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COVID-19

Thu. 8:49 a.m.: Biden co-hosts 2nd global COVID summit as US nears 1M deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks "a tragic milestone" as the U.S. approaches 1 million deaths. "As a nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow," ...

COVID cases rise 31.5 percent

For the fifth consecutive week, COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohio residents saw an increase. During those five weeks, cases in the state have quadrupled. The state had a 31.5 percent increase in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in just the past week. The streak of five weeks with ...

Fri. 8:34 a.m.: Asian Games in China postponed because of spread of COVID-19

Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said today that this year's Asian Games in China are being postponed because of concerns about the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. The OCA said it had not picked ...

Thu. 9:58 a.m.: WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, ...

Thu. 9:43 a.m.: Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing relaxes quarantine rules

BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong reopened beaches and pools today in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China's capital Beijing began easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas. Hong Kong had closed water sports venues during an outbreak of the highly transmissible omicron ...

CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials today restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation. Americans age 2 and older should wear a well-fitting masks ...