Infectious Disease - Page 260

January 9, 2023

Nearly 90% of people in one of China's most populous provinces infected with COVID: report

Almost 90% of residents in China's Henan province, the third most populous in China, were infected with COVID-19 as of Jan. 6, according to a Chinese official.

January 9, 2023

NY AG vows massive NYC nurse strike not about money, 'but safety,' as COVID rages in city

New York Attorney General Letitia James referred to nurses at hospitals and nursing homes during the onset of the pandemic, saying Monday's strike was not about money, but safety.

January 9, 2023

India detects all omicron sub-variants of COVID-19

India has identified all sub-variants of omicron in the community. However, the affected areas have not reported a rise in transmission or mortality rates.

January 9, 2023

Chinese citizens eager to renew passports after China drops border controls

Chinese citizens are eager to renew their passports after the country dropped the COVID-19 border controls that had prevented travel for three years during the pandemic.

January 9, 2023

New Jersey requiring students to learn 'media literacy' to fight 'disinformation'

New Jersey's new law requires students grades K-12 to be taught "media literacy" to combat what it deems misinformation, and some critics are crying foul.

January 8, 2023

Jimmy Fallon hit for 'cringe' song about new COVID-19 variant: 'Comedy'

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" host Jimmy Fallon was mocked on Saturday for his parody song about the new Coronavirus variant, XBB.1.5.

January 8, 2023

Randi Weingarten ripped for tweet admitting 'remote education didn't work': 'Water is wet'

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, was slammed over the weekend for a tweet that admitted "remote education didn't work."

January 7, 2023

China acts against COVID policy critics, suspends social media accounts

China has reportedly taken action to suspend or shutter the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of its policies regarding the nation's COVID-19 outbreak.

January 6, 2023

New highly contagious COVID variant spreading in US

Fox News correspondent Jonathan Serrie reports on the infectious omnicron subvariant XBB.1.5 that is surging throughout the United States on 'Special Report.'

January 6, 2023

Bam Margera says he was pronounced dead and suffered five seizures while hospitalized for COVID-19

Bam Margera revealed this week on the latest episode of Steve-O's podcast that he was pronounced dead and experienced five seizures while hospitalized last month with COVID-19 and pneumonia.