Thursday a record 14.5 million people signed up for private health insurance during Obamacare’s open enrollment season for the coming year, after Democrats used a coronavirus-reli

Washington Times - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

EMA approves Pfizer's anti-COVID pill for use in the EU

The antiviral drug Paxlovid reduced hospital admissions and deaths from COVID in at-risk people by up to 90 per cent, Pfizer said.

Euronews - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Pfizer gets nod from EU regulator for Covid drug Paxlovid

PfizerInc. s Covid 19 pill received backing from the European Union s drugs regulator, offering a tool to manage coronavirus infections at home and ea...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 5 hours ago

Filmmaker analyzes China's stage-managing of the COVID-19 outbreak

Nanfu Wang adds her personal experiences to the documentary "In the Same Breath."

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 5 hours ago

Biden's Health Worker Covid Vaccine Deadline Arrives

Kaiser Health News - Health - 5 hours ago

'Just happy to be on this Earth,' CFM's Johnsen says of COVID battle -- "I'm an athlete and I couldn't get out of bed," CF Montréal striker says. "COVID's not a joke. Don't take COVID for granted."

Montreal Gazette - Sports - 5 hours ago

What to Do if You've Lost Your Covid-19 Vaccination Card

New York Times - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Omicron Variant Now Makes Up 99.9% Of All COVID Cases

COVID-19 deaths have now surpassed those at the height of the Delta variant wave.

International Business Times - US News - 5 hours ago

Covid lifeline as Moderna begins trials on Omicron-specific jab – will be ready in months

Daily Express - Science - 5 hours ago

Uruguay's Covid case fatality rate falls to lowest since start of pandemic

Rio Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

China's Walvax says has most participants for large mRNA COVID vaccine trial

China's Walvax Biotechnology has recruited most of the 28,000 participants needed for a large clinical trial of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a senior company official said on Thursday.

Reuters - Health - 5 hours ago

New omicron variant BA.2 is spreading quickly -- A new subtype of the omicron coronavirus variant is spreading in Denmark, the UK, India, Sweden and many other countries. The exact impact of the genome mutations is still unclear.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 5 hours ago

PH reports 18,191 new Covid cases

THE Philippines logged 18,191 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the total number of infections to 226,521, according to the Department of Health...

Manila Times - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

EU drug regulator OKs Pfizer COVID pill for high-risk patients

-The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green

Euronews - World - 5 hours ago

Spotify removes Neil Young's music in COVID conspiracy theory row

The musician threatened the removal of his material from the platform in protest against content featured in comedian Joe Rogan's podcast that spotlighted a well known COVID-19 conspiracy theorist.

Euronews - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Parenting -- Dr David Coleman: How to help your child cope with rapid change as Covid restrictions lift -- What did you make of the "ending" of the pandemic over the weekend? I was surprised. I hadn't realised the virus had just magically disappeared in pubs, restaurants and sports arenas. Apparently it is still lingering in schools though. Adults are welcome to congregate closely, eat, drink and be merry, but children in schools are expected to continue to take "mitigation measures" to limit the spread of the virus.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Irish News - Premium - Playdates, handshakes and hugs – how to navigate the new 'new normal' Last week's easing of Covid-related restrictions birthed its own succinct Twitter hashtag: #ItsOver. The relief and happiness of government officials tasked with delivering the news certainly led most of us to believe the darkest days are behind us.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

EU drug regulator green lights Pfizer's Covid-19 pill

The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday conditionally approved the use of Pfizer Inc's antiviral Covid-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the region scrambles to boost its arsenal to fight the Omicron variant.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

A coronavirus case in Beijing's Olympic bubble is linked to a German team. -- A supervisor who tested positive is asymptomatic and is now in a quarantine hotel, the German Olympic Sports Confederation said. -- John Yoon

New York Times - World - 5 hours ago

We Eluded COVID in Ramallah, but It Finally Caught Up With Us in America

Haaretz - US News - 5 hours ago

U.S. central bank pumps the brakes on rate hikes, too - The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it plans to begin raising its benchmark interest rate as soon as March, a key step in reversing its pandemic-era low-rate policies that have fueled hiring and growth but also escalated inflation. Business - | January 26

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it plans to begin raising its benchmark interest rate as soon as March, a key step in reversing its pandemic-era low-rate policies that have fueled hiring and growth but also escalated inflation.

CBC News - Business - 5 hours ago

EMA gives green light for EU's first oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment

Euractiv - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Moderna Vaccinates First Participant in Trial of Omicron-Specific COVID-19 Booster

The first person has received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine booster that targets the Omicron virus variant, the company announced Wednesday. The ...

Epoch Times - Business - 6 hours ago

Sweden decides against recommending COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5 to 12

STOCKHOLM: Sweden has decided against recommending COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged five to 11, the Health Agency said on Thursday (Jan 27), arguing that the benefits did not outweigh the risks. "With the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, we don't see any clear benefit w

Channel NewsAsia - World - 6 hours ago

Even COVID Won't Keep Sarah Palin Away From New York's Restaurants

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

media -- Sarah Palin Paints the Town COVID -- Shawn McCreesh -- She shocks the capital of blue America, unvaccinated and unashamed.

She shocks the capital of blue America, unvaccinated and unashamed.

New York Magazine - US News - 6 hours ago

Sarah Palin Paints the Town COVID

She shocks the capital of blue America, unvaccinated and unashamed.

New York Magazine - US News - 6 hours ago

'N.C.I.S.' actor Vachik Mangassarian dies of Covid-19 complications

NBC News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Many Covid rules are being dropped in Europe despite high omicron spread

CNBC - Health - 6 hours ago

Populist nations fared much worse during Covid outbreak, new research says

CNBC - Health - 6 hours ago

EU drug watchdog conditionally approves Pfizer's Covid-19 pill

France 24 - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Covid-era money printing will lead to economic collapse – Robert Kiyosaki

Russia Today - Business - 6 hours ago

Pfizer Covid Pill Europe's First Approved Oral Treatment Against Covid

NDTV - World - 6 hours ago

Patient without COVID vaccine denied heart transplant by US hospital

The Boston hospital said it is their policy that all transplant patients be COVID vaccinated because of the higher risks of them dying from the virus.

Euronews - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Rent prices in some Bay Area cities rising to pre-pandemic levels. These are the hot spots

San Francisco Chronicle - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Canada's Trudeau in isolation after COVID exposure; says test negative

Reuters - World - 6 hours ago

Future of Health -- Wanted: Volunteers to catch COVID in the name of science -- 2:35 PM UTC

Reuters - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Politics -- Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths: committee chair

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Antisemitism 'on the rise' as COVID anti-vaxxers blamed for helping to fuel hatred

Holocaust survivors and politicians have warned antisemitism is on the rise as the world reflects on the atrocities committed by the Nazis on the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Sky News - World - 6 hours ago

China scrambles to stop Beijing Covid outbreak ahead of Olympics

Independent UK - World - 6 hours ago

Students stage walkout to demand safer schools, COVID protections -- The protest is the latest in a wave of walkouts by students in cities across the nation. -- Jan 26

The protest is the latest in a wave of walkouts by students in cities across the nation.

CBS News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Covid-19 wrap: Germany daily cases exceed 200k, Israel rolls out 4th jab, US ships 1.7m doses to...

News 24 - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

PM Trudeau in isolation after COVID-19 exposure

CTV News - Politics - 6 hours ago

Stéphane Rolland returns to Paris catwalk with bold silhouettes -- Reuters -- | -- 2 min read -- PARIS (Reuters) - French label Stéphane Rolland returned to the runway on Tuesday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, offering an array of feminine draped dresses and billowing cloud-like gowns at Paris Fashion Week. After ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Entertainment - 6 hours ago

Elton John has COVID, postpones U.S. tour dates -- Reuters -- | -- 2 min read -- LONDON (Reuters) - British singer and songwriter Elton John said he has COVID-19 and has been forced to postpone some U.S. concerts although his symptoms were mild and he expected to be able to resume his farewell tour at the weekend. The singer ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Entertainment - 6 hours ago

Calgary music therapist explores the music, memory and power of the playlist with new book -- Eric Volmers · Postmedia News -- 6 min read -- Premium content -- It was during the early days of the pandemic when Jennifer Buchanan began to suspect she needed a dose of her own medicine. The Calgary-based music therapist often had her clients create their own playlists, an exercise meant to improve their ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Entertainment - 6 hours ago

Higher Prices, Fewer Covid-19 Closures Lift McDonald's Profits

Higher prices, fewer Covid-19 closures lift McDonald's profits

International Business Times - Business - 6 hours ago

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Thursday, January 27

WalesOnline - Health - 6 hours ago

The real cost of UK's Covid lockdown rules - ALEX STORY -- Express Comment: -- "WE must learn to live with Covid in the same way we live with flu" Sajid Javid, Health...

Daily Express - Opinion - 6 hours ago

Howard Stern urges Meat Loaf's family to speak out on COVID vaccines amid rocker's death

The “Bat Out of Hell” rocker, born Marvin Lee Aday, died on Jan. 20 at age 74. While no cause or other details were given, Meat Loaf had numerous health scares over the years.

Fox News - Entertainment - 6 hours ago

Thirteen arrested for forging more than 60,000 fake COVID passes

Euronews - World - 6 hours ago

Mastercard profit surges as travel spending back to pre-pandemic levels

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 6 hours ago

As the pandemic rages on, the political debate moves to the supermarket aisle -- Politics -- |

After a month which saw nearly 2,000 Canadians die of COVID-19, the fiercest political debate going on at the federal level concerns the state of the nation's store shelves.

CBC News - Politics - 6 hours ago

Navy Boots 23 Sailors for Refusing Vaccines as Leaders Push Rule Changes for Next Stage of Pandemic

The latest batch of sailors brings the total number separated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine to 45.

Military.com - US News - 6 hours ago

Outgoing chief epidemiological investigator says Omicron, not the last COVID wave

Lt. Col. Tal Aviv says while current Omicron driven wave prevents use of epidemiological tracing tool, when it subsides the IDF command will be helpful again; says it is a good technological and human-driven tool

YNET News - Science - 6 hours ago

United Kingdom -- As Omicron ebbs, England revives Plan A: living with COVID -- 2:09 PM UTC

After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.

Reuters - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Study Claiming Red Wine Prevents COVID Questioned by Scientists

A study found that people who drank red wine appeared to be less likely to catch COVID than people who drank other types of alcohol or non-drinkers.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

How Businesses are Surviving During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Newsweek - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

White House Diverted Hospital-Helping Covid Funds To Vaccine Drive

Kaiser Health News - Health - 7 hours ago

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 27 January 2022 -- Cult movie "Fight Club" is being streamed with a different ending in China. We look at why. And a report on how COVID-19 restrictions are dampening travel plans for millions of Chinese ahead of Lunar New Year.

Deutsche Welle - World - 7 hours ago

Newsletter website stands up to Covid censors

Russia Today - World - 7 hours ago

World remembers the Holocaust as antisemitism rises during the pandemic

Holocaust survivors and politicians warn of a resurgence in antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the pandemic continues to take its own terrible toll.

Los Angeles Times - US News - 7 hours ago

Victimized Indian autoworker speaks in support of Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Socialist Web Site - World - 7 hours ago

Woman Found Dead By Paramedics, Died Of COVID-19 Heart Attack

International Business Times - World - 7 hours ago

Sarah Palin dines outdoors at restaurant two days after it's revealed she tested positive for Covid-19

The Mercury News - Politics - 7 hours ago

U.S. man removed from heart transplant list for being unvaccinated against COVID-19

After being at the front of the line to receive a heart transplant, 31-year-old DJ Ferguson was denied surgery for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.

CTV News - Health - 7 hours ago

Free From Mask Mandate and Vaccine Passport, England Begins Living With COVID-19

Following a panic over Omicron that triggered compulsory masks and COVID passes, England is living with COVID without a contingency menu of restrictions.

Epoch Times - World - 7 hours ago

Biathlon-Russian coach tests positive for COVID-19 in Beijing

Russian biathlon coach Sergei Bashkirov tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the Russian Biathlon Union said on Thursday. "He (Bashkirov) is in quarantine in Beijing," Sergei Averyanov, spokesperson for the Russian Biathlon Union, wrote on Telegram messenger. "We

Channel NewsAsia - Sports - 7 hours ago

History shows pandemic can be deadly military adversary

Mobilizing for great power conflict is hard enough, but with a new variant of COVID-19 running rampant, the U.S. military would have its hands full if it had to fight tonight.

UPI - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

UK govt responds to claims it ignored billions of pounds of Covid fraud

Russia Today - World - 7 hours ago

UK lifts COVID restrictions: Face masks no longer mandatory, COVID-19 passports to be dropped

First Post - World - 7 hours ago

Medicare won't pay for home Covid tests -- Michelle Andrews - Kaiser Health News

Salon - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Beijing upgrades measures to stem latest COVID-19 resurgence

Xinhua - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Florida district will no longer allow excused absences for kids staying home due to Covid concerns

NBC News - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Rising costs, COVID-19 pandemic curbs take a bite out of McDonald's profit

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 7 hours ago

McDonald's new 'menu hacks' promotion requires no new ingredients or employee training and it's a brilliant continuation of its pandemic-era strategy

Business Insider - US News - 7 hours ago

Philippines reports 18,191 new Covid-19 infections

The Star (Malaysia) - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Slowly we are learning more about the level of risk Covid vaccines present

A new study confirms Covid jabs cause increased rates of heart inflammation in young men, although the number of cases is very small.

Russia Today - Opinion - 7 hours ago

Anxiety swirls around Naujaat as the Arctic hamlet gets its first COVID cases -- Kevin Patterson

I arrived nine days after the virus as part of my regular work seeing patients at the local internal medicine clinic

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 7 hours ago

Hong Kong's pandemic policies are tearing families apart – including my own -- Nicole Baute

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 7 hours ago

PSL 2022: Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19

Times of India - Sports - 7 hours ago

Montreal's municipal tax payment deadlines return to pre-pandemic schedules -- Elsewhere in Quebec, some municipalities continue to allow homeowners to make payments later or in instalments.

Montreal Gazette - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

15-Month-Old Baby Dies Of COVID-19

International Business Times - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

As student activists fight for COVID safety measures at schools, some face criticism

California high school students are among those organizing to increase coronavirus safety measures during the Omicron surge.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 7 hours ago

CASH CUT OFF -- Exact date for last PUP revealed after Ireland's Covid-19 restrictions lifted

Irish Sun - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

This Nigerian doctor has a tough new job: Stopping the next pandemic before it strikes

NPR - Science - 7 hours ago

World News -- Study: COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 improved air quality, saved 800 lives in Europe -- Lockdowns during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to improved air quality that probably saved hundreds of lives across dozens of cities in Europe, according to a study published on Wednesday.

UPI - Science - 7 hours ago

QuickCheck: Were placebos used instead of Covid-19 vaccines, as claimed in a viral video?

The Star (Malaysia) - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Spotify removes Neil Young music after dispute over Joe Rogan's Covid claims

Musician condemned spread of misinformation on platform’s top podcast

Irish Times - Entertainment - 8 hours ago

MoPH reports two deaths and 1,952 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Jan 27

Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 1952 Covid 19 cases in Qatar on January 27, 2022. Cases Cases among community: 1621 Cases among t...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

New Zealand braces for shift to Covid acceptance

Guardian UK - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Spotify to remove music in feud over Joe Rogan's false Covid claims

Guardian UK - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Malaysia's new Covid cases top 5,000 again as omicron spreads

Malaysia s new coronavirus cases rose to the highest level in more than a month as the highly contagious omicron variant starts to spread in the South...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 8 hours ago

Elton John postpones several shows after testing positive for COVID-19 -- He added that he's fully vaccinated and boosted and expects to be back on stage this weekend. -- Jan 26

He added that he's fully vaccinated and boosted and expects to be back on stage this weekend.

CBS News - Health - 8 hours ago

Scientists keep an eye on "stealth" Omicron variant BA.2 -- This version of the coronavirus has been found in at least 40 countries, including the U.S.

CBS News - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

COVID-free Tonga cautiously receives aid from ship with virus outbreak -- Strict measures to ensure the coronavirus isn't brought into the volcano and tsunami-battered island nation with aid shipments are slowing relief efforts. -- Jan 26

Strict measures to ensure the coronavirus isn't brought into the volcano and tsunami-battered island nation with aid shipments are slowing relief efforts.

CBS News - World - 8 hours ago

Booster shots could cut Europe's COVID hospitalisations by up to 800,000 -EU

Euronews - World - 8 hours ago

KID CASES -- Number of young kids with Covid up by 4.5k in ONE week as 18 school outbreaks

Irish Sun - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Patient who refused COVID vaccine was denied a heart transplant

NPR - Science - 17 hours ago

German daily Covid cases rise above 2,00,000 causing staff shortages

Times of India - World - 8 hours ago

COVID-Positive Pregnant Woman Delivers Near Hospital Gate After Doctors Turn Her Away

International Business Times - World - 8 hours ago

Elon Musk said he took his kids to Walmart to see the pandemic toilet paper shortage with his own eyes

Business Insider - US News - 8 hours ago

Covid restrictions push down new housing output

Irish Times - Business - 8 hours ago

Businesses set for a boost as coronavirus restrictions lift

Sky News - Business - 8 hours ago

State-owned bank's boss to reapply for job amid COVID loan fraud row

Sky News - Business - 8 hours ago

İYİ Party leader Akşener tests positive for COVID-19

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 8 hours ago

Covid Curbs Protest Citing 'Holocaust' Led To Attacks On Jews: Report

NDTV - World - 9 hours ago

The Great Reboot -- Expats head for the exit as 'easy' Singapore's COVID controls bite -- 4:56 AM UTC

Reuters - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Covid-hit British, Australian ships make contactless delivery to Tonga

Tonga’s government worries that a Covid outbreak could become a bigger catastrophe for island

Independent UK - World - 9 hours ago

Covid-19: Upward trend in daily infections continues, Negri has highest infectivity rate, says Health DG

The Star (Malaysia) - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Covid-19: Hong Kong reports a record 164 cases; social distancing measures to be extended till February 17

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 9 hours ago

Spotify to remove Neil Young after Joe Rogan Covid misinformation row

Evening Standard - World - 9 hours ago

MARKET REPORT: Airlines finally gain altitude as passengers begin to return following easing of Covid restrictions

Daily Mail - Business - 9 hours ago

Chicago theater is in the midst of another lousy COVID winter, bruised but determined to recover — how will it?

Chicago Tribune - Entertainment - 9 hours ago

Parents who kept kids at home for fear of Covid are reported for neglect

Guardian UK - World - 9 hours ago

UK scientists develop lab-in-a-backpack for cheaper, accurate Covid testing

Times of India - World - 9 hours ago

As infectious disease doctors, we can tell you for a fact: mRNA vaccines do not alter your DNA -- Two infectious disease doctors debunk the myth that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are a form of 'gene therapy' that can alter our genetic makeup

National Post - Opinion - 9 hours ago

Last living signer of Canadian constitutional charter of rights sues government over COVID travel ban

The last living drafter and signatory of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is the highest law of the land, is suing the Canadian federal government over its COVID-19 restrictions.

Fox News - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Leaked Emails: Norwegian Pressures Sales Team to Mislead Potential Customers About Coronavirus

Miami New Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Govt mulls model for staggered opening of schools following all Covid protocols

Times of India - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Israel Sees Holocaust Tropes in COVID Protests Fuelling Antisemitism

Haaretz - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Fed plans to raise rates as soon as March to cool inflation -- WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it will begin a series of interest-rate hikes in March, reversing pandemic-era policies that have fueled hiring and growth — and stock market gains — but also high inflation.

Montreal Gazette - World - 9 hours ago

Reporting this week from Fox News' Bret Baier and "Special Report" exposed new evidence that public health officials deliberately misled the American public about the nature and origin of COVID-19.

Reporting this week from Fox News' Bret Baier and “Special Report” exposed new evidence that public health officials deliberately misled the American public about the nature and origin of COVID-19.

