Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois surpasses 36,000 COVID-19 deathsJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Just days before the three-year anniversary of the state's first COVID-19 diagnosis, Illinois Department of Public Health officials are reporting the state has surpassed...
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China accuses 'some Western media' of COVID-19 coverage biasJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday accused "some Western media" of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China's abrupt ending of its strict "zero-C...
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Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transportJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - BERLIN - Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country's last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the health minister said Fri...
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 down by 20%, even as 'Kraken' cases riseJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 declined by more than 20% in a week and counties at an elevated transmission level for the virus also decreased, the Illinois Department of...
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Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage amid COVID spatJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - Japan and South Korea defended public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both countries in ...
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China preparing to expand airline service to United StatesJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - The Chinese air travel regulator is preparing to allow airlines to fly more routes between China and the United States following the lifting of anti-virus trav...
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U of I removes COVID-19 vaccine, testing requirementsJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois has removed its COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for all students and employees, system President Tim Killeen anno...
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Medical officials warn of a growing threat from the COVID-19 'Kraken' variantJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A new highly contagious and ominously dubbed the “Kraken” subvariant of COVID-19 is driving infections in the northeastern part of the country and showing up in greater ...
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Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreadsJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Mostly older men and women wearing masks rested on cots in hallways, while others slept upright in crowded waiting rooms with numbered chairs. Many received fl...
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As COVID surges in China, U.S. begins testing more travelersJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. - Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad during the pandemic. So when he cleared customs at Newark Liberty Internationa...