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HONG KONG — Hong Kong on Friday extended a ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and imposed one on Nepal until March 4, …

The federal government sent nearly $12 million in Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments to more than 1,600 applicants with foreign addresses during the first seven months of the pandemic. …

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable is joining a group of doctors to demand the federal government end all COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers. In a statement …

CARSON CITY, NEV. — Nevada and its casinos have rescinded requirements for people to wear masks in public, joining most other U.S. states lifting restrictions that were imposed to limit …

WHITEHORSE — Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health says the territory will continue to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions despite political pressure brought on by protests and blockades across the …

OTTAWA — The Minister of Indigenous Services says the number of COVID-19 infections in First Nations communities has begun to decline, bringing hope that the worst of the Omicron wave …

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — The queen of Denmark and the king of Spain both tested positive for the coronavirus despite being vaccinated, their respective royal houses announced Wednesday. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, …

MADRID — Spain is scrapping a mandate to wear masks outdoors, as COVID-19 infection rates drop and hospitals report lower admissions. Mask-wearing will not be necessary outside beginning Thursday, government …

LONDON — Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, his office said Thursday. A message on the royal’s official Twitter page said Charles tested positive on Thursday …

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19xjmtzyw. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by …