Fox News - Opinion - 9 hours ago

After a harsh two-year COVID lockdown, North Korea gingerly reopens

North Korea is showing signs of easing its stringent border controls in hopes of boosting its ailing economy.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Unvaccinated 911 Operator Who Died Of COVID-19 Regretted 'Wrong Decision' While On Life Support

International Business Times - US News - 10 hours ago

Minority communities need emphasis on COVID vaccine | Editorial

What happened to state leaders' promises to facilitate vaccines for Black and Hispanic residents?

Orlando Sentinel - Health - 10 hours ago

China -- Parts of Beijing curb movements to fight COVID ahead of Olympics -- 10:33 AM UTC

Beijing has limited the movement of people in more parts of the Chinese capital, even as it reported fewer COVID-19 cases on Thursday, in a bid to lower virus risk less than 10 days before its hosting of the Winter Olympics Games.

Reuters - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Spo­ti­fy to re­move Neil Young mu­sic amid Joe Ro­gan COVID protest

Singer called on Spotify to remove his songs or ditch the podcaster, who has spread dubious coronavirus claims.

Aljazeera - US News - 10 hours ago

Poland reports new daily record of 57,659 Covid cases

Times of India - World - 10 hours ago

US Ships Nearly 1.7 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses To Uganda

US ships nearly 1.7 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Uganda

International Business Times - Business - 10 hours ago

Quarter of adults in cities still not had Covid vaccine

Daily Express - Health - 10 hours ago

Denmark to lift COVID-19 curbs in return to normal life

Gulf News - World - 10 hours ago

Timeline of gatherings across government during Covid restrictions

Independent UK - Politics - 10 hours ago

England Lifts COVID Restrictions as Omicron Threat Recedes

Hamodia - World - 10 hours ago

SA teachers postpone planned strike over COVID-19 return-to-school plan

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 10 hours ago

'I'm going to cry!': Fans are left disheartened after Downton Abbey: A New Era is pushed back further into the spring due to Covid

Daily Mail - Opinion - 10 hours ago

Sarah Palin returned to a New York Italian restaurant 2 days after her positive COVID-19 test. The manager said she was there to apologize.

Business Insider - Politics - 10 hours ago

German daily COVID cases rise above 200,000, causing staff shortages

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Germany exceeded 200,000 in a day for the first time on Thursday, hitting staffing at companies including Lufthansa Cargo.

Reuters - Health - 10 hours ago

Hong Kong to shorten 21-day Covid-19 quarantine to 14 days for incoming travellers

Hong Kong Free Press - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Can COVID-19 vac­cines help pre­vent long COVID?

Aljazeera - US News - 10 hours ago

As Omicron ebbs, England revives Plan A: living with COVID

London: After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to Pla...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

653 people booked for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 10 hours ago

PSL 2022: Quetta Gladiators star Shahid Afridi tests positive for Covid-19, out for multiple games

Dawn - Sports - 10 hours ago

Omicron symptoms: The sign after a COVID infection - 'over exertion' can worsen it -- OMICRON symptoms can vary amongst people, and after a Covid infection you may experience a range...

Daily Express - Health - 10 hours ago

Two-thirds of people with omicron say they've had Covid before, English study reports

Omicron has almost completely replaced the delta variant of Covid-19 in England, a new study has found.

CNBC - Health - 10 hours ago

Despite Expert Panel Advice, Israel Won't Offer Fourth COVID Vaccine to All Adults

Haaretz - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Fight back against anti-maskers & anti-vaxxers: It's the only way to get us out of our COVID hell

As yet another COVID variant races through the country, a pervasive side effect has become an intensifying rage at those who refuse to help end the stranglehold the virus has on our lives.

New York Daily News - Opinion - 11 hours ago

How dangerous is the new IHU Covid variant and where has it spread?

Independent UK - World - 11 hours ago

Price of a basic funeral fell for the first time on record last year, but growing number of families opted for budget cremations during the pandemic

Daily Mail - Business - 11 hours ago

COVID-19 continues record-breaking binge in Tokyo as US military cases tick up

The U.S. military population looked forward to Monday and an end to three weeks of being confined mostly to their installations or their off-base homes.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high of 14,518 Thursday, raising concerns about a further upsurge of infections during the long Lunar New Year weekend from this ...

New response to virus

Korea Times - Opinion - 11 hours ago

World News -- U.S. has shared more than 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide -- The United States has shared more than 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world, the White House said Wednesday.

UPI - World - 11 hours ago

England revives Plan A: Living with COVID

Gulf News - World - 11 hours ago

England moves out of Plan B: What COVID rules change from today?

Sky News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

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The Star (Malaysia) - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Is 'Deltacron' a new Covid variant or a laboratory error?

Independent UK - Science - 11 hours ago

Coronavirus Brief - The latest on the coronavirus pandemic for Jan. 26 - January 26

CBC News - World - 11 hours ago

Denmark declares Covid no longer poses threat to society

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

WATCH | Boston hospital won't perform heart transplant on patient who refused Covid-19 vaccine

News 24 - World - 11 hours ago

First Person -- Cannelloni was my grandma's love language. Then, the pandemic hit -- Jessica Magonet -- Canada

CBC News - Opinion - 11 hours ago

Opinion - Aaron Rodgers isn't being silenced for his stance on COVID-19 vaccines, just called out - As CBC Sports Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell writes, if you consume enough of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' rhetoric on COVID-19 vaccines, you can locate the gap between fact and opinion. Morgan Campbell - Sports - Football - NFL - | January 26 - |

As CBC Sports Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell writes, if you consume enough of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' rhetoric on COVID-19 vaccines, you can locate the gap between fact and opinion.

CBC News - Opinion - 11 hours ago

COVID-19 can wreak havoc on your body. So will it cause health issues decades down the road? -- Lauren Pelley -- Health -- |

CBC News - Health - 11 hours ago

Period changes after Covid jab are short-lived - study shows

Evening Standard - World - 11 hours ago

Naver 2021 net profit surges 20-fold amid pandemic

Korea Times - Technology - 12 hours ago

Covid vaccine: The side effect appearing up to '1 month' after getting the Pfizer booster

Daily Express - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Qatar adds more countries to Red list based on Covid-19 risk

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has updated the list of countries based on Covid 19 risk on travel and return policy. According to the M...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Coronavirus: How Omicron symptoms differ from Delta and previous COVID variants

Times of India - Health - 12 hours ago

Coronavirus: 11-year-old girl shares long COVID struggle on Twitter, "I began feeling ill around Christmas. Have been suffering ever since"

Times of India - Health - 12 hours ago

Wearable Covid detector can tell you how infectious your workplace is

Independent UK - US News - 12 hours ago

Beijing Olympics and COVID-19

Korea Times - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Experts call for easing age limit for antiviral pills, aggressive testing to flatten COVID-19 curve

Korea Times - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

COVID was in Europe weeks before first confirmed cases, claims study

Researchers in Norway say COVID-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe -- and around the world -- before a first official diagnosis was made.

Euronews - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

U.S. News -- COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2 found in 22 U.S. states -- The COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2 has been detected in 22 U.S. states.

The COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2 has been detected in 22 U.S. states.

UPI - Health - 13 hours ago

Third member of The Boyz tests positive for COVID-19

Third member of The Boyz tests positive for COVID-19

Korea Times - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

India's COVID-19 positivity rate stands at 19.59%; 2.86 lakh new cases recorded

The active cases have decreased to 22,02,472 and comprise 5.46 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.33 per cent

First Post - Health - 13 hours ago

Covid briefing: Cases in Wales plummet and shoppers in England still asked to wear mask despite law change

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Mark McGowan flags expansion of mask mandate for entire state as WA records 10 new COVID cases

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 13 hours ago

Aussies unleashed! Boozed-up revellers let their hair down for wild Australia Day celebrations a year after partying was hit by Covid restrictions

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D actor Vachik Mangassarian shared anti-vaxx conspiracy theories before dying of Covid complications aged 78

Daily Mail - Health - 13 hours ago

Pakistan crosses 90,000 Covid-19 cases mark

Times of India - World - 13 hours ago

US urges citizens to avoid travel to India due to surge in COVID cases

Times of India - Health - 13 hours ago

Denmark says farewell to COVID curbs in return to 'life as we knew it'

Euractiv - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Germany reports new daily record for COVID-19 infections

Channel NewsAsia - World - 13 hours ago

Longer work hours may be unavoidable for business continuity amid Covid-19: Employers

The Straits Times - Business - 13 hours ago

Cost of workers compensation COVID-19 cover was 'overestimated' by 103 per cent

The cost of providing essential workers automatic compensation for COVID-19 infection would be $315 million, according to new analysis, which is less than half the $638 million the state government estimated as the reason to repeal the cover.

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 13 hours ago

Anti-Covid drugs potent against Omicron, antibody therapies less effective: Study -- The study also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages -- 27 Jan 2022 12:35 PM

The study also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages

Deccan Chronicle - Science - 13 hours ago

Hospital surfaces unlikely to spread COVID-19, study confirms

UPI - Health - 13 hours ago

CASH CHANGE -- Major switch for thousands of Irish on jobseeker payments after Covid rules

Irish Sun - Business - 13 hours ago

The four factors that could lead to long COVID

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Boston Hospital Denies Heart Transplant To Patient Who Refuses COVID-19 Vaccine

Brigham and Women’s Hospital said research has shown that transplant recipients are at higher risk than non-transplant patients of dying from COVID-19.

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Wastewater data suggests COVID may not have peaked yet in 3 Bay Area spots

Wastewater analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 in four Bay Area counties by researchers at UC...

SF Gate - Weird - 14 hours ago

Foreign students urged to finish COVID-19 vaccination before arrival

Korea Times - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Compensation claims for Covid-19 deaths in India exceed official fatality count

The Straits Times - Opinion - 14 hours ago

Most vulnerable still left behind in the fight against COVID-19

The number of cases is plateauing, but we must do more to protect groups such as the aged, the disabled and Indigenous people.

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion - 14 hours ago

There's no case for the remaining Covid restrictions

Ministers should stop ignoring the inhumane treatment of the elderly, whom the remaining impositions unfairly target

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Will COVID-19 be 'over'? Most Americans think not, reveals AP-NORC poll

First Post - World - 14 hours ago

Taiwan reports 21 local COVID cases

Taiwan News - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

The meaning of COVID numbers has changed - Here's how to make sense of it

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Pandemic kicks Austrian tourism industry back to 1970s levels

Euractiv - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Ireland establishes expert group to review pandemic lessons

Euractiv - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Beijing limits movement in more areas to curb Covid-19 before Olympics

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Israel broadens eligibility for fourth shot of COVID vaccine

No reason given by senior health officials to explain why the advise of a panel of experts to administer additional dose of Pfizer's vaccine to all adults, ignored and only those at risk to be given jab

YNET News - Science - 14 hours ago

Ask Amy: Offering hope regarding the endless pandemic

Chicago Tribune - Health - 14 hours ago

More than 10 K-pop stars test positive for COVID-19 in one week

Korea Times - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Cartoon: Free COVID Home Tests

Tulsa World - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

San Diego's COVID-19 surge appears to have peaked

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics - 15 hours ago

Coronavirus: Study suggests 50% of COVID-19 infected may have lasting loss of smell

Times of India - Health - 15 hours ago

Pennsylvanians Rally to Voice Concerns Over COVID Mandates, Restrictions

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Fox News host banned from YouTube over Covid mask video

Russia Today - World - 15 hours ago

'Three doses to get the green tick': Victorian Premier pushes for mandatory COVID boosters

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 15 hours ago

Thirteen new COVID-19 deaths in SA as total reaches 100

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 15 hours ago

NT's COVID hospitalisations reach new peak of 95, as infected man dies in Tennant Creek

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 15 hours ago

Howard Stern Urges Meat Loaf's Family To Endorse COVID-19 Vaccines After Singer's Death

Actor Howard Stern said that the late rocker's family should step forward and say on record that not wearing a mask or not taking the vaccine was a "mistake."

International Business Times - Entertainment - 15 hours ago

Pregnant Woman Almost Dies Of COVID-19, Wakes Up A Month Later To Meet New Daughter

International Business Times - US News - 15 hours ago

Close schools to eliminate the virus! Why the OUSD tentative agreement will not stop COVID-19

World Socialist Web Site - World - 15 hours ago

Australian school guidelines detail dangerous COVID-19 conditions

World Socialist Web Site - World - 15 hours ago

Māori Health Authority would fix inequity of Covid response, submitters say

NZ Herald - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

As COVID-19 surges, deaths exceeded births in half of US states

World Socialist Web Site - World - 15 hours ago

Sarah Palin dines outside at Manhattan restaurant after testing positive for COVID-19

New York Post - US News - 15 hours ago

There’s another pandemic we should be focused on: Antibiotic-resistant infections

News 24 - Health - 15 hours ago

New study finds link between Covid infection and higher risk of developing diabetes in some children -- 26 Jan

News 24 - Health - 15 hours ago

Living with Covid - The pandemic has changed and so must our approach to it

News 24 - Health - 15 hours ago

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate in schools could harm many low-income kids -- Subscriber content -- Robyn Urback

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Two-thirds of those who catch Omicron say they had COVID-19: Study -- Scientists tested a selection of positive results to get at the root of which variant was infecting participants and found 99% of the samples analyzed were Omicron

National Post - World - 15 hours ago

Hong Kong firefighters assist man sat precariously atop housing estate at centre of Covid outbreak

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 15 hours ago

15-Month-Old California Baby Dies of COVID-19 as Case Rate in Children Hits New Heights

The number of children contracting COVID-19 is five times higher than the highest number during the winter 2021 surge.

Newsweek - Health - 15 hours ago

Mega Covid jab centre in Karachi shut for three days due to staff protest

Dawn - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Former Olympic Gymnastic Champion Dies After COVID-19 Infection

Sports Illustrated - Sports - 16 hours ago

COVID-19 claims youngest victim in Los Angeles as county sees near-record number of deaths in single day

A 15-month-old died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County on Wednesday as the county is dealing with a surge of infections and a near-record number of deaths.

Fox News - Health - 16 hours ago

US Navy purges first active-duty sailors over Covid-19 mandate

Russia Today - World - 16 hours ago

Changes to periods from COVID-19 vaccine 'small' and 'quickly reverse' - expert

A study in the US found a single dose was not linked to a change to a woman's cycle, while the second jab delay a period by an average of 0.45 days. If a woman got both doses in a single cycle, the delay was 2.32 days.

Sky News - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

275 Fully Vaccinated Massachusetts Residents Have Died Of COVID-19 In 1 Week

International Business Times - US News - 16 hours ago

NBA -- Charlotte Hornets' Gordon Hayward enters NBA's COVID-19 protocols -- Charlotte Hornets star forward Gordon Hayward was placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols Wednesday, the team announced.

UPI - Sports - 17 hours ago

Travel overseas during COVID is chaos, as I just found out

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Hospital patient without Covid vaccination denied heart transplant

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, saying most

NBC News - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Covid-19: 5-day lockdown extended at second Hong Kong public housing building

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 17 hours ago

Australian Labor leader offers to use pandemic crisis to restructure economy

World Socialist Web Site - World - 17 hours ago

UK car production hits 65-year low as chip shortages pile pressure on COVID-battered sector

Fewer than 900,000 vehicles rolled off production lines in 2021, the lowest level since 1956, as factories slowed down or stopped work while scrambling to obtain scarce semiconductors.

Sky News - Business - 17 hours ago

US: Patient without COVID shot denied heart transplant

Gulf News - World - 17 hours ago

Clark County schools' COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Clark County schools are maintaining the sky-high COVID-19 rates seen in recent weeks, according to new data.

The Columbian - Health - 17 hours ago

Ahead of the Winter Olympics, athletes are doing everything to avoid catching COVID-19

CTV News - Sports - 17 hours ago

European country removes 'last' Covid-19 restrictions

Russia Today - World - 17 hours ago

NICD warning: Malaria cases can be misdiagnosed as Covid

News 24 - Health - 17 hours ago

Tennessee Averages 65 COVID Deaths Per Day From Jan. 16-22 And Has 1,771,783 Total Cases

Chattanoogan - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Here's How Anti-Vaxxers Use Instagram To 'Monetize' COVID-19 Vaccine Fake News

International Business Times - US News - 17 hours ago

Philippines: GDP growth beats forecast as COVID slows

Gulf News - World - 18 hours ago

COVID-19: Moderna begins clinical trials of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

This comes a day after rivals Pfizer and BioNTech said they had begun enrollment for a clinical trial for an Omicron-specific vaccine

First Post - Health - 18 hours ago

South Australia records 1,953 COVID cases

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 hours ago

NSW minister says it's 'ridiculous' only 'handful of people' turning out for COVID booster shots

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 18 hours ago

2022 Jazz Fest poster captures Jon Batiste's charisma, avoids COVID and hurricanes

The Advocate - Entertainment - 18 hours ago

IDPH investigating 2 more COVID-19 testing companies

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Pindi locks down 15 schools, colleges after Covid cases surface

Dawn - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Over 5,100 new Covid cases reported

Dawn - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Jan. 26: Nova Scotia reports another three deaths related to COVID-19, extends restrictions

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

A 15-month-old dies of COVID-19, becoming L.A. County's youngest coronavirus fatality

Los Angeles Times - Science - 19 hours ago

England lifts COVID-19 restrictions as Omicron threat recedes

LONDON: Most coronavirus restrictions including mandatory face masks were lifted in England on Thursday (Jan 27), after Britain’s government said its vaccine booster roll-out successfully reduced serious illness and COVID-19 hospitalisations. From Thursday, face coverings are no longer required by l

Channel NewsAsia - World - 19 hours ago

Can sewage water predict the next surge of COVID-19?

San Francisco Chronicle - Top Stories - 19 hours ago

England lifts 'Plan B' Covid restrictions as Omicron ebbs

France 24 - World - 19 hours ago

Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 14,000 amid rapid Omicron spread

Korea Times - Top Stories - 19 hours ago

A gig lost to COVID is a gig lost forever: Mick Thomas on a tough two years

Sydney Morning Herald - Entertainment - 19 hours ago

4:46 - Michael McDowell: Covid controls should err on side of keeping society open

Irish Times - Opinion - 19 hours ago

COVID-19 ravages homeless shelters in Toronto

World Socialist Web Site - World - 19 hours ago

UK: "Partygate" report delayed as Johnson seeks political survival through warmongering and untrammelled COVID herd immunity

World Socialist Web Site - World - 19 hours ago

School-driven explosion of COVID cases in children linked to alarming spike of MIS-C

World Socialist Web Site - World - 19 hours ago

Omicron blazes through California child care providers already reeling from COVID

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

Post-Covid-19 vaccine menstruation changes are smaller than natural ones

The Straits Times - World - 20 hours ago

Howard Stern urges Meat Loaf's family to speak out on Covid-19 vaccine

The Straits Times - Entertainment - 20 hours ago

Splitting hairs: Nova Scotia salons and spas still don't qualify for COVID-19 grant

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

Sen. Fred Thompson's Widow Sues TN Governor Over Pandemic Overreach

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

Long covid: Best supplement to reduce severity of Covid symptoms - illuminating study

Daily Express - Health - 20 hours ago

Some athletes to receive food via robots at Beijing Olympics -- Robots like this one are being used as part of the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 at the Beijing Olympics.

CTV News - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

FDA Limits Use of Regeneron, Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Treatments  -- Agency  says the treatments are currently not cleared for use in any U.S. states or territories

Voice of America - Science - 20 hours ago

A wave of K-pop boy band members test positive for Covid-19

The Straits Times - Entertainment - 20 hours ago

Abbott Laboratories, maker of at-home COVID tests, reports strong growth

Sales of pandemic-related products accounted for 20% of its fourth-quarter revenue.

Star Tribune - Business - 20 hours ago

COVID success may doom Boris Johnson and other commentary

Foreign desk: COVID Success May Doom Boris “England is now the freest and most open place in Europe. It imposes no vaccine passports, no curfews, and no mandatory tests,” reports Dan Hannan at...

