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China imposes COVID lockdowns as cases surge after holiday

Mon, 2022-10-10 19:56 — mike kraft

China imposes lockdowns as COVID-19 surges after holiday BEIJING (AP) — Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. AP NEWS

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The latest lockdown started Monday in Fenyang city in northern China’s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide testing the previous day, state broadcaster CCTV reported. ...

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US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, Congressional group tells Biden

Fri, 2022-10-07 21:12 — mike kraft

US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, group warns Congressional group writes letter urging Biden to extend WTO agreement aimed at easing generic vaccine exports the Guardian

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The splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid’s next phase

Fri, 2022-10-07 20:54 — mike kraft

From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid's next phase “It’s a little bit like what we would expect to see over a couple years of flu, but crammed into about three months with SARS-CoV-2." Andrew Joseph STAT

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Covid is on the rise in some European countries.

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Opinion: Strokes, heart attacks, sudden deaths: Do we not understand the long-term risks of catching COVID?

Fri, 2022-10-07 20:44 — mike kraft

Strokes, heart attacks, sudden deaths: Does America understand the long-term risks of catching COVID? There are early signs that COVID infections and reinfections are leading to a rise in life-threatening conditions, says physician and author Carolyn Barber. Fortune

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Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way

Fri, 2022-10-07 20:27 — mike kraft

Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too. NPR.org

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So far, no national surge has started yet. The number of people getting infected, hospitalized and dying from COVID in the U.S. has been gently declining from a fairly high plateau.

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