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COVID-19 cases drop at Valley nursing homes

COVID-19 numbers dropped significantly this week at area nursing homes and prisons, but the numbers were mixed at nursing homes across Ohio. Two Mahoning County nursing homes had more than 10 COVID-19 cases this week — the Windsor House at Omni Manor nursing home in Youngstown with nine patient and eight staff cases this week and the Oasis Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Youngstown with 10 patient and two staff cases, according to Ohio Department of Health data. Also four facilities had more than four cases — the Austinwoods Rehabilitation Healthcare Center nursing ...

Fri. 11:02 a.m.: Thailand adopts guidelines for declaring COVID-19 endemic

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai health authorities approved new guidelines today outlining the parameters for declaring the coronavirus pandemic an endemic disease. Official figures show that the country already meets the three criteria, but Ministry of Public Health spokesman Rungrueng Kitphati said ...

Thu. 8:41 a.m.: China demands US halt Olympics ‘interference’

BEIJING (AP) — China is demanding the U.S. end "interference" in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and some of its allies. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the demand today in a phone call with U.S. ...

Thu. 8:37 a.m.: World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic

BRUSSELS (AP) — Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp today. "I have lived in New York for 75 ...

Another inaccurate COVID-19 calculation

The Ohio Department of Health failed yet again to provide an accurate report of COVID-19 cases in the state. The latest, announced Tuesday by the ODH, was “an artificially low, incomplete COVID-19 case count caused by an electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) processing error.” Testing data from laboratories across the state is automatically submitted to the ODH through the ELR system. “ODH received five incorrectly formatted ELR filed from a long-term care facility around 5 p.m.” Monday, according to the statement. “Every file submitted contained both valid lab results ...

Wed. 9:21 a.m.: U.S. stock futures rise ahead of Fed policy statements

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures posted solid gains as investors wait to hear more details from the Federal Reserve on its plans to fight inflation. Future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1 percent to 34,512.00. S&P 500 futures rose 1.3 percent and Nasdaq futures added 1.9 ...