New York Post - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

Food prices climbed during the second year of the pandemic -- and climate disasters contributed

CTV News - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

Moderna starts trial testing Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot

WASHINGTON: US biotech company Moderna announced on Wednesday (Jan 26) that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of vaccine designed specifically to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The trials will involve a total of 600 adults - half of whom have already received two doses of

Channel NewsAsia - World - 21 hours ago

DPH, University of Delaware plan COVID community assessments

DOVER — The Delaware Division of Public Health is partnering with the University of Delaware’s Partnership for Healthy Communities and its epidemiology program to conduct a series of health assessments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

Denmark to End Most COVID Restrictions and 'Welcome the Life We Knew Before'

"It may seem strange that we want to remove restrictions given the high infection rates," the prime minister said. "But fewer people become seriously ill."

Newsweek - Health - 21 hours ago

Data reassuring on menstrual changes after Covid-19 vaccine, researchers find

Evidence suggests any alterations to women’s cycles ‘short-lived and small’

Irish Times - Health - 21 hours ago

YouTube Bans Dan Bongino For Covid-19 Misinformation

International Business Times - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

EXCLUSIVE: Long COVID expert says the world is in 'deep trouble' and millions may suffer from debilitating physical and cognitive issues for YEARS after being infected

Daily Mail - Health - 21 hours ago

Woman arrested for paying vulnerable person to get COVID vaccination on her behalf

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 21 hours ago

Tasmania no longer has any COVID-19 patients in intensive care

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 21 hours ago

'Lies being sold for money': Neil Young off Spotify after Joe Rogan COVID ultimatum

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 21 hours ago

Israel approves fourth COVID vaccine shots for vulnerable over-18s

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

Prague Covid-19 ward staff do away with protective suits

The Straits Times - World - 21 hours ago

COVID-19 update: Florida reports 37,661 new cases as decline in omicron surge levels off

Orlando Sentinel - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

California exceeds 8 million coronavirus cases, adding 2.5 million since New Year's

California has reported more than 8 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, or 1 out of every 5 residents testing positive at some point.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 23 hours ago

Partisanship Made the Omicron Crisis Worse -- Could America have averted a huge wave of COVID deaths?

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

WWE's Roman Reigns Details His Recent Experience With COVID-19

Sports Illustrated - Sports - 22 hours ago

Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults

ABC News - Health - 22 hours ago

Watch Now: Oklahoma's rate of COVID hospitalizations worse than ever as data indicates latest peak is ending

Tulsa World - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

NDP's Jagmeet Singh denounces trucker convoy, disagrees with brother-in-law's donation to the cause -- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh today condemned a convoy of truckers and others travelling to Ottawa to protest a federal mandate requiring all cross-border drivers to get their COVID-19 shots. He said some of the people behind the demonstration are pushing "false information" through "inflammatory, divisive and hateful comments."

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh today condemned a convoy of truckers and others travelling to Ottawa to protest a federal mandate requiring all cross-border drivers to get their COVID-19 shots. He said some of the people behind the demonstration are pushing "false information" through "inflammatory, divisive and hateful comments."

CBC News - Politics - 22 hours ago

West Virginia surpasses record for daily COVID hospitalizations

New York Daily News - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

LSU athletics recorded $9.62 million deficit as it navigated COVID pandemic last fiscal year

The Advocate - Sports - 22 hours ago

CDC Tells Pharmacies to Give 4th Covid Shots to Immunocompromised Patients

Kaiser Health News - Health - 22 hours ago

2:41 - Netherlands reopens bars and restaurants but keeps many Covid restrictions

Social distancing, venue capacity limits and mask requirements remain amid ‘real risk’

Irish Times - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Want at-home COVID tests for free? Avoid these coverage pitfalls in Minnesota

Health plans have added plenty of fine print to the government mandate for coverage of rapid tests administered at home.

Star Tribune - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

CDC director: 'Milder doesn't mean mild' as Covid hospitalizations hit record

CNBC - Health - 22 hours ago

Moderna starts clinical trial of booster shot targeting omicron Covid variant

The first participant in the trial has already received a dose of the omicron-specific booster shot, according to Moderna.

CNBC - US News - 22 hours ago

Abbas rival delivers one million COVID vaccine doses to Gaza

Consignment donated by UAE and facilitated by exiled Palestinian politician Mohammed Dahlan, constitutes the largest single shipment of COVID vaccines to coastal enclave

YNET News - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Teachers union calls snap strike after Israel axes COVID isolation for schools

YNET News - Science - 22 hours ago

How the pandemic made JFK's nephew even 'more dangerous'

Independent UK - US News - 22 hours ago

DC mayor to require COVID-19 booster shots for government workers and eliminate test-out option

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Westside charter school sued over COVID vaccine mandate, part of a growing legal strategy

New West Charter is among the latest to face legal pushback against a vaccine mandate. L.A. Unified and San Diego Unified are also facing litigation.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

3 More COVID Deaths In Hamilton County And 725 New Cases

Chattanoogan - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Canadian band the Elwins breaks up as COVID-19 decimates concert schedule

Toronto Star - Entertainment - 22 hours ago

Jones letting assistants run show in bid to be ready for Covid absence

Evening Standard - Sports - 22 hours ago

Georgia Has 13,913 New COVID Cases And 93 More Deaths

Chattanoogan - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

Yallop tests positive as COVID sends scare through Matildas camp

All other players and staff have returned negative tests, FA said, with no other details released regarding the midfielder or how she came to contract the coronavirus.

Sydney Morning Herald - Sports - 23 hours ago

UK's other health crisis: A huge backlog of delayed non-Covid-19 care

New York Times: In England, nearly 6 million procedures are currently delayed.

NZ Herald - World - 23 hours ago

Top Bolsonaro ally dies of COVID

PRI - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

Eric Clapton says people who get COVID-19 vaccines are victims of 'mass hypnosis' -- Clapton blames YouTube for using 'subliminal advertising' to coax the masses into getting vaccinated

National Post - World - 23 hours ago

Pfizer Moves to Intervene in High-Profile Case Dealing With COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Data

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

DFB bans German coach over fake COVID-19 vaccine certificate

Coach Markus Anfang has been banned from soccer for one year and fined 20,000 euros ($22,564) after admitting to using a fake COVID 19 vaccination cer...

Peninsula Qatar - Sports - 23 hours ago

Why are COVID rates flattening out?

Sky News - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

Israel broadens eligibility for fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine

The Globe and Mail - World - 23 hours ago

What's going on at FBI-raided testing company? -- State prosecutors allege COVID test samples were stuffed in trash bags strewn across an office floor. -- Jan 25

State prosecutors allege COVID test samples were stuffed in trash bags strewn across an office floor.

CBS News - Health - 23 hours ago

Omicron subvariant BA.2 raises new questions about puzzling evolution of virus behind COVID-19 -- Lauren Pelley -- Health -- |

Unlocking the mysteries behind Omicron's unique set of mutations will be key to understanding how this virus evolves and spreads — particularly as a tougher-to-detect subvariant called BA.2 is taking off in various countries.

CBC News - Technology - 23 hours ago

COVID vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers

Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Chicago Tribune - Politics - 1 day ago

US working on universal COVID vaccine

ABC News - Health - 1 day ago

U.S. mulls evacuating Beijing embassy over COVID rules

China’s draconian pandemic control measures have prompted the State Department to consider evacuating American diplomats and their families from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

Washington Times - World - 1 day ago

The FDA is wrong to pull life-saving COVID-19 antibody treatments

Washington Examiner - Opinion - 1 day ago

Dr. Marik: Doctors are targeted for prescribing off label meds for COVID-19

Following a Capitol Hill forum on COVID-19, Dr. Paul Marik told One America News that physicians can face severe risks to their careers for prescribing unapproved uses of an approved drug or "off label use" as a treatment for COVID-19. One America's John Hines has more from Capitol Hill.

One America News Network - Politics - 1 day ago

Pfizer, Moderna shots safe during in vitro fertilization; healthy gut bacteria may help prevent long COVID

Reuters - Science - 1 day ago

US has sent 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 112 nations: White House

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 day ago

Navy separates another 23 sailors for refusing coronavirus vaccine

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 1 day ago

What if someone tests positive? And how long would their isolation last? A look at how COVID-19 testing will work at the Olympics.

Orlando Sentinel - Sports - 1 day ago

Russia Won't Use Remote Learning As COVID Cases Skyrocket, Teens Eligible for Vaccine

The number of infected children, according to Moscow city health officials, rose 14 times in the past two weeks from 2,000 to 28,000.

Newsweek - Health - 1 day ago

Abbott sold $2.1 billion worth of rapid COVID-19 tests in the last three months of 2021

Abbott has distributed more than 1.4 billion COVID-19 tests globally since the pandemic began

Chicago Tribune - Business - 1 day ago

Soccer -- Former Werder Bremen manager banned from soccer for one year after using fake Covid-19 vaccination cert

Independent.ie - Sports - 1 day ago

EXPLAINER: How COVID tests, isolation will work at Olympics

NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes and others headed to the Olympics face a multitude of COVID-19 testing hurdles as organizers seek to catch any infections early and keep the virus at bay. A positive …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 1 day ago

Bank of Canada holds off hiking interest rates, sets stage for March increase -- Subscriber content -- Policy makers opt to keep the central bank's key interest rate at 0.25 per cent, where it has been since the early days of the pandemic

The Globe and Mail - Business - 1 day ago

New research hints at four factors that may increase chances of long Covid

NZ Herald - World - 1 day ago

COVID Testing of Asymptomatic Students Doesn't Make Kids Safer -- Vladimir Kogan and Vinay Prasad

It honestly won’t help teachers much, either.

Slate - Technology - 1 day ago

'Stealth Omicron': Everything we know about new Covid-19 variant BA.2

Independent UK - Top Stories - 1 day ago

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate in schools could harm many low-income kids

Clinics in schools could have the same effect of increasing vaccination rates, but without disproportionately and negatively affecting kids from vulnerable communities

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 1 day ago

A serious case of COVID saw Jeff 'going downhill' fast. Then his doctor prescribed a new pill

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 1 day ago

Covid: A popular drink shown to reduce your risk of coronavirus symptoms

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

Newsom, lawmakers announce deal to bring back paid COVID-19 sick leave

San Francisco Chronicle - Politics - 1 day ago

My young child tested positive for COVID-19. The rest of the family remained negative. Now what?

The Baltimore Sun - US News - 1 day ago

Tucker Carlson Commits His Worst Act of Vaccine Hypocrisy Yet -- Posted in: -- The Fox News host invited Covid conspiracy theorist Alex Berenson on this show to say vaccines are dangerous. Why, then, is Carlson refusing to say whether he's received one?

Tucker Carlson invited Covid-19 conspiracy theorist Alex Berenson on his show to tell millions of viewers that vaccines are dangerous.

Rolling Stone - Politics - 1 day ago

DeSantis' Florida Surgeon General nominee dodged at least 4 questions about COVID-19 vaccines during his confirmation hearing

Business Insider - US News - 1 day ago

COVID-19 cases at highest ever in Americas: Regional health agency

BRASILIA: New cases of COVID-19 in the Americas in the past week have been the highest since the pandemic began in 2020 and the very contagious Omicron variant has clearly become the predominant strain, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday (Jan 26). There were more than 8 million new case

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 day ago

Health News -- Survey: Most adults with asthma wear masks despite discomfort -- Although they report difficulty breathing and discomfort while wearing a face mask, most people with asthma still use them in public places during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds.

UPI - Health - 1 day ago

Cancer symptoms: The crucial warning sign that can worsen 'after meals' or when lying down -- TACKLING the burden of cancer has become a national priority since COVID-19 disruptions delayed...

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

German lawmakers debate compulsory COVID shots as infections surge

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 1 day ago

A third of airline pilots still not flying as pandemic drags on -- Survey finds 62 per cent globally employed and currently flying, up from 43 per cent a year earlier

National Post - Business - 1 day ago

Just getting athletes to Beijing Olympics is a logistical nightmare -- Team Canada is flying in 109 athletes on two specially-arranged flights with Air Canada, whose scheduled Beijing route is suspended due to COVID

National Post - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Boston Father Denied Heart Transplant Over COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

Inside Edition - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Death of healthcare worker with Covid-19 is 21st in this group

Irish Times - Health - 1 day ago

Ramaphosa urged to act on massive Covid-19 fraud uncovered in South Africa

Irish Times - World - 1 day ago

White House sketches a future in which normal life and Covid-19 coexist

CNN - Politics - 1 day ago

Premium - Clare Conlan - Opinion - General practice nurses stood on the Covid frontline, but we aren't getting any recognition

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Coronavirus vaccines reduce risk of long Covid, study suggests

Independent UK - Science - 1 day ago

Mike Hosking: Why do we accept this Covid farce from the Govt?

NZ Herald - Opinion - 1 day ago

Covid vaccines do NOT affect fertility in women who go through IVF or conceive naturally, study finds

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Sajid Javid hints that controversial 'no jab, no job' Covid rule for NHS staff in England is under review

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Health Secretary Sajid Javid RULES OUT a delay to April's National Insurance tax hike... and hints that rules making Covid jabs compulsory for NHS staff could still be scrapped

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Two-thirds of Covid cases in England during Omicron wave may have been REINFECTIONS, official data suggests

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Fla. Gov. DeSantis slams halt of antibody coronavirus treatments

One America News Network - Politics - 1 day ago

Football boss learns fate over fake Covid vaccine certificate

Russia Today - Sports - 1 day ago

CBD blocked the coronavirus in lab studies, but experts say weed probably won't protect you from COVID in real life

Business Insider - Science - 1 day ago

Dr. Fauci hits back against 'purely political' attacks by COVID response critics

New York Daily News - Politics - 1 day ago

Remove need for serology test to update Covid-19 vaccination record here

The Straits Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Ministry to ensure clear and accurate information on Covid-19 vaccination

The Straits Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Covid vaccine latest: AstraZeneca now linked to 'transverse myelitis' - MHRA warning

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

More than 10 billion Covid vaccine doses administered across globe

More than 10 billion doses of the Covid 19 vaccine have been administered across the globe, according to the latest tally from the Bloomberg Vaccine T...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 1 day ago

US has shipped 400 mln COVID vaccine doses worldwide -White House

WASHINGTON The United States has shipped 400 million COVID 19 vaccine doses to countries in need as part of its earlier pledge to donate more than 1....

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 1 day ago

Commentary: Coping tips for stressed-out families in pandemic

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 1 day ago

LETTERS -- Ross Douthat's Change of Heart About Health Care -- Readers discuss a column about how a bout of sickness has changed some of his beliefs. Also: Changes in the SAT; Covid ethics; 8 planets and Pluto.

New York Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

German lawmakers debate possible COVID vaccine mandate

ABC News - Business - 1 day ago

WHO: Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stable

The Columbian - Health - 1 day ago

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th COVID shot

The Columbian - Health - 1 day ago

'It won't be ready in time': Liam Payne follows in Adele's footsteps and postpones his Here's To The Future show as he runs into delays after catching Covid

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 1 day ago

China's COVID blame game fizzles over infection-by-mail theory -- China officials said Beijing's first Omicron infection was a woman who handled a letter from Canada. The theory was ridiculed

National Post - World - 1 day ago

Premier League says minimum four COVID-19 cases needed for fixture postponement

Premier League sides can apply for a fixture postponement only if they have a minimum of four positive COVID 19 cases in their squads, the league said...

Peninsula Qatar - Sports - 1 day ago

Why are healthy unvaxxed nurses being fired as those with Covid work on?

Russia Today - Opinion - 1 day ago

Nicola Sturgeon POLL: Has SNP blown independence hopes with draconian Covid curbs?

Daily Express - Politics - 1 day ago

More than 1.1M children diagnosed with COVID-19 in a week, report says

Fox News - Health - 1 day ago

Wanted in the U.K.: Volunteers to catch COVID-19 in the name of science

CTV News - Health - 1 day ago

FDA halts use of monoclonal antibodies that don't work against Omicron -- Omicron's resistance to the two leading monoclonal antibody medicines has upended the treatment playbook for COVID-19 in recent weeks. -- Jan 25

Omicron's resistance to the two leading monoclonal antibody medicines has upended the treatment playbook for COVID-19 in recent weeks.

CBS News - Health - 1 day ago

Covid-19: A month after starting 4th dose of mRNA injections, Israel...

Rio Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Eight Ways These Entrepreneurs Are Bringing People Together During the Pandemic -- Read More >

All it takes is the right idea to build positive connections.

Rolling Stone - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Keira Knightley wraps up warm in black coat and green jumper after returning to work filming Boston Strangler following recovery from Covid

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 1 day ago

US Covid deaths are up to 2,259 per day - the highest average since mid-February and up 27% from last week - as figure continues to climb despite declining cases

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Sunak defends handling of COVID support scheme and vows to go after loan fraudsters

Sky News - Politics - 1 day ago

Why did everyone in my household get COVID-19 except me?

SF Gate - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Chinese Frustrated as Third Round of COVID Testing Ordered in Beijing as Olympics Loom

Newsweek - Health - 1 day ago

Richard Prebble: Defence, security, climate change loom larger than Covid

NZ Herald - Opinion - 1 day ago

'I'm so sorry' Elton John cancels tour dates over COVID-19 diagnosis

Daily Express - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Malaysia sees sharp rise in school clusters due to violations of Covid-19 rules

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Fewer Czechs dying of COVID-19 despite record infections

ABC News - Health - 1 day ago

COVID Case Rate Reaches All-Time High in Jordan

Albawaba - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Man who needs new heart refuses to get vaccine -- A 31-year-old man who needs a new heart isn't getting one because he hasn't been vaccinated against COVID-19. David Ferguson said his son DJ refuses to get the shot, and the hospital treating him said the coronavirus vaccine is one of several required for transplant candidates. Paul Burton of CBS Boston reports.

A 31-year-old man who needs a new heart isn't getting one because he hasn't been vaccinated against COVID-19. David Ferguson said his son DJ refuses to get the shot, and the hospital treating him said the coronavirus vaccine is one of several required for transplant candidates. Paul Burton of CBS Boston reports.

CBS News - Science - 1 day ago

Wanted: Volunteers to catch COVID in the name of science

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 1 day ago

Sharp fall in community Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Jan 26

Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 2,204 Covid 19 cases in Qatar on January 26, 2022. Cases Cases among community: 1,669 Cases among...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 1 day ago

Omaha Shen Yun Audience: Forget the Pandemic and Just Enjoy Life

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

ICU occupancy climbs; other Covid indicators fall

Dominican Today - World - 1 day ago

Sarah Palin broke Covid rules. Here's why the restaurant she went to should pay.

NBC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Premier League says 4 COVID-19 cases need for a postponement

SF Gate - Sports - 1 day ago

Photojournalist-turned-nurse captures COVID patients' intimate moments -- Alan Hawes, who became a nurse 11 years ago, takes pictures of what many will never see. -- Jan 25

CBS News - Health - 1 day ago

Elton John postpones Texas concerts after contracting COVID-19

The concerts, part of John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, were scheduled for January 25 and January 26.

Euronews - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Cannabis legalization - Health risks and benefits - Better sex and protection from COVID-19 versus reduced cognitive ability and long-term damage — the science is split when it comes to the risks and uses of the cannabis plant for youth in particular.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 1 day ago

Man can't get heart transplant because he's not vaccinated against COVID

The Mercury News - Health - 1 day ago

Denmark to lift Covid restrictions while Austria ends lockdown

Evening Standard - World - 1 day ago

Premier League confirm new Covid rules in bid to avoid postponements

Evening Standard - Sports - 1 day ago

What Is 'stealth Omicron' And How Worried Should We Be About Another COVID-19 Mutation?

The World Health Organization warns that a new omicron variant is being seen in more countries and investigating it should be prioritized.

Boston Herald - Top Stories - 1 day ago

How to Travel Solo During the Pandemic

Wired News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Fajr festival to pay tribute to Iranian cinema's COVID victims

Tehran Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

A third of younger Canadians have sought mental-health treatment during COVID-19: survey

A new poll has found that a third of young Canadians have sought treatment for mental health issues during the pandemic.

CTV News - Health - 1 day ago

China's Olympics COVID-19 measures test residents' patience

The Globe and Mail - World - 1 day ago

Health News -- Study shows Pfizer vaccine booster produces antibodies after 4 months -- Antibodies capable of countering the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus still are present in the body four months after a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, researchers have reported.

