Health Sep 20 Biden administration announces $600 million to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them By Will Weissert, Associated Press
World Feb 25 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Nigeria counts ballots after challenging Election Day In our news wrap Saturday, Nigeria held its presidential election amid delays and scattered violence, winter weather continues to affect the West Coast, Biden ordered federal agents to check on families door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, an independent committee recommended…
World Jan 10 China halts visas for Japan, South Korea following virus testing on Chinese travelers Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
World Jan 04 European Union urges pre-flight COVID-19 tests on passengers from China The European Union has "strongly encouraged" its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing of passengers from China, in a move that is likely to upset Beijing and has already been criticized by the global airline industry. By Raf Cassert, Associated Press
World Sep 29 Qatar confirms COVID-19 test requirements for World Cup fans Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative COVID-19 test when they arrive as part of the host nation's rules to combat COVID-19. About 1.2 million visitors to Qatar are expected for the tournament, which starts… By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
Apr 14 FDA authorizes 1st breathalyzer test for COVID-19 By Associated Press The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the FDA said Thursday, and can be used in doctor's offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites. Continue reading
Jan 31 If you test positive on a rapid COVID test, don’t stop isolating just yet, virologists say By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News If a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19, experts say they are most likely still carrying a viral load high enough to infect others. Continue reading
Jan 23 Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics By Associated Press People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 6:32 COVID-19 latest: Omicron variant, herd immunity, worldwide vaccine access By PBS NewsHour In order to expand testing access and help stop the spread of the omicron variant, the Biden administration announced this week that it would begin distributing millions of COVID-19 tests and masks to Americans for free. Infectious disease epidemiologist Jessica… Continue watching
Jan 21 Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most By Hannah Recht, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News Two rapid-testing initiatives the Biden administration released in the past week are inaccessible to some residents of multifamily housing, people who don’t speak English well, or those without internet. Continue reading