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Highly Infectious New COVID Variant From China Detected In US
The strain, identified as NB.1.8.1, was first reported in the US between late March and early April among international travellers
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FLiRT, New Covid-19 Variant In US: What We Know So Far
According to the Infectious Diseases Society Of America (IDSA), the proportion of illnesses caused by KP.2 is rapidly increasing. The other FLiRT variant, KP 1.1 is also circulating in the US.
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A New Covid Variant Is Now Spreading - Omicron BA.4.6. Details Here
BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron COVID variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK.
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Omicron "Spreading Explosively" Across US, But Here's The Good News
Though the omicron variant tends to be milder, it is spreading so explosively across the U.S. that many hospitals expect it to rival or surpass previous records for admitting Covid patients.
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US Records Highest-Ever Average New Covid Cases: Report
The United States has reached its highest-ever average of new Covid cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant spread at a blistering pace.
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Court Extends Hours In Ghislaine Maxwell Case To "Avoid Mistrial" Amid Covid Surge
US jurors said they were "making progress" deciding Ghislaine Maxwell's fate in her sex crimes trial Tuesday as the judge warned of a race against time due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Now, 2 Covid Pills For At-Home Treatment As Omicron Spreads
Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 pill was cleared by US regulators Thursday, giving high-risk patients a second at-home treatment just as the Omicron variant is causing cases to surge around the country.
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"This Is Not March 2020": Amid Omicron Surge, Joe Biden Says US Prepared
President Joe Biden on Tuesday sought to reassure Americans about the country's ability to battle the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, saying it was "prepared" to fight what is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States.
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Apple Makes Masks Mandatory at US Retail Stores as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Apple will require all customers and employees to wear masks at its US retail stores, the iPhone maker said, as COVID-19 cases surge in the country.
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Strict Quarantine Rules In Japan Over Omicron For Travellers From India
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
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Canada Makes Covid Tests Compulsory For Travellers; Excludes US Flights
Canada, seeking to halt the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, will require people arriving by air from all nations except the United States to take a COVID-19 test, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Tuesday.
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"Who Will Get Ventilator" - Tough Choices In Parts Of US Ravaged By Delta
Parts of the U.S. health system "are in dire straits," as the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant forces some states to prepare for rationed medical care, Rochelle Walensky, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said.
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Apple Asks US Employees to Report COVID-19 Vaccination Status by Mid-September: Report
Apple is reportedly asking its US employees to report their vaccination status as COVID-19 cases spike in the country.
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Delta Variant Spreads "Like Wildfire" As Doctors Study Whether It Makes Patients Sicker
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before.
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Delta Surges Through US, Where Vaccine Myths Are Hurting It Big
The excuses range from the merely false to the absurd. The shots don't work. They impair fertility. They'll alter your DNA. They'll magnetize you. They actually spread the virus.
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Highly Infectious New COVID Variant From China Detected In US
The strain, identified as NB.1.8.1, was first reported in the US between late March and early April among international travellers
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FLiRT, New Covid-19 Variant In US: What We Know So Far
According to the Infectious Diseases Society Of America (IDSA), the proportion of illnesses caused by KP.2 is rapidly increasing. The other FLiRT variant, KP 1.1 is also circulating in the US.
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A New Covid Variant Is Now Spreading - Omicron BA.4.6. Details Here
BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron COVID variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK.
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Omicron "Spreading Explosively" Across US, But Here's The Good News
Though the omicron variant tends to be milder, it is spreading so explosively across the U.S. that many hospitals expect it to rival or surpass previous records for admitting Covid patients.
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US Records Highest-Ever Average New Covid Cases: Report
The United States has reached its highest-ever average of new Covid cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant spread at a blistering pace.
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Court Extends Hours In Ghislaine Maxwell Case To "Avoid Mistrial" Amid Covid Surge
US jurors said they were "making progress" deciding Ghislaine Maxwell's fate in her sex crimes trial Tuesday as the judge warned of a race against time due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Now, 2 Covid Pills For At-Home Treatment As Omicron Spreads
Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 pill was cleared by US regulators Thursday, giving high-risk patients a second at-home treatment just as the Omicron variant is causing cases to surge around the country.
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"This Is Not March 2020": Amid Omicron Surge, Joe Biden Says US Prepared
President Joe Biden on Tuesday sought to reassure Americans about the country's ability to battle the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, saying it was "prepared" to fight what is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States.
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Apple Makes Masks Mandatory at US Retail Stores as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Apple will require all customers and employees to wear masks at its US retail stores, the iPhone maker said, as COVID-19 cases surge in the country.
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Strict Quarantine Rules In Japan Over Omicron For Travellers From India
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
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Canada Makes Covid Tests Compulsory For Travellers; Excludes US Flights
Canada, seeking to halt the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, will require people arriving by air from all nations except the United States to take a COVID-19 test, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Tuesday.
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"Who Will Get Ventilator" - Tough Choices In Parts Of US Ravaged By Delta
Parts of the U.S. health system "are in dire straits," as the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant forces some states to prepare for rationed medical care, Rochelle Walensky, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said.
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Apple Asks US Employees to Report COVID-19 Vaccination Status by Mid-September: Report
Apple is reportedly asking its US employees to report their vaccination status as COVID-19 cases spike in the country.
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Delta Variant Spreads "Like Wildfire" As Doctors Study Whether It Makes Patients Sicker
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before.
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Delta Surges Through US, Where Vaccine Myths Are Hurting It Big
The excuses range from the merely false to the absurd. The shots don't work. They impair fertility. They'll alter your DNA. They'll magnetize you. They actually spread the virus.