Antibodies capable of countering the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus still are present in the body four months after a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, researchers have reported.

UPI - Science - 1 day ago

Health Care -- When Should You Get a COVID Test?

Scientific American - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Wednesday, January 26

WalesOnline - Health - 1 day ago

Doctor's Organization Has Treated Over 150,000 COVID-19 Patients With 99.99 Percent Survival

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

WATCH | Pandemic gives uniform manufacturer's business growth and happy returns

News 24 - Top Stories - 1 day ago

MEGHAN MCCAIN: I finally got Covid and it was so horrible it made me doubt if America will ever recover from this pandemic. It WILL but not with moronic Biden in charge

Daily Mail - Opinion - 1 day ago

Covid vaccine skepticism fueling wider anti-vax sentiment, doctors say

Doctors have warned that vaccine hesitancy around Covid could be "creeping into" sentiment toward other vaccines.

CNBC - Health - 1 day ago

How Omicron changed mental health COVID challenges

The Mercury News - Opinion - 1 day ago

Blood Test Could Show Long COVID Risk

International Business Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Podcast: A comic and COVID walk into a cruise ship ...

Los Angeles Times - Health - 1 day ago

No Boston businesses fined over coronavirus vaccine mandate: Michelle Wu

Boston Herald - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Record sales and profits for Pets at Home in pandemic boom

Evening Standard - Business - 1 day ago

How is the Met Police inquiry into Downing Street COVID breaches different to Sue Gray's - and what could it cover?

Sky News - Politics - 1 day ago

UK Covid deaths HAVE peaked at around 255 per day, official data shows but cases are now creeping up again in HALF of all council areas with children driving majority of increase

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Visitors to Colombian house find world turned upside down after pandemic

Guatavita, Colombia: An upside down house built in Colombia s Guatavita, a short distance from the capital of Bogota, is capturing the imagination of...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 1 day ago

As a family doctor, I believe the health benefits of reopening B.C. gyms outweigh the risks of COVID-19 -- Josh Levin

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 1 day ago

The Question of Legal Culpability for COVID Deaths

Newsweek - Opinion - 1 day ago

Fourth Covid vaccine dose needed for extra protection against virus, experts claim

WalesOnline - World - 1 day ago

COVID Vaccine Has Saved 20,000 Israeli Lives, Public Health Experts Say

Haaretz - Top Stories - 1 day ago

A doctor shared on Twitter she's at higher risk for COVID due to chronic illness. It inspired hundreds to do the same. -- Dr. Sarah Bernstein shared a selfie and a message: due to a heart condition, she was at higher risk for serious complications from COVID-19. She invited others to share a photo and their own story "so we can show people what chronic illness really looks like."

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Pandemic's unequal toll on people of color underlines U.S. health inequities -- From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population.

From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population.

UPI - Opinion - 1 day ago

Romania sees huge jump in COVID-19 cases, deaths climb

ABC News - Health - 1 day ago

Inside the stock market mayhem: How the COVID bump collapsed – and why it echoes the cannabis crash -- Subscriber content

The Globe and Mail - Business - 1 day ago

Elton John postpones Texas concerts after getting COVID-19

DALLAS Despite being vaccinated and boosted, Elton John has contracted COVID 19 and is postponing two farewell concert dates in Dallas. John is e...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 1 day ago

BioNTech-Pfizer launch omicron-specific jab trial -- Pharmaceutical firms BioNTech and Pfizer have started a clinical trial of an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, an expert panel in Israel has recommended a 4th jab for adults. Follow DW for more.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 1 day ago

Anti-Vaxxer Denied Heart Transplant For Refusing To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

International Business Times - US News - 1 day ago

Ian Blackford apologised after Covid rules 'vigilante action': 'Should be ashamed' -- IAN BLACKFORD apologised over behaviour branded "vigilante action" after he wrongly suggested a...

Daily Express - Politics - 1 day ago

covid-19 -- Partisanship Made the Omicron Crisis Worse -- Eric Levitz -- Could America have averted a huge wave of COVID deaths?

New York Magazine - US News - 1 day ago

How to Get a Covid-19 Booster Shot

Wired News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Minnesota COVID patient transferred to a Texas hospital dies -- A family attorney thanked the public for its "outpouring of love."

ABC News - Health - 1 day ago

Daily Briefing Jan. 26 - Snow in the Holy Land and a blizzard of COVID updates

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Microsoft revenue up by a fifth as world shuffles through the pandemic into the metaverse -- Cloud the top earner as usual but Redmond is doubling down on gaming

Register UK - Technology - 1 day ago

First Person -- Santa, sunstroke and Skypes: A Canadian's COVID Christmas in South Africa -- Chris Jaworski

Ottawa-born Chris Jaworski writes about the strange disconnect between the Christmastime of his past and the 30 C Decembers of his present.

CBC News - Opinion - 1 day ago

Hours After Testing Positive, Nurse Dies In The Same COVID-19 Unit He Worked At

The nurse, who was an Army Veteran, tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 21 after his coworkers noticed him looking unwell during the shift.

International Business Times - US News - 1 day ago

Researchers discover 'antibody signature' that may explain why some get long COVID

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 day ago

New twists shape politics of COVID and schools: The Note

ABC News - Politics - 1 day ago

Neil Young reportedly fights Spotify over Joe Rogan, COVID-19

It’s Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan for the allegiance of Spotify. Or is it?

Washington Times - Entertainment - 1 day ago

John Robson: Justin Trudeau the supreme divider of Canadians -- This convoy appears to me to reflect a great deal of legitimate anger and frustration at our pandemic responses

National Post - Opinion - 1 day ago

Pets at Home laps up COVID ownership boom

Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard does not see inflationary pressures damaging sales because of a continuing boom in ownership.

Sky News - Business - 1 day ago

Can Google trends help us understand the progression of the pandemic and our understanding of it?

Times of India - Health - 1 day ago

Health & Wellness -- Mental health visits by doctors up 27 per cent in first year of COVID-19, study says

Toronto Star - Health - 1 day ago

COVID-19 is causing a crisis in faith -- Matthew Rozsa

Salon - Science - 1 day ago

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: COVID fatigue meets Omicron surge

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Opinion - 1 day ago

JOHN DeMONT: Walking your way through the pandemic

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Opinion - 1 day ago

Health & Wellness -- WHO: Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stable

GENEVA (AP) —

Toronto Star - Health - 1 day ago

Florida Doctor: Families Sneak Ivermectin to Loved Ones in Hospitals With COVID-19, See Improvement

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Covid infection rate falls as UK edges back to normality

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

Elton John Tests Positive for COVID-19, Postpones Texas Concerts

Elton John has postponed this week’s scheduled Texas concerts after contracting COVID-19. The award-winning British singer and pianist ...

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

On-Prem -- IR35 is the biggest threat to the contractor working model, survey finds -- Brexit, COVID-19 and tax rises all eclipsed by the omnipresent rule change, study of contractors finds

Register UK - Business - 1 day ago

EDITORIAL: Silence is not golden when it comes to unreported COVID outbreaks in long-term care

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Opinion - 1 day ago

Two thirds of people getting Omicron now have had Covid before

WalesOnline - Health - 1 day ago

COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers not causing food shortage, empty shelves: Alghabra

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is assuring Canadians there's no reason to fear food shortages will result from a small minority of truck drivers refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate in order to cross the Canada-U.S. border.

CTV News - Politics - 1 day ago

India's Republic Day parade curtailed amid COVID-19

AP News - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Make-up of gut microbiome may be linked to long Covid - study finds

Irish Times - Health - 1 day ago

Study: Heart Function Returns to Normal Within 3 Months for Children With COVID Inflammatory Syndrome

Hamodia - Technology - 1 day ago

Covid horror: Calls to HALT lifting restrictions as 'stealth' Omicron mutation cases surge

Daily Express - Science - 1 day ago

Patios and drive-in movies carry Gananoque through another pandemic winter -- Canada -- - -- Ottawa

CBC News - Entertainment - 1 day ago

LETTERS -- Jan. 26: 'I wanted a bit of normalcy at a restaurant ... indoors.' Done with COVID-19? Plus other letters to the editor

In today’s letters to the editor: pandemic fatigue; truckers and churches; Ukraine and Russia; party politics; pop culture; outdoor tennis, in winter

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 1 day ago

Two-thirds with Omicron say they've had Covid before

Evening Standard - Health - 1 day ago

India's Republic Day military parade curtailed amid Covid wave

Independent UK - World - 1 day ago

588 people booked for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 1 day ago

Israel's severe COVID caseload shoots up but hospitalizations stabilize

YNET News - Science - 1 day ago

Latvia accuses Russia of COVID 'pretext' to cancel arms control inspections

Euractiv - World - 1 day ago

Child Covid infections are rising in England – is low vaccine rate a factor?

Guardian UK - World - 1 day ago

"Mask Nerd" Aaron Collins talks COVID masks -- Self-described "Mask Nerd" Aaron Collins is an aerosol scientist who tests masks in his home laboratory and rates their ability to filter out aerosol. He joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss which masks offer the best protection against COVID-19.

Self-described "Mask Nerd" Aaron Collins is an aerosol scientist who tests masks in his home laboratory and rates their ability to filter out aerosol. He joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss which masks offer the best protection against COVID-19.

CBS News - Science - 1 day ago

Filipino kids ages 5 to 11 to get COVID shots

Gulf News - World - 1 day ago

Shingles: Is there a connection between the condition and Covid vaccines? -- SHINGLES is a term used for an infection that causes a painful rash. This rash can appear...

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

Omicron symptoms: The 'most important' signs on your face to look out for -- IT HAS been nearly two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In those two years the world has...

Daily Express - Health - 1 day ago

Letter: We've forgotten the Oklahoma Standard during the pandemic

Tulsa World - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Actor Chiranjeevi latest to test positive for COVID-19

Gulf News - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Covid briefing: Six things as isolation rules change in Wales and Sue Gray report could be published today

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Martinez: No COVID disruptions to state events anticipated

The Columbian - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Hong Kong may maintain Covid isolation until 2024

Evening Standard - World - 1 day ago

The next Covid variant will be more contagious than omicron, WHO says

A top WHO official warned against theories that the virus will continue to mutate into milder strains that make people less sick than earlier variants.

CNBC - Health - 1 day ago

Hong Kong may maintain COVID-19 isolation until 2024, risking exodus: Euro chamber

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 1 day ago

Over 21 million new Covid-19 cases reported globally last week, highest number of weekly cases recorded since beginning of pandemic: WHO

Times of India - US News - 1 day ago

Taiwan reports 46 local COVID cases

Taiwan News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Beijing sees uptick in COVID cases ahead of Olympics

Bay to Bay News - World - 1 day ago

OSHA fines auto parts maker $25,000 for two COVID deaths, while leaving the big fish off the hook

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

COVID-19 cases spread across the Pacific

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

More than 1,000 COVID deaths in Australia since January 1

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

German officials cut back on contact tracing and testing amid largest COVID-19 wave

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

French high school students speak on COVID-19 pandemic: "The government waits without taking action... I find that cruel and sick."

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

COVID disaster set to hit Australia's schools—Build rank and file committees! Prepare strike action to halt infection and death!

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

Australian epidemiologists call for global action to eliminate COVID-19

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

UK: Metropolitan Police launch Tory pandemic parties investigation

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

Anti-vaccine zealots join with fascist militia forces at D.C. rally to oppose all COVID-19 public health measures

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

What "endemic" COVID-19 really means: Mass infection and death forever

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

As pandemic rages across the EU, WHO Regional Director for Europe proclaims pandemic "endgame"

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 day ago

Chiranjeevi tests positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms

The 66-year-old actor took to Twitter to inform that he is experiencing 'mild symptoms' post his COVID diagnosis

Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Home births in England may be denied if midwives without Covid jab lose jobs

Guardian UK - Health - 1 day ago

Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults

COVID-19 vaccine-makers have been updating their shots to better match omicron in case global health authorities decide the change is needed

Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Singapore draws $11.8b in fixed asset investments in 2021 despite Covid-19

The Straits Times - Business - 1 day ago

1/25/2022 - covid-19 - How to Get Free N95 Masks From the Government - By - Chas Danner - and - Margaret Hartmann - Starting this week, the Biden administration will distribute 400 million free N95 masks. Here's everything we know about the program.

Starting this week, the Biden administration will distribute 400 million free N95 masks. Here’s everything we know about the program.

New York Magazine - US News - 1 day ago

Pandemic frees up more women to participate in workforce

Irish Times - Business - 1 day ago

How the Omicron variant ignited new battles and changed pandemic politics

CNN - Politics - 1 day ago

America's COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering with just 40% receiving third dose

A new poll has found that Americans are more likely to see the initial vaccinations — rather than a booster — as essential

First Post - Health - 1 day ago

JCC Manhattan's new director looks to help people 'reclaim pre-COVID life'

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 day ago

China's Covid blame game fizzles over infection-by-mail theory

Times of India - World - 1 day ago

Taiwan still pushing ahead with zero-COVID policy

Taiwan News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, what now? Plus more COVID news

Tulsa World - Business - 1 day ago

Elton John postpones Texas concerts after testing positive for COVID-19

NPR - US News - 1 day ago

covid-19 -- New York State's Mask Mandate Reinstated, For Now -- Chas Danner -- A state appellate court judge granted a stay after the state sued to block an earlier ruling which struck down the mandate.

A state appellate court judge granted a stay after the state sued to block an earlier ruling which struck down the mandate.

New York Magazine - US News - 1 day ago

More South African and sub-Saharan African children dying of Covid-19 than elsewhere - researchers

News 24 - Health - 1 day ago

New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid

New York Times - Health - 1 day ago

Elton John postpones Dallas shows after testing positive for Covid-19

WalesOnline - World - 1 day ago

Omicron still ominous: 'Rapid decrease' in most COVID-19 metrics stirs hope, but Illinois death rate sparks flashbacks

While deaths "still are quite high" in Chicago at a rate of about 19 per day, other numbers suggest relief could be on the way, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Over 20 million yet to receive second dose of Covid vaccine

Dawn - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Disability workers with COVID cleared to work amid staff shortage

Three staff were given permission to work while infectious at a disability support accommodation facility where all six residents had COVID-19.

Sydney Morning Herald - Politics - 1 day ago

Experts reveal how to get 'super immunity' to Covid

NZ Herald - World - 1 day ago

ASK CBC NEWS -- How does Pfizer's COVID-19 pill work and who will get it? -- Nana O. Yeboah

CBC News - Health - 1 day ago

Pfizer-BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine -- Health -- |

Pfizer and BioNTech said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has eluded some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen.

CBC News - Health - 1 day ago

Two-thirds with Omicron say they had Covid before

BBC News - Health - 1 day ago

Bruce Arthur -- We've endured two long years of COVID-19. But exhaustion could be dangerous

Hong Kong Free Press - Opinion - 1 day ago

Virginia Sen. Warner announces positive COVID-19 test

ABC News - Health - 1 day ago

Senators propose bipartisan legislation to bolster pandemic preparedness and examine US Covid-19 response

CNN - Politics - 1 day ago

More Hospitals Are Removing Transplant Patients From Lists Due to COVID Vaccine Status

One patent removed from a hospital's waiting list for a kidney transplant said "I'd rather die of kidney failure," when asked if they'd be willing to get vaccinated.

Newsweek - Health - 1 day ago

COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in the US

AP News - US News - 1 day ago

English COVID study finds record prevalence in January

Reuters - Science - 1 day ago

Was our easiest pathway out of the pandemic the one measure we gave up on in 2020?

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Health - 1 day ago

Covid cases starting to flatline at high levels, scientists warn

Independent UK - Science - 1 day ago

Carney says Delaware 'on other side' of COVID peak

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

COVID hospitalizations drop in New York as state emerges from winter surge

The governor also touted the state’s testing efforts and said that by the end of the week over 14 million COVID testing kits will have been sent to schools across the state.

New York Daily News - Politics - 1 day ago

Covid-19: Family of 88-year-old woman worry for her health, hygiene after she was sent to gov't quarantine centre

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 1 day ago

Knesset passes 'COVID law,' ending state of emergency in place for most of pandemic

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 day ago

'Your great-great-great-grandchildren will still be getting immunized against coronavirus': Mayo Clinic Expert predicts COVID-19 will be around until NEXT CENTURY

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Aaron Rodgers and brother Jordan have 'started talking' again after being estranged for years... after Aaron's COVID-19 vaccine refusal controversy

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Latest Covid-19 developments from around the globe

International The News - Health - 1 day ago

Khabib 'leaves quarantine' after Covid isolation in Singapore

MMA great Khabib Nurmagomedov is said to have served his positive Covid test quarantine, with the EFC boss and ex-UFC champ set for the US

Russia Today - Sports - 1 day ago

AdventHealth, Orlando Health COVID-19 hospitalizations fall

AdventHealth Central Florida said COVID-19 hospitalizations peaked last week at 1,100. Hospitalizations decreased statewide as well.

Orlando Sentinel - Health - 1 day ago

Covid deaths are lower during the Omicron wave than the Delta wave despite a near 400% increase in cases, CDC report finds

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Drop in COVID cases in Orleans and Jefferson Parish schools - but still rising in St. Tammany

The Advocate - US News - 1 day ago

COVID-19 Can Be Stopped Without Massive Vaccination: Dr. Peter McCullough

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

COVID-19, Coercion, and the Loss of Freedom

Epoch Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Covid horror: Fresh WHO warning as FOUR strains of Omicron circulating

Daily Express - Science - 1 day ago

Netherlands eases Covid rules amid rising cases

BBC News - Health - 1 day ago

£4.3bn stolen from taxpayers is the real Covid scandal - TIM NEWARK

Daily Express - Opinion - 1 day ago

Neil Young reportedly fights Spotify over Rogan and COVID

AP News - Technology - 1 day ago

Opinion: For Germany's private practice doctors, vaccinations are business boosters - While nursing staff on Germany's COVID wards take home modest salaries for the superhuman jobs they do, doctors in private practice are making a tidy sum with vaccinations, says DW's Marco Müller.

Deutsche Welle - World - 2 days ago

Why struggling Sonoma County has Bay Area's toughest COVID restrictions

San Francisco Chronicle - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Pfizer begins clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine designed especially to tackle Omicron that could be available within TWO MONTHS - even though variant appears to have peaked in US

Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago

Welsh Government changes rules on self-isolation for people with Covid

WalesOnline - Health - 1 day ago

COVID Vaccine Mandate Not Impacting Retention Rates for National Guard

"We believe that it is because of the impact that our service members have made during this COVID pandemic," Army Brigadier General Isabel Rivera Smith said.

Newsweek - Health - 1 day ago

Does COVID Vaccine Affect Fertility, Pregnancy? Study Latest to Conclude No

Newsweek - Technology - 1 day ago

Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant Through IVF, Fertility Clinic Study Finds

The rate of successful in-vitro fertilization was the same between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, researchers found.

Gizmodo - Technology - 1 day ago

Israeli health funds skeptical over public's enthusiasm for 4th COVID jab

HMOs say based on low demand for 4th vaccine among over 60s, rest of population will not rush to local vaccine centers; 'As the age of those eligible for vaccines decreases, so does the demand,' says official at Israel's largest health fund

YNET News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

White House fires back at Florida governor over COVID criticism

ABC News - Politics - 1 day ago

'Ontario is closed for business': Concert, theatre organizers face new COVID-19 hurdles

Upcoming concerts headlined by Billie Eilish and Elton John are hanging in the balance as Ontario's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions hands a tougher set of rules to live shows than other entertainment events.

CTV News - Entertainment - 1 day ago

A Boston hospital is the latest to deny an organ transplant to a patient who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Business Insider - Science - 1 day ago

Biden administration withdraws COVID vaccine-or-test rule for large companies

The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular testing.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 day ago

EXCLUSIVE: Why Are Non-COVID-19 Deaths Spiking Among Prime-Age Americans?

Americans have been dying at a significantly higher rate over the past two years or so, but the ...

