Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will test its entire population of 7.5 million people for COVID-19 in March, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as it grapples with its worst outbreak …
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EU advises further relaxing COVID-19 travel rules for foreigners
BRUSSELS — European Union member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered …
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Reinfections with Omicron subvariants are rare, Danish study finds
COPENHAGEN — Getting infected twice with two different Omicron coronavirus subvariants is possible, but rarely happens, a Danish study has found. In Denmark, a more infectious sublineage of the Omicron …
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‘You can’t just look at the raw data’: Unvaccinated patients dying from COVID-19 at higher rates in several provinces
As more of Canada’s population becomes vaccinated, several provinces are seeing that COVID-19-related hospitalizations are made up of a large number of vaccinated patients. The same trend also appears when …
Read More‘You can’t just look at the raw data’: Unvaccinated patients dying from COVID-19 at higher rates in several provinces
As more of Canada’s population becomes vaccinated, several provinces are seeing that COVID-19-related hospitalizations are made up of a large number of vaccinated patients. The same trend xjmtzywalso appears when …
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Omicron 75 per cent less likely to kill than Delta COVID-19 strain, South Korea study says
SEOUL — People infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant are nearly 75 per cent less likely to develop serious illness or die than those who contract the Delta variant, real-world …
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Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even …
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Carnival Cruises relaxing mask mandates March 1
Carnival Cruises will be relaxing its mask rules. A release from the company indicated masks will be recommended but not required on board from sailings departing on and after March …
Read MoreScientists cautious as England set to end COVID-19 curbs
LONDON — Scientists warned the British government on Monday not to weaken the country’s ability to monitor and track the coronavirus after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends the requirement for …
Read MoreAustralia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — International tourists and business travellers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer …
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