Health Mar 13 Obama tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s ‘feeling fine’ Obama encouraged more Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, despite the declining infection rate in the U.S. By Associated Press
World Jan 26 Global COVID-19 cases hit record high last week, says WHO The World Health Organization says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week. By Associated Press
Nation Dec 24 Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas flights due to ‘massive rise’ in COVID-19 sick leave At least three major airlines say they have canceled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season. By News Desk
Health Dec 23 Omicron less likely than delta to result in hospitalization, studies say Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta. By Laura Ungar, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Dec 20 Less than a month after discovery, Omicron now 73 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week. Continue reading
Dec 18 Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Associated Press Schools, universities, and all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until Jan. 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday night. Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By Associated Press U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last year as Congress opened the spigot of federal dollars to battle the coronavirus pandemic across multiple fronts. Continue reading
Dec 07 As omicron spreads, experts speculate whether it will overtake delta By Associated Press As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the… Continue reading
Dec 05 Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant By Gene Johnson, Associated Press “Thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said. “But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn’t cause… Continue reading