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Commentary: CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally

The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine in its arsenal and at a fraction of the cost per dose.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 1 day ago

Private COVID-19 tests: Filling a need or a threat to public health care? -- Blair Crawford · Postmedia News -- | -- Updated Jan. 19, 2022 -- | -- 5 min read

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 1 day ago

Pfizer anti-COVID pill's dangerous interaction with common drugs will narrow its benefit, experts say - The sense of excitement generated by Health Canada's approval last week of a promising new drug to treat COVID infections was best embodied by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.Pfizer's Paxlovid not only appeared to cut hospitalizations by 89 per cent in ...

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 1 day ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Apologizes for Comparing COVID Rules to Holocaust

Haaretz - US News - 1 day ago

Fauci says omicron vaccine would be 'prudent,' doesn't think COVID-19 will be eradicated

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that a vaccine specifically targeting the omicron variant of the coronavirus would be "prudent."

Fox News - Health - 2 days ago

Official: Haiti sees rise in COVID-19 cases; few vaccinated

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti is fighting a rise in COVID-19 cases as the government struggles to convince people to get vaccinated, the country’...

Toronto Star - World - 2 days ago

Covid maintains continuous flow of deaths

Dominican Today - Business - 2 days ago

Woman Goes Home After Battling COVID-19 in an Arizona Hospital for Almost 7 Months

Inside Edition - Health - 2 days ago

The Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Socialist Web Site - World - 2 days ago

Predicting Long COVID at Initial Point of COVID-19 Diagnosis: Institute for Systems Biology-Led

AP News - Science - 2 days ago

White House cites Trump's 'injecting disinfectant' in squabble with Flordia Gov. DeSantis over COVID treatments

Jen Psaki ticked off a list of right-wing crazy talking points that have arisen during the pandemic, including Trump’s infamous suggestion that bleach could be used to kill the COVID virus inside people.

New York Daily News - Politics - 2 days ago

COVID-19 booster drive is faltering in the US

ABC News - Health - 2 days ago

Hospitals use a lottery to allocate scarce COVID drugs for the immunocompromised

NPR - Health - 2 days ago

Health -- Can you get long COVID if you're vaccinated? Early studies offer clues -- Vaccines help protect against serious illness and death from COVID-19, but can they also protect against long COVID? Early studies offer hope for reduced risk.

Vaccines help protect against serious illness and death from COVID-19, but can they also...

San Francisco Chronicle - Top Stories - 2 days ago

A CDC graph shows just how different the Omicron wave is compared to previous COVID-19 surges

Business Insider - Science - 2 days ago

A memo to the COVID complainer class: Bari Weiss, Bill Maher and our pandemic inconvenience

New York Daily News - Opinion - 2 days ago

Uganda Ends COVID Curfew, and Nightlife Reopens

Voice of America - Science - 2 days ago

COVID is less severe with Omicron than Delta, U.S. study suggests

The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wave, with shorter hospital stays, less need for intensive care and fewer deaths, according to a new U.S. study.

Reuters - Science - 2 days ago

Daily US death toll from Covid now matches Delta

The average number of Covid-19 deaths in the US is roughly on par with that seen during the peak of the Delta variant

BBC News - US News - 2 days ago

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to later readmission, death: U.K. study

CTV News - Health - 2 days ago

Boris 'lifeline' as Gray investigation may be shelved for MONTHS over Met Police probe -- IMMINENTLY expected results of an inquiry into alleged Covid rule-breaking in No10 will be...

Daily Express - Politics - 2 days ago

COVID-19 sick pay in California would return under deal between Newsom, lawmakers

California officials hope the return of state-mandated COVID-19 sick pay will encourage infected workers to stay home and help slow transmission.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics - 2 days ago

Debunking a wild Covid-19 conspiracy theory pushed by a GOP House candidate

Jeff Zink is running a (very) longshot bid for Congress in Arizona. He also was featured prominently in a New York Times piece over the weekend highlighting members of Donald Trump's MAGA movement who are attempting to use the January 6, 2021, insurrection as a launching pad for political office.

CNN - Politics - 2 days ago

Elton John postpones Dallas concerts after testing positive for Covid-19

CNN - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Israel's severe COVID-19 caseload shoots up eight times in less than a month

YNET News - Science - 2 days ago

Elton John tests positive for COVID a week after New Orleans show, postpones tour dates

The Advocate - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Time for Canada to revisit pre-entry COVID test for Canadian travellers, experts say -- Sharon Kirkey · Postmedia News -- | -- Updated Jan. 19, 2022 -- | -- 6 min read

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 2 days ago

'Not a question of if:' University of Alberta research building better antivirals in prep for new variants, next pandemic

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 2 days ago

Farmacias rechazan a pacientes con problemas inmunes que necesitan una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra covid

Kaiser Health News - Health - 2 days ago

U.S. raises travel alert to Dominican Republic due to covid and crime

Dominican Today - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Bolsonaro's guru and Covid-19 sceptic dies after contracting virus

Irish Times - World - 2 days ago

Sajid Javid issues bleak warning on new Covid variant to cause 'trouble' for UK

Daily Express - Politics - 2 days ago

Israeli health experts recommend 4th COVID jab for all adults

Panel advising the cabinet in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic bases recommendation on study showing 4th vaccine provides 3 to 5 times more protection from serious illness

YNET News - Science - 2 days ago

Novak Djokovic's next match could be an ATP Dubai event after the Covid vaccine row that saw his visa to play at the Australian Open denied

Novak Djokovic's next match could be an ATP Dubai event after the Covid vaccine row that saw his visa to play at the Australian Open denied

Russia Today - Sports - 2 days ago

Shark bites surged in 2021, rebounding from a drop earlier in the pandemic

NPR - Science - 2 days ago

Man denied heart transplant because he won't get vaccinated against COVID

New York Daily News - US News - 2 days ago

Lusail COVID-19 drive-through to offer booster dose

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 2 days ago

Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID infection

Former Olympic gymnastics champion Szilveszter Csollany died Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19, Hungarian sports officials said.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Giving hospitalised Covid patients blood plasma transfusions from virus survivors may cut their risk of dying by 15%, study now finds

Daily Mail - Health - 2 days ago

Daily Covid cases and deaths remain flat but hospital admissions plunge again as 'more infectious' sub-variant of Omicron continues to spread

Daily Mail - Health - 2 days ago

Getting Covid after being fully-jabbed triggers 'super-immunity' and makes antibodies that are 10 TIMES more effective than through vaccines alone, study claims

Daily Mail - Health - 2 days ago

A letter to New Zealand, from Covid-ravaged Australia

Guardian UK - World - 2 days ago

Hong Kong Official Likely Out of Job After Violating COVID Protocols to Attend Party

Newsweek - Health - 2 days ago

Unvaccinated Woman Almost Died of COVID 4 Times in 7-Month Hospital Ordeal

Newsweek - Health - 2 days ago

Two deaths but Covid infections fall

Dominican Today - Business - 2 days ago

Covid is still serious and should NOT be likened to the flu -- COVID is still serious and should not be likened to the flu, says the World Health Organisation...

Daily Express - Health - 2 days ago

Seven ways to boost your immunity in a Covid world

NZ Herald - Health - 2 days ago

This New Tool Uses Your Blood to Calculate Long COVID Risk

The Daily Beast - Science - 2 days ago

Elton John tests positive for Covid as he reschedules two tour dates

Evening Standard - World - 2 days ago

Can CBD really prevent COVID-19 infection? Scientists hope to find out. -- Stephanie Pappas -- Cannabidiol (CBD), an active ingredient in cannabis, might help block infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.

Live Science - Health - 2 days ago

Vaccinated First-Time Mother With COVID Intubated Days After Delivering Baby

Newsweek - Health - 2 days ago

'Increasingly Dangerous': COVID-19 Skeptics' Disturbing Obsession With the Holocaust -- 'These Comparisons Are Increasingly Dangerous': COVID-19 Skeptics' Disturbing Obsession With the Holocaust

Haaretz - US News - 2 days ago

Will another devastating variant follow Omicron? Experts debate COVID-19 future, 'endgame'

There remains considerable debate about the pandemic's trajectory, but scientists generally say it's too early to declare an 'endgame' for COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 2 days ago

US funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic

Times of India - US News - 2 days ago

Republicans see political gold in Democrats' race-sensitive Covid drug guidance

Politico - Politics - 2 days ago

EU countries update travel rules, scrapping additional COVID restrictions

Euractiv - Health - 2 days ago

Girl, 7, Whose Fever Wouldn't Stop, Almost Dies of COVID-Linked Disease

Newsweek - Health - 2 days ago

Israeli experts recommend a fourth COVID vaccine dose for adults

An Israeli panel said research shows a fourth COVID-19 shot provides three to five times as much protection against serious COVID-19 as three doses.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 2 days ago

CDC adds 15 more destinations to COVID-19 'high risk' travel list

Fox News - Business - 2 days ago

Doctors in Maryland see COVID treatments aiding return to more normal life, once the public can get them

The Baltimore Sun - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Sean Gallup/Getty Images - The threat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. poses to Covid-19 vaccination efforts

CNN - Opinion - 2 days ago

Neil Young presses Spotify to remove music over Joe Rogan COVID-19 drama

Neil Young is calling for his music to be pulled from Spotify due to what he considers to be the platform's spread of COVID-19 misinformation through Joe Rogan's podcast.

Washington Examiner - Health - 2 days ago

Vaccination plus infection creates 'super immunity' against COVID-19, study finds

Contracting COVID-19 after becoming fully vaccinated and or becoming vaccinated after being sickened with the virus provide strong immunity against future infection, a study published by the Science Immunology found.

UPI - Health - 2 days ago

Chinese Residents Living 1 Mile From Olympic Village in Isolation Over COVID Concerns

Six neighborhoods in Beijing near the Olympic Village were placed under lockdown following a cluster of COVID-19 cases.

Newsweek - Health - 2 days ago

N.Y. Republicans hail ruling against in Hochul's COVID mask mandate case

N.Y. Republican Rep. Stefanik, the powerful No. 3 GOP leader in the House of Representatives, slammed Gov. Hochul and called the ruling a “win for small businesses, parents, students, and the freedom of all New Yorkers.”

New York Daily News - Politics - 2 days ago

Israel's spiking COVID death toll sees up to 40 fatalities a day

Health Ministry claims Israel at peak of Omicron wave as hospitals also report surge in serious illness; currently, more than half a million people actively ill with COVID; ministry urges elderly and those in at-risk groups to stay away from crowded places

YNET News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Pfizer and BioNTech have started testing an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine for adults

Business Insider - Science - 2 days ago

Analysis - How the COVID-19 outbreak in Bearskin Lake shows Canada needs to boost crisis response in First Nations - Logan Turner - Canada - Thunder Bay - | January 24

The federal government's response to a COVID-19 outbreak in a northern Ontario First Nation was criticized for being slow and ineffective. Indigenous leaders and experts say Canada needs to rethink how it responds to crises in First Nations.

CBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Boris Johnson faces fresh grief over lockdown-breaching birthday party - BORIS Johnson has been hit by fresh allegations of partying during the original Covid lockdown.

Daily Express - Politics - 2 days ago

MoPH reports one death and 2,551 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Jan 25

Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 2,551 Covid 19 cases in Qatar on January 25, 2022. Cases Cases among community: 2,124 Cases among...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 2 days ago

Study Examines What Activities Are High Risk For Contracting COVID-19

International Business Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Health Care -- These Are the Latest COVID Treatments -- But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by -- Esther Landhuis

Scientific American - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Pfizer and BioNTech begin testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine

NPR - Health - 2 days ago

Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron

The Denver Post - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Pfizer opens study of COVID-19 shots reformulated to target Omicron

COVID-19 vaccine makers have been updating their shots to better match Omicron in case global health authorities decide the change is needed.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 days ago

J&J expects up to $3.5 billion in Covid vaccine sales this year

CNBC - Health - 2 days ago

New scientific study on the efficacy of ivermectin in Covid-19 positive...

Rio Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Half of Covid patients in hospital are incidental cases, say officials

Doctors say trends around hospitalisation of children should be closely monitored

Irish Times - Health - 2 days ago

Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted Covid vaccine in US

Companies to test fourth dose of current vaccine against fourth dose of new one

Irish Times - World - 2 days ago

San Diego sees weekend drop in new coronavirus cases, but has surge peaked here?

Hospitals continue to feel strain despite recent improvement in staffing levels

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Top Stories - 2 days ago

COVID and pregnancy -- New studies show how a COVID-19 infection changes the timeline and likelihood of getting pregnant.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 2 days ago

Hira Mani updates fans about health: 'We are covid free fit and fine' -- The celebrity couple was diagnosed with Covid-19 on January 18.

International The News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Expert panel backs fourth COVID vaccine dose for Israelis 18 and over

Haaretz - Science - 2 days ago

Can the COVID-19 vaccine's most troubling side effect be easily prevented?

Haaretz - Science - 2 days ago

J&J expects COVID vaccine sales to jump as much as 46% in 2022

Peninsula Qatar - Business - 2 days ago

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Tuesday, January 25

WalesOnline - Health - 2 days ago

Domestic violence: A hidden symptom of the pandemic -- Halina Haag, a researcher with Wilfrid Laurier University and the ABI Research Lab, University of Toronto, speaks about how COVID-19 increased intimate partner violence.

CTV News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted COVID vaccine

NEW YORK: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to tar...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 2 days ago

Colorado's COVID hospitalizations drop as omicron wave recedes, though deaths rise for first time since November

The Denver Post - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Wales brings in new Covid test rules for international travel

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Opinion: I quit my job during the pandemic to pursue a lifelong dream. You can, too.

After losing several close friends to COVID-19, I questioned my purpose and my passion.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Opinion - 2 days ago

Norwegian government refuses to recommend Covid vaccines for children

Rio Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Consumers accuse small retailers of price gouging on Covid tests

CNBC - Health - 2 days ago

Dentists get extra £50million to boost care after pandemic -- DENTISTS are being asked to open up early in the morning and at weekends in a bid to clear a...

Daily Express - Health - 2 days ago

Omicron travel update: 10 states in India with COVID restrictions for domestic travellers

Times of India - Health - 2 days ago

Pfizer and BioNTech launch clinical trial of Covid vaccine targeting omicron

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said the company will have the omicron vaccine ready by March.

CNBC - Health - 2 days ago

Covid outbreak on Australian aid ship bound for Tsunami-hit Tonga

Independent UK - World - 2 days ago

SNP to pivot away from Covid as party chief warns IndyRef2 looms 'It's now right'

Daily Express - Politics - 2 days ago

Why you may not get COVID-19 even when those around you have it

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Neil Young demands exit from Spotify due to COVID 'conspiracy'

In an open letter Young criticised Joe Rogan's podcast which is exclusively hosted on Spotify for spreading misinformation.

Euronews - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Current Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by Omicron: Study

Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 2 days ago

COVID-19 vaccine mandates will worsen trucker shortage, affecting consumers, experts say -- Subscriber content

The trucking industry was facing one of the highest job-vacancy rates in Canada even before Omicron cases surged

The Globe and Mail - Business - 2 days ago

Omicron Offers Hope Pandemic Could Stabilize, W.H.O. Official Says. -- The rapid spread of the variant means far more people will have some immunity, at least for now, which might bode well this year for highly vaccinated countries in Europe. -- Benjamin Mueller -- Marc Santora

New York Times - Health - 2 days ago

Covid-19: Residents of Hong Kong estate under 5-day lockdown face job losses, income freezes

Hong Kong Free Press - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Holiday bookings jump as Covid travel tests axed

Jet2 says bookings increased by 30% after it was announced test rules would be relaxed.

BBC News - Business - 2 days ago

Coronavirus: 5 types of rashes that can be a symptom of COVID-19 infection

Times of India - Health - 2 days ago

Overwhelmed By COVID News? Here's What To Monitor And What To Skip.

Huffington Post - Health - 2 days ago

Israel logs more than 83,000 daily COVID cases for second straight day

YNET News - Science - 2 days ago

Speak Up: Delaware school districts warn virtual learning could become necessary due to COVID surge

Local school districts say they are committed to in-person learning during the latest COVID-19 surge but have alternative plans at the ready in case a shift to virtual learning is needed due to staff …

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 2 days ago

UK easing while New Zealand on red alert: World splits on COVID-19

Washington Examiner - Health - 2 days ago

Unvaccinated Chinese Best Friend Comic Christian Cabrera, 40, Dies of COVID

Newsweek - Health - 2 days ago

Covid hits crucial aid ship bound for Tonga

BBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Singapore Airshow to shrink amid strict COVID-19 health controls

Asia's biggest aviation event, the Singapore Airshow, is set to shrink for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with strict health controls for trade visitors and a lack of public days for locals dampening potential attendance. The Feb 15 to Feb 18 show will require daily antigen rapid tes

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 2 days ago

Covid breakthrough as chewing gum found to 'significantly weaken' virus potential

Daily Express - Science - 2 days ago

Taiwan-Palau travel bubble busted, travel alert raised to Level 3 amid COVID surge

Taiwan News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

PSL 2022: Wasim Akram, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali contract COVID-19

International The News - Sports - 2 days ago

Coronavirus: These 4 wonder foods can help prevent long COVID

Times of India - Health - 2 days ago

Coronavirus: 'Nocebo effect' behind two-thirds of Covid vax side effects, as per study

Times of India - Health - 2 days ago

Health Ministry experts back 4th COVID vaccine dose for over-18s

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Employers have plenty to think about when it comes to Covid-19

Independent UK - Business - 2 days ago

UK scraps Covid border testing for fully vaccinated travellers

Daily Express - Health - 2 days ago

Covid outbreak on Australian aid ship headed to virus-free Tonga

The ship left with a 600-strong crew as well as humanitarian and medical supplies to assist Tonga in the wake of a volcanic eruption

Deccan Chronicle - World - 2 days ago

Report: Anti-corruption fight is stalled, COVID not helping

Bay to Bay News - World - 2 days ago

Indian economy recovered 'handsomely' from pandemic-induced disruptions: Panagariya

The economy, which was significantly hit by the pandemic, had contracted 7.3 per cent in the last fiscal

Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Officials: 23 Australians on ship delivering aid to Tonga have Covid-19

WalesOnline - World - 2 days ago

World news: Prince Andrew, Ukraine, Covid and Californian properties

WalesOnline - World - 2 days ago

Coronavirus: Here's what you need to know about post-COVID brain fog; how it feels and how long it lasts

Times of India - Health - 2 days ago

COVID outbreak on relief ship causes fears of spread in Tonga

NPR - Science - 2 days ago

What's Next For The Pandemic? Will COVID-19 Become Endemic Soon?

NPR - Health - 2 days ago

Trudeau slams 'fear mongering' over COVID vaccine mandate for truckers -- Trudeau's remarks came after Alberta premier Jason Kenney posted photos of empty supermarket shelves and said 'This is turning into a crisis'

National Post - Politics - 2 days ago

Twenty-three Australians on ship delivering aid to Tonga have Covid-19 virus

The HMAS Adelaide left Brisbane on Friday.

NZ Herald - World - 2 days ago

Covid-19: Third 5-day lockdown at housing estate as Lam says Hong Kong risks 'tsunami-like' outbreak

Hong Kong Free Press - Top Stories - 2 days ago

1 million children infected with COVID in the United States last week

World Socialist Web Site - World - 2 days ago

Eric Clapton derides 'secret' messages about COVID precautions embedded in YouTube videos ... in interview on YouTube

New York Daily News - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Covid: WHO director "hopeful" emergency phase of pandemic will end in 2022

Daily Express - World - 2 days ago

Two years — and five surges — after Illinois' first COVID-19 case, latest metrics 'headed in the right direction'

Although patients hospitalized with COVID-19 remained high at 5,238 occupied beds — a daily total reached last year on only a handful of days — it still meant 2,100 fewer patients hospitalized with the virus than when Illinois hit its record high on Jan. 12.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 2 days ago

All California schoolchildren must be vaccinated against COVID-19 under new bill

State Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) will announce Monday morning a bill to add COVID-19 vaccines to California's list of required inoculations for attending K-12 schools.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Covid-19: Carrie Lam says she removes mask at press events so Hongkongers can see and feel her emotion

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 2 days ago

Palin tests positive for COVID on eve of New York Times trial

SF Gate - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Pritzker compromise grants teachers extra sick leave for COVID-19 — but only if they are vaccinated

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 2 days ago

At least 4,000 non-COVID excess deaths caused by pandemic in England, new report finds

Sky News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Cleveland suburbs offer window into how pandemic policies could shape midterm election

CNN - Politics - 2 days ago

Billion-dollar Covid spend forces Treasury accounting change

NZ Herald - Politics - 2 days ago

WHO chief: Dangerous to assume omicron is last variant of COVID-19

Washington Examiner - Health - 2 days ago

FBI searches headquarters of COVID-19 testing company

Washington Examiner - Health - 2 days ago

Sir Ian Taylor: The rapid Covid tests we should be using already

NZ Herald - Technology - 2 days ago

Arkansas posts record jump in COVID hospitalizations

AP News - Science - 2 days ago

WHO chief warns pandemic 'endgame' not in sight

New York Daily News - World - 2 days ago

Column: Chicago Public Schools online COVID-19 dashboard, accused of giving incomplete data, speaks out

The Chicago Public Schools online COVID-19 dashboard has been giving parents incomplete data on the number of cases among students and staff.

