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UK COVID cases at an all-time high, free testing scrapped
Apr 03, 2022 09:31This sharp jump in COVID-19 case numbers is being driven by the virus variant BA.2 which is even more transmissible than the original Omicron version that swept the UK at the beginning of the year.
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China reports record number of fresh COVID-19 cases
Apr 03, 2022 04:01China has reported a record number of COVID cases after a temporary stop to the spreading of the highly infectious disease.
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Trucker convoy leaves DC area, but a 'movement' rolls on
Apr 03, 2022 03:55Melanie Disporto said she lost her job in a Tennessee psychiatric facility when she refused to wear a mask or take the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Drying federal funds place uninsured Americans under higher risk of COVID
Apr 03, 2022 03:49Tens of millions of uninsured Americans have come under higher risk of disease as the government runs out of funds to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 300 new COVID cases hospitalized in Iran
Apr 03, 2022 02:03The number of coronavirus patients admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours stood at around 326, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Genome data gaps could stymie search for next COVID variant
Apr 02, 2022 10:51Researchers are concerned that data gaps could make it harder to spot the next COVID-19 variant of concern, and could frustrate efforts to respond to it quickly.
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US to end COVID order blocking asylum seekers at border with Mexico
Apr 02, 2022 10:01The United States will end a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy that has effectively closed down the US asylum system at the border with Mexico, US health officials said on Friday, arguing it was no longer needed to protect public health.
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Number of COVID vaccines injected in Iran exceeds 147 million
Apr 02, 2022 07:06More than 147 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been injected in Iran so far, the Health Ministry said Friday.
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Partygate: New threat to Boris Johnson’s leadership as Met fines 20 over scandal
Apr 01, 2022 08:49Move by UK police appears to shatter Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim COVID lockdown rules were followed at No 10.
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The pandemic isn’t over yet, but Congress is willing to risk that it is
Mar 31, 2022 09:56If the worst is avoided in the United States, it will not be because state and federal officials have taken measures to prepare for the next wave. To the contrary, Congress recently failed to include additional pandemic funding in its annual massive spending bill.