U.K. lifts COVID-19 restrictions, says Omicron wave ‘has peaked’
LONDON — Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level off in …
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Attempting to curb COVID-19 through mandatory travel testing like ‘trying to stop mosquitoes in the summer’: expert
There are growing calls for the federal government to drop the mandatory arrival testing requirement for travellers, a rule experts say is doing little to impact the spread of COVID-19 …
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South African president launches vaccine manufacturing plant
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a new vaccine manufacturing facility that he says will boost the country’s capacity to make its own inoculations for diseases including …
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Attempting to curb COVID-19 through mandatory travel testing like ‘trying to stop mosquitos in the summer’: expert
There are growing calls for the federal government to drop the mandatory arrival testing requirement for travellers, a rule experts say is doing little to impact the spread of COVID-19 …
Read MoreFlorida official suspended for encouraging COVID-19 vaccines, despite state law
A health official who has helped lead central Florida’s response to the pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to …
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Dutch cultural sector protests pandemic lockdown measures
AMSTERDAM — Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw orchestra played second fiddle Wednesday to a pair of hairdressers. Vincent van Gogh’s self-portraits were briefly upstaged by a nail salon and barber as civil disobedience …
Read MoreBetting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops COVID-19 rules in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the …
Read MoreFlorida suspends health official in probe over vaccine law
A health official who has helped lead central Florida’s response to the pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to …
Read MoreBrazil’s parents want their kids vaccinated against COVID-19. Bolsonaro has tried to stop it
Last June, as COVID-19 cases were surging across Brazil, Camila Basto waited at a São Paulo hospital to find out what was wrong with her 9-year-old daughter, Manuela. Manuela had …
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Some provinces say Omicron surge starting to ease, others warn worst is still to come
The Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be peaking in some provinces, while others say the worst is likely still to come. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says …
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