Chicago Tribune - Opinion - 2 days ago

Editorial cartoon: Dave Granlund on the free COVID tests

Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond.

Star Tribune - Opinion - 2 days ago

Op-ed: As the pandemic has shown, more needs to be done to factor sex, gender into biological research

Chicago Tribune - Opinion - 2 days ago

Basketball Fans Praise Gonzaga, Pile on Alum John Stockton for 'Idiotic' Stance on COVID

Newsweek - Sports - 2 days ago

WHO chief warns that it is 'dangerous' to assume that Omicron is the 'endgame' variant of Covid and that more strains could form in the future

Daily Mail - Health - 2 days ago

N.Y. COVID cases, hospitalizations decline as omicron's grip loosens

Daily cases statewide dropped to 12,259, down more than 80% from the all-time high set only about three weeks ago.

New York Daily News - Politics - 2 days ago

Covid: Mixing vaccinations 'more likely' to lead to 'systemic after effects' - full list -- CORONAVIRUS booster vaccinations are primarily Moderna or Pfizer, regardless if the second and...

Daily Express - Health - 2 days ago

Omicron wave could mark end of pandemic, Israeli COVID expert says

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 2 days ago

More than 70 San Diego school employees to be fired for not getting COVID-19 vaccine

The 73 employees represent less than 1% of the San Diego Unified School District's workforce.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 2 days ago

Experts Call The Pandemic A Collective Trauma. Why Don't We Talk About It That Way?

NPR - Health - 2 days ago

Crist slams DeSantis' COVID response as 'affordability' tour heads to Orlando

The “Affordable Florida for All” tour will include a stop in Orlando on Wednesday to tour an affordable housing complex. Crist cited the “exploding” rents and housing prices in the state, which reached record levels in 2021. “Florida, economically, is hitting some high notes,” Crist said. “But they’re only available to those in the high end. And so we have a problem, in that it’s not affordable for the middle class.”

Orlando Sentinel - Politics - 2 days ago

'We were so lucky!' Benedict Cumberbatch admits he 'loved' COVID lockdown after isolating with his family at luxury £1,700-a-night New Zealand lodge

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Antisemitic flyers tying Jewish health execs to COVID-19 distributed to hundreds of Florida homes

New York Daily News - Health - 2 days ago

Op-ed: We should pivot from urging vaccination to making COVID-19 medications readily available

Chicago Tribune - Opinion - 2 days ago

Israel must start preparing for 6th COVID wave

Opinion: The pandemic is not behind us, no matter how much the government would like us to believe its end is nigh; in order to go back to our daily routine, government must boost our health and education systems ahead of future virus waves

YNET News - Opinion - 2 days ago

Sinovac regimen gets strong boost from Pfizer, AstraZeneca or J&J COVID shots - study

Reuters - Science - 2 days ago

Tom Ford Cancels New York Fashion Week Show Due to COVID-19 Surge

Hollywood Reporter - Entertainment - 2 days ago

As pandemic hits another pivot point, so do many Americans

Amid the recent omicron surge, more people seem to be questioning the value of continued restrictions – and concluding they’re not worth the cost.

Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Batten disease: Three symptoms of the life-threatening condition -- AFTER the pandemic is over, and the world begins to return more of its attention to other...

Daily Express - Health - 2 days ago

1.78 lakh Covid kits distributed in three days in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 2 days ago

How to get free at-home Covid tests with your health insurance

CNBC - Health - 2 days ago

Why COVID cases are so low in Africa -- Nicole Karlis

Salon - Science - 2 days ago

Palin COVID-19 tests delay libel trial against NY Times

ABC News - Entertainment - 3 days ago

Nightclubs demand Covid pass exemption after Welsh Government says 'there is no data on cases caught in specific locations'

WalesOnline - Politics - 3 days ago

US warns against travel to Peru, Kuwait, UAE over COVID

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 3 days ago

Property & Mortgages -- How much is your house worth? Location matters less as pandemic flung property market on

Independent.ie - Business - 3 days ago

US Covid peak may be over but not the pain as deaths rise

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 3 days ago

UK PM violated Covid-19 rules by allowing birthday party at 10 Downing Street, says local media

ITV reported Carrie Symonds, who has since become the PM's wife, organised a surprise party for his 56th birthday on June 19, 2020

International The News - World - 3 days ago

FDA poised to stop monoclonal antibody treatments that are ineffective against the Omicron COVID-19 variant

Business Insider - Science - 3 days ago

Pandemic may become more manageable after Omicron wave ends, WHO says

World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the Omicron wave could usher in a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

Los Angeles Times - Health - 3 days ago

COVID tests to end for arrivals into UK: govt

Currently, fully vaccinated arrivals are required to take a lateral flow test within two days

International The News - Health - 3 days ago

Sarah Palin Postpones Court Date by Contracting COVID

She was just about to face off against the New York Times.

New York Magazine - Politics - 3 days ago

2 Iranian players test positive for Covid-19 before Iraq game

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The national Iranian men's football team players Sardar Azmoun and Ahmad Nourollahi have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the match against Iraq for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Jan. 27, 2022.

Mehr News Agency - Sports - 3 days ago

Number of hospitalised Covid patients in England needing a ventilator has plunged to a SIX-MONTH low and has stayed flat throughout Omicron wave, official data shows

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

'No plans' to scrap Covid vaccine mandate for frontline medics in England, Downing Street says as it doubles down on plan despite warnings NHS could lose 80,000 workers overnight

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

WHO warns against comparing Covid to flu because it's still 'very nasty' and 'full of surprises' - as official claims we're only at 'halfway mark' of pandemic

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Tougher Covid restrictions in Scotland and Wales 'haven't made any difference', scientists claim as official stats show WALES has UK's worst death rate - not England

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID-19 after 'over my dead body' vaccine claim

Daily Express - World - 3 days ago

Fourth COVID Vaccine Unlikely for Most People, Israeli Health Minister Says

Haaretz - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Bill would eliminate COVID-19 vaccine personal belief exemption for California students

San Francisco Chronicle - Politics - 3 days ago

Video - 3 teenagers who stepped up to help others during pandemic - January 24

CBC News - Health - 3 days ago

L.A. County seeing more fatalities from Omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb

L.A. County reported the highest single-day tally of COVID-19 deaths since March 2021 on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 3 days ago

Second Opinion -- Why Omicron shows it's time to update our COVID-19 vaccines -- Adam Miller -- Health -- |

COVID-19 vaccines work incredibly well at preventing severe disease, but future boosters will likely need to be tailored to target new and existing variants, strengthen immunity and ultimately help regain control over the pandemic.

CBC News - Health - 3 days ago

Head of Special Operations Command Tests Positive for COVID-19 -- Gen. Richard Clarke, who oversees the special operations forces of all the military branches, is working remotely and...

Gen. Richard Clarke, who oversees the special operations forces of all the military branches, is working remotely and isolating himself.

Military.com - Opinion - 3 days ago

Why are children who have had Covid at risk of becoming diabetic?

Telegraph UK - Health - 3 days ago

COVID tests for fully jabbed travellers to England to be scrapped from 11 February

The government says that as the Omicron cases continue to fall it is time to open up the country fully for business and travel.

Sky News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

GOP objection to COVID remote voting in Congress rejected by Supreme Court

The top court refused to hear a GOP appeal a lower court’s ruling in favor of the rules, which allow lawmakers to cast votes without physically being in the chamber.

New York Daily News - Politics - 3 days ago

Advocacy group urges Pfizer to sell more COVID pills to developing countries

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 3 days ago

Public Health reports 2,476 infections and two deaths from coronavirus

Dominican Today - World - 3 days ago

Jake Glaser on living with HIV – and what Covid pandemic can teach us

Independent UK - Top Stories - 3 days ago

What COVID challenges do we face before the 'end' of pandemic - and when could that be?

Sky News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Covid-19: Another 3,692 PCR-confirmed cases reported, and 4,347 positive antigen tests

Irish Times - Health - 3 days ago

Covid-19: Watch the most powerful speech at the Defeat the Mandates ...

Rio Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

We're Not In the Pandemic 'Endgame' Yet, WHO Chief Warns

Gizmodo - Technology - 3 days ago

Here's how long people with COVID-19 might remain contagious, according to the best available data

Business Insider - Science - 3 days ago

COVID travel restrictions are being scrapped - all the changes announced by transport secretary

Sky News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

At California hospitals, many children are coming in with COVID — not for COVID

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 3 days ago

WHO chief warns against talk of 'endgame' in pandemic

Deccan Chronicle - World - 3 days ago

An 11-year-old with abdominal pain 3 months after getting COVID-19 still had the coronavirus in her gut

Business Insider - Science - 3 days ago

In South L.A., busy hospital deals with more widespread but less severe COVID infections

Officials say the Omicron variant has flooded the emergency room at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, ground zero for hospitals besieged by a winter surge, with people who are not as sick.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 3 days ago

Minister resigns over how Government handled fraudulent Covid loan

Evening Standard - Politics - 3 days ago

Minister resigns over government's 'lamentable' record on Covid fraud

Independent UK - Politics - 3 days ago

Oil demand nearing pre-pandemic levels: Aramco CEO

Gulf News - Business - 3 days ago

Israel again sees glum record with 83,088 single-day COVID cases

YNET News - Science - 3 days ago

Ex-FDA chief Scott Gottlieb calls for END of 'divisive' mask and vaccine mandates as COVID cases plummet 12% in seven days

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Two deaths and 2,748 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on January 24

Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 2,748 Covid 19 cases in Qatar on January 24, 2022. Cases Cases among community: 2,297 Cases among...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

WHO assures that we will continue to live with COVID-19 in the near future

Dominican Today - World - 3 days ago

As Winter Olympics near, China lifts COVID lockdown in Xian and tests 2 million in Beijing

A series of coronavirus cases two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics prompts Chinese authorities to conduct mass testing in Beijing.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 3 days ago

'Shameful violation' EU fury as thousands protest against Covid curbs

Daily Express - World - 3 days ago

COVID-19 -- Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. -- Bill of the Month: -- Other Stories from the Series -- Tell Us Your Story: -- Submit Medical Bills

Kaiser Health News - Health - 3 days ago

Ski season in Europe: Optimism despite omicron -- Despite the omicron variant, Europe's ski resorts are fairly busy. Austria is seeing a disappointing season, but in Switzerland visitor numbers are exceeding pre-pandemic levels.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 3 days ago

If herd immunity is unlikely, what future will COVID-19 bring? -- Ren̩ Bruemmer, Montreal Gazette -- | -- Updated Jan. 17, 2022 -- | -- 4 min read

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 3 days ago

7-day Covid-19 sick leave extended only if tested positive again: Official

Doha: The sick leave granted to people with Covid 19 is only 7 days and will not be extended for an additional three days unless the rapid antigen tes...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Monday, January 24

WalesOnline - Health - 3 days ago

Covid vaccine given in hot tub as people urged to come forward for jab

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Covid pandemic could end this year if vaccine targets met, says WHO

WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ as conditions ideal for new variant

Irish Times - World - 3 days ago

How to invest through a crisis like coronavirus

Daily Mail - Business - 3 days ago

Is Japan a golden opportunity in the coronavirus storm?

Daily Mail - Business - 3 days ago

Biden's pandemic fight: Inside the setbacks of the first year

The Denver Post - Politics - 3 days ago

Eric Clapton claims people who have had the Covid vaccine are victims of 'mass formation hypnosis'

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 3 days ago

WHO says global COVID-19 emergency could end this year

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Qatar reduces isolation period for those tested positive for Covid-19

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health has reduced the mandatory period of isolation and sick leave for confirmed COVID 19 cases from 10 days to 7 days....

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

COVID still 'full of surprises, nasty and cunning' and more variants 'not far away', warns WHO envoy

Sky News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Global conditions are perfect for more Covid variants to emerge: WHO's Tedros

CNBC - World - 3 days ago

18-30 trials could help release more Covid vaccines for Africa

Evening Standard - World - 3 days ago

70 arrested as thousands protest in Brussels against Covid rules

Evening Standard - World - 3 days ago

Covid-19: Official Brazilian health document defends effectiveness of chloroquine

Rio Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

China Lifts Strict Covid-19 Lockdown in Xian After Daily Cases Hit Zero

The lockdown, in place since Dec. 23, 2021, received criticism from American media despite millions of cases in the U.S.

Gizmodo - Technology - 3 days ago

Opinion - Why would the unvaccinated reject a COVID-19 vaccine, but accept a new antiviral pill? Subscriber content - Robyn Urback

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 3 days ago

WHO in dire Covid warning as 426 cases of new 'stealth' Omicron sub-variant found in UK -- THE World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a dire warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is far...

Daily Express - Science - 3 days ago

What's happening in Brussels? Protests turn sour as police fire water cannons on crowds - FURTHER PROTESTS took place in Belgium on Sunday as clashes continued over Covid rules imposed...

Daily Express - World - 3 days ago

With emergence of Omicron, Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame', says WHO

The Omicron variant, which is more contagious than Delta but leads to less severe infection, has raised hopes that COVID-19 is starting to shift from a pandemic to a more manageable endemic illness

First Post - Health - 3 days ago

Why Medicare Doesn't Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests

Kaiser Health News - Health - 3 days ago

Coronavirus: Do you need the COVID booster shot?

Times of India - Health - 3 days ago

631 people booked for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures

Doha: The designated authorities referred 631 people to the prosecution for Covid 19 precautionary measure violations on Monday (January 24, 2022)....

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

No respite for China's stressed out supply chains as Covid-zero takes a toll

CNBC - Health - 3 days ago

Over 10% of Israel's population caught COVID in January, Health Ministry says

YNET News - Science - 3 days ago

Ukraine crisis is perilous but Britain MUST stand firm against Putin - MARCO GIANNANGELI -- Express Comment: -- WITH Covid still dominating the news, it has been all too easy for all too many to lose sight of...

Daily Express - Opinion - 3 days ago

Israel's hospitals warn of inability to cope amid rise in COVID cases

Absence of medical staffers forces Kaplan Medical Center to block entry to ER, patients wait for hours for a bed; panel of health experts advising cabinet say special Green Pass with proof of vaccine needed to protect vulnerable population

YNET News - Science - 3 days ago

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame', says WHO

Evening Standard - World - 3 days ago

Chemical troops vigorously disinfecting Taipei MRT amid COVID surge

Taiwan News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

With half a million currently infected, COVID expert says Omicron peak is here

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 3 days ago

LETTERS -- Jan. 24: 'I have no choice but to wait and hope the tumour doesn't grow too quickly.' Cancelled surgeries amid COVID-19 surge, plus other letters to the editor

In today’s letters to the editor: surgeries and truckers; Jason Kenney and Justice Minister Kaycee Madu; Joe Biden; pay for the CBC?; Alexa McDonough

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 3 days ago

Compulsory Covid jabs for NHS workers set to be put on hold after Tory revolt and warning from Royal College of GPs it will lead to chronic staff shortages - while healthcare workers dump their scrubs outside Downing Street during protest march

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Will NHS jab refuseniks get new jobs in Wales? Medical staff who face being fired for not getting Covid vaccine could work over the border instead

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Even Fauci thinks the end is in sight! COVID tsar predicts almost all of US will have hit Omicron peak within WEEKS as early tri-state epicenters see infections plunge by up to 64%

Daily Mail - Health - 3 days ago

Coronavirus: Should you be less worried if you're vaccinated, boosted and have had COVID before? We try to answer

Times of India - Health - 3 days ago

'Some residual loyalty' - Tory MP says change of government amidst the pandemic is 'folly' -- BORIS Johnson must "get back on track with the people's priorities", a leading Tory backbencher...

Daily Express - Politics - 3 days ago

India health workers bear brunt of COVID efforts -- Women who work in pandemic care services often work long hours for low wages. Their labor has bolstered the health care system and helped increase the rate of vaccination.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 3 days ago

I've been unable to get a state pension credit for time I couldn't work during pandemic - can I challenge this? Steve Webb replies

Daily Mail - Opinion - 3 days ago

Fact check: False message on Coronavirus being a bacteria which can be treated with aspirin circulated on social media; h...

Times of India - Health - 3 days ago

Commentary: Unvaccinated populations fuel the emergence of COVID-19 variants

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 3 days ago

Fixating on zero Covid is 'useless' says top Hong Kong microbiologist, focus on vaccination rate instead

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 3 days ago

Air Busan opens Busan-Saipan route despite pandemic

Air Busan opens Busan-Saipan route amid pandemic

Korea Times - Entertainment - 3 days ago

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO

Euractiv - Health - 3 days ago

European External Action Service damaged following COVID curbs protest

The building of the European External Action Service was damaged by violent demonstrators on Sunday (23 January) during protests against COVID-19 restrictions with participants from across the EU.

Euractiv - Health - 3 days ago

Pandemic experience prepares HMC hospitals for future mega events

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

Three days on the front line of the pandemic

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Covid-19: Hong Kong civil servants told to work from home as Kwai Chung cluster grows to over 170 cases

Hong Kong Free Press - Environment - 3 days ago

Monthlong pandemic lockdown lifted on China's Xi'an

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities have lifted a monthlong pandemic lockdown on the northern Chinese city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents. The announcement Monday followed the restart of …

Bay to Bay News - World - 3 days ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Is it too soon to expect the COVID pandemic to end?

Times of India - Health - 3 days ago

Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel

Times of India - Health - 3 days ago

Desperate to preserve at-home COVID-19 testing kits, some families are sharing a single test. Health experts say this 'intranasal promiscuity' is gross and yields inaccurate results.

Business Insider - Science - 3 days ago

Those unvaccinated can have a severe form of COVID-19 after Omicron infection, says WHO expert amid rising cases

Maria van Kerkhove, the health agency's technical lead on coronavirus, said that the surge of infections across the world is putting a significant burden on health care systems which are already severely overburdened

First Post - Health - 3 days ago

As death toll mounts, US officials, media try to declare the pandemic over

World Socialist Web Site - World - 3 days ago

Why drugmakers are fighting over Covid vaccine patents

Calls to waive the patents on mRNA Covid vaccines have gained traction globally, but experts seriously doubt that they will ever come to be.

CNBC - Health - 3 days ago

Embattled suburban COVID testing company searched by FBI: report

Center for COVID Control, based in Rolling Meadows, is under investigation in multiple states amid complaints about long waits for test results, among other problems.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 3 days ago

As Covid recedes, housing must be our new priority

As Covid-19 hopefully recedes in our collective rear-view mirror, it is time to look at all our long-fingered agenda items, chief of which is tackling the national housing crisis.

Independent.ie - Opinion - 3 days ago

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern halts own wedding over new Covid restrictions

Independent.ie - World - 3 days ago

Letters: Supreme Court said COVID-19 not a 'grave danger'

The Advocate - Opinion - 3 days ago

Egg freezing, destigmatising sex, COVID-19: What women will be talking about in 2022

Channel NewsAsia - Health - 3 days ago

New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment

The Denver Post - Politics - 3 days ago

Israeli study shows 4th jab offers 3 times more protection from COVID complications

YNET News - Science - 3 days ago

Educators debate long-term consequences of pandemic on young people

YNET News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

'Thank Lord we're in UK!' Britons stunned as NZ's Ardern tightens Covid restrictions AGAIN

Daily Express - Politics - 4 days ago

Omicron surge adds complications to U.S. economy -- The spread of the Omicron variant is causing an additional complication to the U.S. economy, which is already struggling with high inflation and a supply chain crisis. And data shows nearly 9 million Americans were out of work in January because they were caring for someone with COVID-19 or being ill with the virus themselves. Joshua Hausman, associate professor of public policy and economics at the University Of Michigan and research associate at the National Bureau Of Economic Research, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more.

