TORONTO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Canadian athletes hoping to compete in next year’s Beijing Winter Games will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to participate, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees said on Wednesday. The COC and CPC said the decision to […]
(NEXSTAR) – A new offshoot of the COVID-19 delta variant was responsible for approximately 6% of cases in the United Kingdom as of late September, according to officials with the U.K. Health Security Agency. The subvariant, known as AY.4.2, is not yet a variant of […]
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) — When it comes to the emergency department patient overflows across the region, Michael Stapleton—with UR Medicine/Thompson Health in Canandaigua—says it’s serious. “This isn’t sustainable over the long-term,” he said. “We need help.” Stapleton says there are various issues at play when it […]
DENVER (KDVR) — Halloween will soon kick the holiday season off in spooky fashion, and it is important to keep in mind that the transmission of COVID-19 will rise alongside the increase of large gatherings. Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment is urging residents of the Mile High city to […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Public Health Services Department reported 16 new COVID-19 deaths and 362 cases today. This brings the county’s totals to 145,589 total cases of COVID-19 among residents, and 1,632 deaths. 135,494 people have recovered from COVID-19. The county has […]
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday approved a government proposal for a week-long workplace shutdown at the start of November to combat a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Coronavirus-related deaths across Russia in the past 24 hours hit […]
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister Sajid Javid on Wednesday resisted calls from doctors for a return of restrictions to halt a rising wave of COVID-19 infections, but gave a stark warning they would be brought back if people did not take up […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of U.S. children ages 5 to 11 as soon as the COVID-19 shot is authorized for them, readying doses and preparing locations ahead of the busy holiday season. Unlike […]
Under an executive order signed by the mayor last month, NYPD officers must either be vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test each week but the new order expected to become official later Wednesday means about 20,000 unvaccinated officers must get at least […]
Officials from the World Health Organization on Wednesday noted the rise in cases across Europe, including in the U.K., blaming it at least in part on the easing of Covid restrictions. “The Northern hemisphere is heading into another winter, and just need to be a […]
