Weeks after the omicron-driven COVID-19 surge ravaged local hospitals, cases are falling in Franklin County. There were 106 new confirmed cases in the county from Feb. 19-25, according to a weekly update from the Franklin County Health Department. That’s down 31.6 percent since last week, […]
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) — Starting next week, on March 2, the state’s COVID-19 data dashboard will change its reporting from daily to once a week. It will be updated every Wednesday going forward. In a blog post, Carmona said it was the right […]
Canada has become the first country to authorize use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canadian regulators said Thursday Medicago’s two-dose vaccine can be given to adults ages 18 to 64, but said there’s too little data on the shots in people 65 and older. The […]
New Zealand currently has one of the highest Omicron R numbers in the world, according to Covid-19 modellers. The R number is the average number of people that one infected person will pass the virus on to. When the R number is above one, the […]
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> A sign reminds customers to following 6-foot physical distancing and masking requirements. Mayor Michael Victorino announced Friday that he would be repealing all of the county’s COVID-19 emergency rules effective Tuesday, though he still encouraged masking in large groups and reminded […]
With more scientists predicting COVID-19 boosters will be needed each year, some are now working on combining those with the annual flu vaccine. The idea, experts say, is a single injection given each fall that protects against seasonal flu and COVID-19. Pharmaceutical companies Moderna and […]
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continued to decline, the state reported Saturday. Maine also recorded 22 additional deaths. Across Maine, there are 173 people hospitalized, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported. On Friday there were 181 hospitalized with COVID-19, down […]
Yet another Covid strain is threatening a fragile travel industry recovery. Russia just invaded Ukraine. But in the world’s tourism hotspots, officials are hoping for a bright future — and keeping a watchful eye on advance bookings. After a pandemic that lasted longer than anyone […]
Why news media is in crisis How you can fix it India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises. But the news media is in a crisis of its own. There have been brutal layoffs and pay-cuts. The […]
Gujarat reported 230 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, increasing its tally to 12,22,349, while two deaths took the toll to 10,926, an official said. He said the discharge of 491 people during the day increased the recovery count to 12,09,148, leaving the state with 2,275 active […]