The spread of the Omicron variant is causing an additional complication to the U.S. economy, which is already struggling with high inflation and a supply chain crisis. And data shows nearly 9 million Americans were out of work in January because they were caring for someone with COVID-19 or being ill with the virus themselves.

CBS News - Science - 4 days ago

'Health dictatorship': Clashes as tens of thousands protest COVID rules in Belgium

Police use water cannon and tear gas to push back protesters; around 50,000 people paraded through the Belgian capital

International The News - World - 4 days ago

How one person's cells led to our only COVID antibody treatment

The Mercury News - Health - 4 days ago

End of pandemic in Europe 'plausible' after Omicron, says WHO

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 4 days ago

Omicron wave of COVID to peak by mid-February, Fauci predicts

The number of infections has been sharply declining in the Northeast and upper Midwest, following an alarming rise in cases since the highly contagious omicron variant was first reported in the U.S. in December, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief White House medical adviser, said on ABC’s “This Week.”

New York Daily News - Politics - 4 days ago

A Shrinking Band of Southern Nurses, Neck-Deep in Another Covid Wave

New York Times - Health - 4 days ago

Brussels protests: Chaos erupts as police fire tear gas & water cannon at Covid activists

Daily Express - World - 4 days ago

The doctors treating long Covid with HRT

Telegraph UK - Health - 4 days ago

Covid infection could put you at risk of an irreversible condition warns new study

Daily Express - Health - 4 days ago

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Sunday, January 23

WalesOnline - Health - 4 days ago

How does COVID-19 cause a loss of smell?

ABC News - Health - 4 days ago

COVID signs in kids and what should parents do

Times of India - Health - 4 days ago

New digital habits people picked up during the pandemic

Times of India - Health - 4 days ago

Omicron symptoms change: The rotten symptom that could be Covid -- OMICRON symptoms are different and milder than any other variant of coronavirus so it's hard to...

Daily Express - Health - 4 days ago

Pat Leahy: Coalition will need to relearn art of saying no as pandemic recedes

A more ‘normal’ sort of politics and Government business will return as focus moves away from Covid-19

Irish Times - Opinion - 4 days ago

Four stocks boosted by pandemic shutdowns that are now plunging

Some of the stocks that saw skyrocketing growth during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as shutdowns prompted massive changes in spending are finally falling back to earth as the world claws its way back to relative normalcy.

Washington Examiner - Business - 4 days ago

Game-changing Covid pills remain out of reach for some patients

Politico - Politics - 4 days ago

Jacinda Ardern delays OWN wedding: New Zealand on Covid red alert after just 9 cases

Daily Express - World - 4 days ago

Opinion: Skills, not schools. It took a pandemic and BLM to get employers looking at new ways to hire

Too many employers have required college degrees that aren't necessary. COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter are helping them realize what a mistake that is.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 4 days ago

How colleges are dealing with high COVID case counts on campus

NPR - Science - 4 days ago

Commentary: Face the worry and stress of COVID with kindness and compassion

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 4 days ago

Whitty and gang must be held to account on Covid fearmongering, writes CAROLE MALONE

Daily Express - Opinion - 4 days ago

Ontario sewage tests indicate slow decline of COVID-19 infection rates -- Mark Gollom -- Health -- |

CBC News - Health - 4 days ago

Stop testing kids now: Thousands of school pupils continue to miss out on vital lessons despite Covid being on the retreat thanks to barrage of weekly swab tests

Daily Mail - Health - 4 days ago

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern postpones wedding as she introduces tougher Covid rules

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been forced to postpone her own wedding due to the introduction of new Covid-19 restrictions.

Independent.ie - World - 4 days ago

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Covid curbs

‘I am no different to, dare I say it, thousands of other New Zealanders who have had much more devastating impacts felt by the pandemic,’ prime minister says

Independent UK - World - 4 days ago

Carer explains how he is £300 better off despite stopping Carer's Allowance claim - UNIVERSAL CREDIT was a lifeline for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now some claimants...

Daily Express - Business - 4 days ago

COVID-19 outbreak forces New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern to scrap wedding plans

'My wedding will not be going ahead,' PM Jacinda Ardern confirms after detailing new restrictions in face of Omicron outbreak

International The News - World - 4 days ago

Attacks against Covid modellers 'undermine future pandemic response'

Independent UK - Science - 4 days ago

'It's not an exact science': In defence of the Covid-19 modellers

Independent UK - Science - 4 days ago

'Oafish' Boris Johnson slammed for partygate as Ardern cancels own wedding over Covid fear -- JACINDA ARDERN has cancelled her wedding as the country continues to curb a new wave of Omicron...

Daily Express - World - 4 days ago

Fourth Shot 'Partially Effective Against Omicron,' Initial Israeli Findings Suggest -- Fourth COVID Shot 'Only Partially Effective Against Omicron,' Initial Israeli Findings Suggest

Haaretz - Science - 4 days ago

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue

Los Angeles Times - Health - 4 days ago

Meat Loaf remembered by daughters Pearl and Amanda following death at 74 after COVID-19 struggle: 'I love you daddy always and forever'

Daily Mail - Top Stories - 4 days ago

HEALTH NOTES: Mushroom chewing gum fights Covid

Daily Mail - Health - 4 days ago

Hallelujah, NBA, NFL phasing out COVID testing and living life again!!! | Commentary

The NFL has stopped testing unvaccinated players and don't be surprised if the NBA soon does the same.

Orlando Sentinel - Sports - 4 days ago

COVID-19 vaccination rate drops for kids in Minnesota

Star Tribune - Health - 4 days ago

Mercy Hospital COVID patient at center of lawsuit moved to Texas

Star Tribune - Health - 4 days ago

Covid-19 developments from around the world

International The News - Health - 4 days ago

Which Covid Patients Get Monoclonals? CDC Study Spots Big Disparities.

Mother Jones - Politics - 4 days ago

Minnesota COVID patient at center of lawsuit over his ventilator dies in Texas hospital

Buffalo man's family sued Mercy Hospital to keep him on a ventilator

Star Tribune - Health - 4 days ago

COVID issues force Cal women to postpone Sunday's game vs. No. 2 Stanford

Cal announced that Sunday’s scheduled womens’ basketball game against No. 2 Stanford...

San Francisco Chronicle - Sports - 4 days ago

British expat fears as Spanish debt spirals - EU in crisis as Covid economies struggle -- FEARS for British expats living in Spain grow as recent data has shown the extent of the...

Daily Express - World - 5 days ago

France continues to witness protests over Covid health pass

International The News - World - 5 days ago

COVID Vaccine Mandates Strongly Opposed in Europe, US as Vaccine Failures Increase

Commentary Since coronavirus pandemic lockdowns were implemented by many governments in 2020, people around the world have held largely peaceful ...

Epoch Times - Opinion - 5 days ago

$1.12 billion in NSW COVID-19 relief funding yet to be spent

Sydney Morning Herald - Politics - 5 days ago

Pandemic Lessons Learned: Rushed COVID Vaccines

Commentary I was a young vaccine research scientist when SARS-CoV-1 emerged in China and spread around the world ...

Epoch Times - Opinion - 5 days ago

Tucker Carlson relates COVID-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi experiments on human subjects in concentration camps

Business Insider - Science - 5 days ago

Early evidence suggests Omicron infection could give people 'superimmunity' against future coronavirus variants, but experts warn COVID-19 is still unpredictable

Business Insider - Science - 5 days ago

COVID-19 Special: How are children faring in the pandemic? -- A new study indicates there is no need for daycare centers to close due to COVID.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 5 days ago

COVID-19: African scientists say 'mild omicron' could end pandemic -- The rapid spread of omicron had concerned virologists. Now, African scientists are optimistic that the variant could mark the end of the pandemic and the beginning of an endemic.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 5 days ago

'Totally mad!' French long for Macron to be more like Boris as Covid fury erupts

Daily Express - World - 5 days ago

Further 10,000 Covid-19 cases reported as most pandemic restrictions lifted

Numbers being treated for disease in hospitals and ICUs both down on Saturday

Irish Times - Health - 5 days ago

PUP UPDATE -- Major PUP changes from March 8 as Ireland to scrap almost all Covid restrictions

Irish Sun - Business - 5 days ago

Huge numbers of kids getting long Covid -- Kari Dequine Harden

Salon - Science - 5 days ago

The daily positivity of the Covid-19 is placed above 40%

Dominican Today - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Five deaths and 6,363 new cases of coronavirus reported in the country

Dominican Today - Entertainment - 5 days ago

No evidence you can catch Covid from overseas Mail, China says

Chinese officials say experts have seen little to suggest that Covid 19 is spreading via non frozen goods after a recent infection of the omicron vari...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 5 days ago

Two years since Covid was confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than imagined

With the emergence of omicron, the future course of the pandemic is unclear as experts struggle to understand how new variants emerge.

CNBC - Health - 5 days ago

A digital divide haunts schools adapting to COVID-19 hurdles

The Denver Post - Business - 5 days ago

Haves and have-nots: What the suburbs that suffer most in a pandemic have in common

New analysis shows the proportion of blue-collar workers in a local government area was the biggest determinant of the spread and impact of COVID-19.

Sydney Morning Herald - Health - 5 days ago

Our scientists lead way in protecting the world - EXPRESS COMMENT -- Express Comment: -- THE dark cloud which has been the Covid pandemic has certainly cast a terrible shadow over this...

Daily Express - Opinion - 5 days ago

CPS says change in COVID case reporting wasn't intended to mislead public

A CPS dad who has been tracking COVID data pointed out on social media this week that thanks to discrepancies in the district’s figures, the number of infections at individual schools appeared lower than was actually the case.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 5 days ago

Covid excuses just won't work, says CAROLE MALONE -- Express Comment: -- IT would be funny if it wasn't so damned pathetic. Unions are apparently "insulted" by Boris's...

Daily Express - Opinion - 5 days ago

Covid-19: Brazil is now considered high-risk by Germany

Rio Times - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Study finds Moderna vax may lead to fewer breakthrough Covid infections than Pfizer

Times of India - Health - 5 days ago

Violence erupts in Honduras congress as MPs use Covid screens as shields - VIDEO

Daily Express - World - 5 days ago

Tearful Adele postpones Las Vegas shows due to COVID delays

A tearful and apologetic Adele on Thursday postponed a series of Las Vegas concerts due to start on Friday because half her crew was sick with COVID 1...

Peninsula Qatar - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Is there a relationship between COVID-19 vaccine and heart attacks? Dr Shriram Nene break it down

In an exclusive interview, Dr Shriram Nene talks about the pandemic, how the new COVID-19 variant is impacting heart, his plans to reach out to far more patients through social media, and more.

First Post - Health - 5 days ago

Harvard tells students with COVID-19 to "self-isolate" and conduct their own contact tracing

World Socialist Web Site - World - 5 days ago

Australia's COVID explosion shows workers must fight for global elimination of the virus

World Socialist Web Site - World - 5 days ago

Two hundred autoworkers out due to COVID-19 at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant

World Socialist Web Site - World - 5 days ago

China proves that a zero-COVID policy is no longer practical

Taiwan News - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Covid booster shots can reduce risk of hospitalization from the Omicron variant by 90%, CDC study finds: But only 39% of the 210m eligible have had their third shot compared to 70% of those eligible in the UK

Daily Mail - Health - 5 days ago

How did S'pore leaders handle Covid-19? ST's book, In This Together, brings you the inside story

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Coronavirus FAQ: What's the risk of catching omicron outdoors?

NPR - Science - 5 days ago

Opinion: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over yet and we shouldn't act like it is

Even those without symptoms can infect other, more vulnerable people.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Opinion - 5 days ago

Kingston Mills: Is Covid gone or will dangers keep lurking?

Effect of new mutations on transmission, immunity and severity difficult to predict

Irish Times - Opinion - 5 days ago

Wall Street has worst week since the start of the pandemic

Stocks fell again on Wall Street Friday, capping off the worst weekly drop for the S&P 500 since the start of the pandemic.

NBC News - Business - 5 days ago

The End of the Pandemic Boom Is Nigh

New York Magazine - Business - 5 days ago

Only COVID-19 knows if this year's play festivals will take place at Cape Breton University

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency After COVID Ravages Her Crew

Inside Edition - Entertainment - 5 days ago

COVID-19 on the decline as Florida reports 605 deaths, 289,204 cases this week

Deaths are up but cases are down this week in Florida as the omicron surge plateaus, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Orlando Sentinel - Health - 5 days ago

DW News Africa with Eddy Micah Jr, 21 January 2022 -- What is driving the coups in West Africa? Plus South Africans are hopeful about life returning to normal after omicron COVID-19 infections fall. The people trying to change Tanzania's grim record on women dying in childbirth, a female boda boda motorbike taxi driver in Kenya breaks down barriers and a look forward at the knockout stage in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Deutsche Welle - World - 5 days ago

WHO lowers recommended age for children to be eligible for Pfizer Covid vaccine to five years old

Daily Mail - Health - 5 days ago

Patient beware: Some states are still pushing outdated Covid treatments

NBC News - Science - 5 days ago

CDC studies: COVID-19 vaccine booster shots needed to blunt omicron

The studies, which covering millions of patients nationwide, offer the first serious look at the impact of vaccines and booster shots as America grapples with the still-spreading omicron wave.

New York Daily News - Politics - 5 days ago

Israel must solve its mental health pandemic

Opinion: Psychologists and social workers report increasing number of people suffering from anxiety, depression, eating disorders and addiction caused by consequences of COVID pandemic; but they wait months and years to receive treatment

YNET News - Opinion - 5 days ago

Michigan autoworker Randall James testifies for the Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Socialist Web Site - World - 5 days ago

S'pore's Covid-19 story: In the same storm, in different boats, but going the right way?

The Straits Times - Politics - 5 days ago

Why Pet Hamsters Are the Latest Suspect in Coronavirus Outbreaks

Gizmodo - Technology - 5 days ago

Could there be a needle-free COVID vaccine? -- Would you rather receive a COVID vaccine via needle or nasal spray? Scientists are working to make nasal COVID vaccines a reality.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 6 days ago

Djokovic held in detention hotel as he fights deportation from Australia -- Family in Serbia rallies for support as worldwide reaction draws attention to the politics surrounding sports in the pandemic

National Post - Sports - 6 days ago

Small children getting less sick from Omicron; Genetic mutation protects against severe COVID

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.

Reuters - Science - 6 days ago

Doctors sound alarm about alcohol consumption during COVID spike -- Scott Laurie -- | -- Updated Jan. 17, 2022 -- | -- 3 min read

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 6 days ago

No, COVID vaccines won't make you infertile: study

Saltwire (The Cape Breton Post) - Health - 6 days ago

The World Leaders Who Have Gotten COVID Twice -- Myriam Vidal Valero

Slate - Technology - 6 days ago

El plan de Biden para entregar pruebas gratis para covid no llega fácilmente a los más vulnerables

Kaiser Health News - Health - 6 days ago

PSL 7: PCB confirms 3 players, 5 support staff COVID-19 positive

Players and support staff members who have tested positive have been isolated, says PCB

International The News - Sports - 6 days ago

Netflix, Peloton bring pandemic-stock era to shuddering halt

Netflix and Peloton Interactive, two of the highest-profile stars of the lockdown era,...

Houston Chronicle - Top Stories - 6 days ago

More Than 1,000 Health Experts Petition Spotify to Control Joe Rogan's False COVID-19 Info on His Podcast

Inside Edition - Health - 6 days ago

Coronavirus transmission rates are falling across California, bringing guarded optimism

The rapid spread of the coronavirus appears to be decelerating in some areas, but San Diego County reports another 14,025 cases

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 6 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon is accused of 'twisting' Covid figures to make England look worse as Lib Dems report her to UK statistics watchdog

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

Is UK's Omicron wave already flattening off? Daily Covid cases drop just 4% in a week with infections rising in primary school pupils - but hospital admissions fall by fifth as NHS pressure recedes and London declares 'emergency' status over

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

World must 'spend billions' to 'gain trillions' -- The pandemic must be contained to protect economic output, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said. Business leaders and policymakers agree that supply chains need to be rebuilt with resilience in mind.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 6 days ago

IMF Chief Says China's Zero COVID Plans Are A 'Burden' For World Economy

International Business Times - World - 6 days ago

Hospitals not the only healthcare setting stretched by COVID-19

Sydney Morning Herald - Health - 6 days ago

Kids under 5 can't get Covid vaccines. Doctors explain how to protect them from omicron

Covid hospitalizations of children under 5 are rising, the CDC says, and that age group can't get vaccines. Doctors explain how parents can protect them.

CNBC - Health - 6 days ago

CORBEVAX: a pandemic game changer? -- Maureen Ferran - The Conversation

Salon - Science - 6 days ago

Some Bay Area companies urging, but not requiring, COVID boosters

Whether to require COVID-19 vaccine boosters has become a fraught question for different...

San Francisco Chronicle - Business - 6 days ago

Cannabis CBD Might Be Highly Effective at Preventing COVID

The Daily Beast - Science - 6 days ago

Universal won't require COVID testing for non-vaccinated workers

Universal employees will not be required to undergo weekly COVID testing if they are not vaccinated, a decision made in response to a change in federal regulations.

Orlando Sentinel - Business - 6 days ago

'Pure delirium' Macron backlash over hated Covid measure as Omicron 'nearly behind us'

Daily Express - World - 6 days ago

Pandemic to keep Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski home from Beijing Olympics; they'll broadcast, model 'Project Runway' outfits remotely from Connecticut

Fans of the skating commentary — and the lavish display of fashion — served up at the Olympics by Quarryville native Johnny Weir and his broadcast partner Tara Lipinski may

Lancaster Online - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Israeli hospitals experience surge of seriously ill COVID patients

YNET News - Science - 6 days ago

COVID-19 could impair cognitive performance, even for people that get mild illness and think they're fully recovered, early research suggests.

Business Insider - Science - 6 days ago

Adele emotionally postpones Las Vegas shows due to Covid-related delays

Adele emotionally postpones Las Vegas shows due to Covid-related delays

Independent.ie - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Wearing a mask on planes DOES cut risk of COVID spreading, study finds

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

Covid was still fourth biggest killer in England in December, official data reveals

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

China's flagship Covid vaccine may offer virtually zero protection against Omicron: Two doses trigger 'undetectable' antibody levels

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

The back-to-school effect? Covid cases are already rising again among primary-aged children, official data shows

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

Flu warning: Vulnerable group identified as 'twindemic' back on cards: 'Big concern' -- EXPERTS have warned hospitals could get swamped by a "twindemic" of Covid and flu cases striking...

Daily Express - Science - 6 days ago

Over 1,500 Covid cases in nursing homes, community hospitals since start of year

Irish Times - Health - 6 days ago

China's zero-Covid policy now looks like a 'burden' and it needs to reassess, IMF says

CNBC - World - 6 days ago

DeSantis won't say if he's boosted against COVID-19, says status could be used as 'weapon'

Orlando Sentinel - Politics - 6 days ago

Avoiding COVID-19 ahead of Beijing 2022 -- COVID-19 looms large over prospective Winter Olympians making final preparations for the Beijing Games. As excitement builds, so do fears that a positive test could end their Olympic dreams.

