Anti-virus controls that have shut down some of China’s biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of
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China says Hong Kong’s priority is to cut COVID infections, deaths
Hong Kong needs to stick to its “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy, focused on reducing infections, severe illnesses and death, a senior Chinese health official said, as the city braced for details of an expected mass testing plan this month. “Reducing
‘If I followed me, I would mute myself’: confessions of a former pandemic shamer
I yearned for the partiers, the people posting as the virus raged, to be publicly shamed. But everyone is processing this differently, and I can’t change that If I followed me on Instagram, I would mute myself so quickly. I
California lays out a plan to treat the coronavirus as a manageable risk, not an emergency.
The plan would expand wastewater surveillance testing and genomic sequencing; expand access to Covid-19 treatments; and create a special office of community partnerships that would send hundreds of workers into immigrant, disadvantaged and other hard-to-reach communities to combat disinformation and
Ron Johnson Falsely Says Mouthwash ‘Has Been Proven To Kill The Coronavirus’
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson told supporters Wednesday that mouthwash is proven to be effective against COVID-19, continuing his trend of spreading dangerous misinformation about the disease and its treatments. “By the way, standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill
Island Harvest receiving greater than $470G from Hempstead for meals packing containers
Hempstead City officers are awarding greater than $470,000 in federal funding to the Island Harvest meals financial institution for the distribution of packing containers of meals to seniors, veterans and homebound residents by the vacations. Island Harvest receiving greater than
Tennessee Won’t Incentivize COVID Shots but Pays to Vax Cows
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has sent nearly half a million dollars to farmers who have vaccinated their cattle against respiratory diseases and other maladies over the past two years. But Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who grew up on his family’s ranch