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The highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States, causing an estimated 54.9 per cent of all new COVID-19 infections last week, …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to allow adults age 50 and older to get a second …

BEIJING — Chinese authorities sought to reassure companies and jittery investors on Tuesday as a two-phase lockdown of Shanghai’s 26 million people entered its second day, casting an unusual quiet …

The Biden administration will offer COVID-19 vaccines to migrants taken into custody at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two sources familiar with the planning, and confirmed by the Department of …

HONG KONG — Hong Kong said on Sunday it is shortening the ban on airlines that are found to have carried three or more passengers who test positive for COVID-19 …

Over a year after recovering from a COVID-19 infection, Jennifer Hobbs is adjusting to her new normal: brain fog, joint pain, elevated liver enzymes and, now, Type 2 diabetes. Hobbs …

BEIJING — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the …

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea’s daily average of new COVID-19 cases declined last week for the first time in more than two months, but the number of critically ill …

Scuffles in the produce section, aisles packed with panicked shoppers and shelves stripped bare of food. Videos posted to social media Sunday show chaotic scenes erupting in Shanghai after authorities …

An Italian-based study published last week revealed the significant impact that effective ventilation systems in schools can have on limiting the transmission of COVID-19. The experiment, conducted by the Hume …