Deutsche Welle - Sports - 6 days ago

Meat Loaf had been 'seriously ill' with Covid before his death, according to reports

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Leonard Patton sings out at his San Diego venue, The Jazz Lounge, which opened during the COVID-19 pandemic

The award-winning San Diego singer opened his live music dinner club to the public last July, after doing nearly a year of audience-free livestream concerts in the intimate venue

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Covid hospitalizations of kids hit pandemic high, worrying doctors and parents

CNBC - Health - 6 days ago

Covid warning: New 'stealth' Omicron 'under investigation' after 53 cases found in UK

Daily Express - Science - 6 days ago

COVID surge leaves San Diego businesses understaffed and overworked

Local businesses are closing or cutting back hours of service due to the Omicron variant. Staff are sick and stretched to their limit as businesses try to make it work.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Business - 6 days ago

Smart recovery: Cargo handled at Delhi airport inched close to pre-pandemic levels last year

Times of India - Business - 6 days ago

Why would the unvaccinated reject a COVID-19 vaccine, but accept a new antiviral pill?

New pills should trigger the same fears of the vaccine-hesitant, and yet they won’t – perhaps because they are familiar, while injections are unusual and often depicted as dangerous

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 6 days ago

Column: Their Mexican bakery weathered COVID-19's devastation. Can it survive a fire?

Spigas was the culmination of a promise the two Mexican immigrants had made to each other 25 years earlier, when they met at another panaderia in Santa Ana.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 6 days ago

Live Covid updates as Mark Drakeford gives an update on Omicron restrictions

WalesOnline - Politics - 6 days ago

China Limits Winter Olympics Torch Relay Over COVID Fears

The relay will run for just three days and the flame will be displayed only in enclosed venues that are deemed “safe and controllable,” according to officials.

Huffington Post - World - 6 days ago

Coronavirus: Reasons why you should quit taking mild COVID-19 infection lightly

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

Pamela Anderson splits from husband No. 5 as 'pandemic whirlwind' ends -- Anderson and Dan Hayhurst reportedly fell in love during the coronavirus lockdown and had been living on Vancouver Island

National Post - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Will we need more COVID-19 boosters to end the pandemic? -- Jocelyn Solis-Moreira -- Will the pandemic ever end? And will we need more boosters to enter the endemic phase of transmission?

Live Science - Health - 6 days ago

Covid-19 pandemic as we have known it is going to be behind us soon

Analysis: Protection through vaccination and dominance of less severe Omicron variant have changed the game

Irish Times - Health - 6 days ago

Recommendation to remove Covid restrictions 'largely' the right move

Irish Times - Health - 6 days ago

Israel's COVID Dashboard Crashes. We've Entered a New Phase

Haaretz - Top Stories - 6 days ago

COVID-19 vaccine developers to use mRNA technology for better shingles inoculation

Washington Examiner - Technology - 6 days ago

Serving personnel and veterans are helping fight against coronavirus

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Black-Caribbean Britons are ethnic group least likely to be triple-jabbed against Covid while just 40 per cent of Muslims have had their booster in England, latest figures show

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

COVID-19: Karnataka government lifts weekend restrictions, night curfew to continue

First Post - Health - 6 days ago

Coronavirus: Why has widespread sale of at-home COVID test kits sparked concerns? Necessary steps to follow

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

CDRI scientists research on new drugs for COVID treatment

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

Her trip to Italy was over. Then she tested positive for COVID-19.

Orlando Sentinel - Health - 6 days ago

COVID-19 in Orange County: Wastewater shows omicron dominant, but retreating

Orlando Sentinel - Health - 6 days ago

COVID-19 in Florida: 45,668 new cases, 111 new deaths

Florida's 7-day average for daily new cases fell to 44,124, it’s lowest level since Dec. 30, and the number of daily vaccine doses dropped fell to the lowest level since late October, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are the latest statistics.

Orlando Sentinel - Health - 6 days ago

Overall COVID cases plunge by ONE THIRD in US over last 24 hours: Only 15 states have seen daily virus cases jump by 100% or more over the past two weeks

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

Hong Kong schools shutting down due to rising Covid-19 infections

The Straits Times - Opinion - 6 days ago

Patient, Beware: Some States Still Pushing Ineffective Covid Antibody Treatments

Kaiser Health News - Health - 6 days ago

Japan beefs up coronavirus restrictions again as Omicron surges in cities

Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan under new restrictions spurred by the Omicron variant.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 6 days ago

Singapore will extend Covid booster program to teens aged 12 to 17

CNBC - Health - 6 days ago

Scientists develop new COVID diagnosis test using X-rays: Will it replace RT-PCR testing?

Experts who have designed this new method — using X-ray technology with Artificial Intelligence — say it is 98 per cent accurate and quicker than the conventional tests

First Post - Health - 6 days ago

My COVID Story: "I got mild COVID last year - here is why the term should bother you"

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

Coronavirus COVID test report: What is Ct value?

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

Pacific Island countries kept Covid at bay. Now they face an uncertain future

CNBC - Health - 6 days ago

Benefits of COVID-19 booster shots in WA would start to wane after March: Chief Health Officer

Sydney Morning Herald - Health - 6 days ago

Sputnik V Covid vaccine shows higher Omicron-specific antibodies than Pfizer: Study

RBD is a key part of a virus located on its 'spike' protein that allows it to enter and infect the human cells

Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 6 days ago

The global struggle to close schools and stop the pandemic

World Socialist Web Site - World - 6 days ago

Kerala reports record 40.2% COVID-19 test positivity rate: Southern state's recent case surge explained

The third coronavirus wave has hit Kerala hard with it logging a single-day spike of 46,387 cases on Thursday — a record since the pandemic broke out in March 2020

First Post - Health - 6 days ago

Japan is ramping up COVID-19 restrictions as omicron cases surge

NPR - Science - 6 days ago

Dulquer Salman tests positive for coronavirus

Deccan Chronicle - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Coronavirus: Study finds COVID-19 pandemic may have increased cases of high blood pressure; find out how and what experts...

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

California kids 12 and older could receive COVID-19 vaccine without parent's OK

The bill is the first to be introduced this year by a group of Democratic lawmakers pledging to strengthen vaccination laws and target misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 6 days ago

California could let teenagers get COVID vaccine without parental consent

State Sen. Scott Wiener proposed legislation Thursday to allow young people ages 12 to 17...

San Francisco Chronicle - Politics - 6 days ago

L.A. schools see coronavirus rates decline; student attendance improves amid record surge

School outbreaks appear to be low, but it's hard to know given the difficulty of contact tracing.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 6 days ago

Coronavirus hair loss: Why it happens and will people who had COVID hair loss during the second wave experience the same ...

Times of India - Health - 6 days ago

Music Notebook: Wynton Marsalis has two San Diego concerts this week, a year after COVID-fueled postponements

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Peak may be over, but pain is not: Illinois suffers third-worst daily COVID death toll of pandemic as Omicron surge slows

While cases and hospitalizations are falling, Illinois is still losing 109 lives on average each day. About 14 of every 109 live in the city, the vast majority unvaccinated. "Let me be very clear: There are still more than 200 Chicagoans being newly admitted [to hospitals] every day with COVID-19," said Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 6 days ago

Amount withdrawn from cash machines fell EVEN further last year and expert says usage will never return to pre-pandemic levels

Daily Mail - Business - 6 days ago

California child-care workers struggle with COVID-19 test kit shortages

Child-care providers are hoping the state will supply them with rapid COVID-19 tests and other supplies that could help curb closures caused by virus outbreaks and quarantine measures.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 6 days ago

'You Took Away My Mom': Singer's Son Slams Anti-Vaxxers After Her COVID-19 Death

Czech folk singer Hana Horka deliberately allowed herself to be exposed to the coronavirus and refused to get vaccinated, her son said.

Huffington Post - World - 6 days ago

'Brain fog' caused by Covid could be a result of how the virus affects a person's spinal fluid, study finds

Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago

Taking care of your mental health through cancer and COVID-19

Seattlepi.com - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Singapore's Covid-19 journey: 10 best photos capturing the pandemic

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 6 days ago

GTA -- Should you swab your nose – and your throat – for a more accurate at-home COVID test? -- Jan. 06, 2022

While some experts say swabbing both throat and nose can produce more accurate at-home COVID-19 test results, official health guidance still advises you stick to the nose-only package instructions.

Toronto Star - Top Stories - 6 days ago

CHAPMAN: Games in hand causing chaos in Premier League races -- The impact of COVID-19 on the English Premier League this season has been devastating and ongoing.

National Post - Sports - 6 days ago

Nightly COVID-19 testing available at Christ the King Episcopal Church, Bravo

In an effort to open up testing to more people in Central Florida, both the Episcopal Church Jesus of Nazareth in Orlando and the Sedano's Supermarkets on Semoran Boulevard have after-hours options.

Orlando Sentinel - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Bronzeville business owner said it's taken creativity and a state grant to survive the pandemic

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 6 days ago

Petition opposing Stanford's COVID-19 booster mandate draws 1,800 signatures

Los Angeles Times - Health - 6 days ago

Nphet clears way for extensive easing of Covid-19 restrictions, including end to 8pm curfew

Cabinet will meet on Friday to consider timeframe for implementation

Irish Times - Health - 6 days ago

GOP and Democratic governors reinstate Covid emergency orders to combat omicron

CNBC - Health - 6 days ago

Maryland to start testing antibody levels in nursing home residents to determine if fourth shot of COVID vaccine is needed

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the state would begin testing nursing home residents’ antibody levels over the next two weeks to determine if they needed fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Baltimore Sun - Health - 6 days ago

France to start lifting Covid-19 curbs gradually from February

International The News - Health - 7 days ago

COVID Parenting Has Passed the Point of Absurdity

The Atlantic - Health - 7 days ago

Israel to drop compulsory COVID isolation in schools, Bennett says

YNET News - Science - 7 days ago

Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid COVID-19 fears

Thousands of people in Hong Kong volunteered on Wednesday to adopt unwanted hamsters after a mass cull order from the government over COVID-19 fears raised alarm that panicky owners would abandon their pets.

Reuters - Weird - 7 days ago

'Unwavering, Staggering' Military Spouse Unemployment Could Change After Pandemic -- With the increase in remote work, spouses found stability and opportunities they hadn't seen before.

With the increase in remote work, spouses found stability and opportunities they hadn't seen before.

Military.com - Opinion - 7 days ago

COVID testing firm piled unprocessed swabs in trash bags, billed feds $113M

Ars Technica - Science - 7 days ago

Covid restrictions expected to ease with Nphet recommendations due

Another 5,523 PCR-confirmed cases reported; officials expected to approve end of 8pm curfew

Irish Times - Health - 7 days ago

Twitter Users Mock White House's Limit On 4 COVID Tests Per Household

Many Twitter users noted that is going to leave out a lot of people, and created an amusing new meme in the process.

Huffington Post - Science - 7 days ago

COVID REWARD -- Leo reveals when frontline bonus will be paid - but can't confirm exact date

Irish Sun - Business - 7 days ago

Horses jump bonfires as Spain's purification ceremony returns after pandemic break

About a hundred horses jumped through bonfires in a purification ceremony on Sunday during the Spanish festival of "Las Luminarias", which was held for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters - Weird - 7 days ago

Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting it

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 days ago

COVID-19 may trigger diabetes by causing fat cells to go haywire -- Nicoletta Lanese -- The coronavirus may cause fat cells to malfunction.

Live Science - Health - 7 days ago

Government Roll-Out of Free COVID-19 Test Kits Hits Snag as Production Ramps Up

Inside Edition - Health - 7 days ago

What are the COVID rules across the UK and how do they differ between nations?

Sky News - Top Stories - 7 days ago

COVID-19 vaccines and the 'nocebo' effect -- What if, instead of causing "more side effects" than reported, COVID-19 vaccines actually caused fewer?

Deutsche Welle - Science - 7 days ago

Covid breakthrough: UK develops 'game-changing' tech to diagnose virus quicker than PCR -- THE UK has developed a "game-changing" new X-ray technology that helps diagnose Covid-19 far...

Daily Express - Science - 7 days ago

No10 'offered to ease Covid restrictions for Prince Philip's funeral'

Evening Standard - Politics - 7 days ago

UN Cuts Global Deal To Boost Worldwide Production Of Merck's COVID Pill

International Business Times - World - 7 days ago

Airlines seek end to mandatory COVID-19 testing of vaccinated passengers on arrival -- Christopher Reynolds -- Business

Canada's largest airlines and its busiest airport asked the federal government Monday to drop its rule requiring vaccinated travellers to test on arrival for COVID-19.

CBC News - Business - 7 days ago

Light at the end of the tunnel: CDC forecasts daily COVID deaths in the US to drop 25% by early February as Omicron surge slows

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

One chart shows people vaccinated with Moderna had the best protection against COVID-19 in 2021

Business Insider - Science - 7 days ago

COVID-19 surge at LAPD and Sheriff's Department keeps over 2,000 personnel at home

Some 1,134 LAPD employees are at home sick or quarantining, up 42% from early last week. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department had 874 personnel at home.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 7 days ago

How Not to Use Rapid Covid Tests

Kaiser Health News - Health - 7 days ago

COVID-19 Special: Living with COVID -- Is travel an option with Omicron? Tourists take to the skies despite the fast-spreading variant.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 7 days ago

COVID-19 Special: What works against omicron? -- What awaits people who are vaccinated, who have received their booster shots or have recovered?

Deutsche Welle - Science - 7 days ago

Israel approves COVID-19 booster for at-risk children aged 5–11

YNET News - Science - 7 days ago

Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan tests positive for COVID-19

Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan has tested positive for COVID-19, her husband, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday morning.

The Baltimore Sun - Politics - 7 days ago

Up to 60 PER CENT of all Covid 'patients' in London's hospitals are not primarily being treated for the virus - as data shows NHS staffing absences have plunged 40% since Omicron wave began receding

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

Covid Vaccine Booster Gives Effective Antibody Protection Against Omicron: Study

A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine increases the level of antibodies that can effectively neutralise the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.

NDTV - Science - 7 days ago

New measures in Brazil to tackle covid-19 ahead of Carnaval

Rio Times - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Welsh Government says 69,000 more people would have caught Covid if it hadn't brought in restrictions

WalesOnline - Politics - 7 days ago

UK Covid cases are down by a fifth in a week and falling in every age group except under-18s, symptom-tracking survey claims - but top expert urges nation to be 'sensible' because 144,000 still catching virus every day

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

'Nocebo effect' behind majority of Covid vaccine symptoms, study says

Independent UK - Science - 7 days ago

Coronavirus transmitted through stool? Know what US researchers claim

Times of India - Health - 7 days ago

Coronavirus: Possible reasons why you caught COVID-19 without any contact history

Times of India - Health - 7 days ago

Maharashtra to reopen schools for classes 1 to 12 from 24 Jan in areas with fewer COVID cases

First Post - Health - 7 days ago

Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits

Kaiser Health News - Health - 7 days ago

Will inflation, politics and Covid impact your ability to buy in 2022?

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Editor of BMJ slams 'ideological' Facebook for 'trying to control how people think' after social media giant labelled journal's report into alleged Pfizer Covid trial scandal 'misleading'

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

Antibiotic resistance caused 1.2 million deaths in 2019: AMR and its link to COVID-19 explained

A new study covering 204 countries showed that at least 1.2 million people died in 2019 due to drug-resistant bacterial infections, ahead of both HIV and malaria

First Post - Health - 7 days ago

Covid breakthrough as labs to make jab that protects against 'all variants' A COVID-19 breakthrough has been made as health chiefs push for a vaccine that protects people...

Daily Express - Science - 7 days ago

Coronavirus: AI-based X-rays may replace PCR tests for detecting COVID infection

Times of India - Health - 7 days ago

COVID-19 vaccine booster provides effective antibody protection against Omicron, says Lancet study

The study found that in people who had received the Pfizer vaccine for all three doses, antibody levels against Omicron after a third dose were similar to those previously reached against Delta after only two shots.

First Post - Health - 7 days ago

Welsh Government minister says Covid passes haven't had a 'significant impact' on businesses

WalesOnline - Politics - 7 days ago

Thousands of Israelis who recovered from COVID reinfected with Omicron, ministry says

Since start of highly transmittable wave, up to 12% of daily cases found in population already infected, mostly in their 20s and 30s who had not received the coronavirus vaccine

YNET News - Science - 7 days ago

COVID deaths spike to 3,810 - the most daily deaths since last September - despite cases falling in seven U.S. states and no state recording more than a 300% increase over the past two weeks as Omicron spread begins to slow

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

UK PM Johnson drops COVID-19 restrictions

Euractiv - Health - 7 days ago

For a global strategy to stop the pandemic and save lives!

World Socialist Web Site - World - 7 days ago

SEP (Canada) to hold online meeting on Canada's pandemic election and the fight for socialism

World Socialist Web Site - World - 7 days ago

Most prevalent long COVID symptoms that are easily missed

Times of India - Health - 7 days ago

Study casts doubt on reliability of rapid antigen tests in kids; COVID transmission through breastmilk unlikely

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.

Reuters - Science - 7 days ago

Biden Sums Up First Year; Ukraine Is Among Prime Topics  -- President strikes highly optimistic tone in his first news conference of year, defending his record on economy, COVID-19, foreign policy 

President strikes highly optimistic tone in his first news conference of year, defending his record on economy, COVID-19, foreign policy

Voice of America - Politics - 7 days ago

Column -- COVID-19 was a generational opportunity for change at work – and corporate blew it -- Faux flexibility – and then back in the office where we can keep an eye on you ...

Register UK - Business - 7 days ago

US study finds natural immunity working more effectively against Covid-19

The finding is the latest to weigh in on a debate on the relative strengths of natural versus vaccine-acquired immunity against SARS-CoV-2

International The News - Health - 7 days ago

Aztecs basketball back after COVID pause; ready for three games in five days

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Sports - 7 days ago

Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID

A new study that compares prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 days ago

Rate of false positives among rapid Covid tests is 'very low' making up less than 0.1% of tests administered, study finds

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

New Zealand COVID-19 experts take action against Auckland University over online abuse

World Socialist Web Site - World - 7 days ago

Covid-19: Hamsters abandoned in streets as Hong Kong announces mass cull, NGOs 'shocked, concerned'

Hong Kong Free Press - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Cruise passengers share what it's like to be on a ship with COVID cases

The meteoric rise in Omicron-driven infections is raising questions as to whether it's still safe to cruise.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 7 days ago

Nocebo responses explain up to 76% of COVID vaccine side effects

Some vaccine side effects are very real, but many may be anxiety and misattribution.

Ars Technica - Science - 7 days ago

COVID CASH -- Full list of Irish healthcare workers who'll get Govt's Covid €1k tax-free bonus

Irish Sun - Business - 7 days ago

Website for free at-home COVID-19 testing runs into some ordering issues

A "small percentage of orders" was impacted, a Postal Service spokesman said.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 7 days ago

AI tool is built to detect which COVID patients will recover from the disease based of blood protein levels

Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago

Ghana revs up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign as omicron cases surge

COVID-19 vaccines have been available in Ghana since March 2021, but vaccine hesitancy in some areas has slowed down vaccination rates so far in the West African nation.

PRI - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Britain to lift most Covid-19 curbs from next week

International The News - World - 8 days ago

O.C. pediatric hospital treating 'highest number ever' of child COVID patients

Los Angeles Times - Health - 8 days ago

The CDC's director said the agency alone 'can't fix this public health crisis' as pandemic drags on

Business Insider - Science - 8 days ago

Mental Health - COVID Threatens to Bring a Wave of Hikikomori to America - We should work to protect others from falling into long-term social withdrawal - Carol W. Berman and Xi Chen | Opinion

Scientific American - Top Stories - 8 days ago

CDC report finds prior infection provided strong protection against COVID-19 in 2021, but experts warn it's 'playing with dynamite' to get sick on purpose

Business Insider - Science - 8 days ago

Afiaa Alwazir -- What I realized when my toddler got Covid

CNN - Opinion - 8 days ago

Czech singer Hana Horka dies after catching COVID-19 intentionally and avoiding vaccine

Hana Horka, 57, died two days after posting on social media that she had tested positive.

New York Daily News - Health - 8 days ago

5 things to know about ordering free COVID tests

The federal website providing free at-home COVID-19 tests is open for orders. Here is how to order the tests, and what you need to know.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 8 days ago

Prior Covid infection more protective than vaccination during Delta surge, US study finds

People who had previously been infected with COVID 19 were better protected against the Delta variant than those who were vaccinated alone, suggesting...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 8 days ago

Coronavirus spreading like never before in Americas, health agency says