Infectious Disease - Page 261

January 6, 2023

COVID hospitalizations, deaths could rise in coming weeks, according to the CDC

New CDC data and ensemble forecasts suggest COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths could be on the rise in the next few weeks; meanwhile, the new XBB subvariants are considered more "immuno-evasive."

January 6, 2023

New COVID subvariant rapidly spreading across the US

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel says COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations are on the rise as the highly contagious omicron subvariant circulates.

January 6, 2023

Masking kids doesn’t work to slow COVID spread: Dr. Marc Siegel

Fox News medical contributor examines the new omicron subvariant prompting many cities to reinstate mask mandates for children and weighs in on Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition.

January 6, 2023

China COVID crisis: Beijing hospital runs out of beds, families burn bodies in streets as deaths spike

Some videos on Twitter show families allegedly burning the bodies of loved ones in the streets of Chinese cities as funeral homes struggle to handle the surge in COVID deaths.

January 5, 2023

Hong Kong ends year-long hamster import ban: report

Several countries culled hundreds of thousands of mink in 2020 after determining that the populations at farms had COVID-19 infections and risked transmission to other animals.

January 5, 2023

China defends its COVID handling after WHO, Biden say Beijing is under-reporting deaths

China is seeing a surge in COVID cases after abandoning its stringent coronavirus policies. While Biden and WHO voiced concerns, China said its epidemic situation is controllable.

January 5, 2023

COVID infected Chinese tourist caught in South Korea after fleeing quarantine center

A Chinese man was able to evade South Korean authorities for two days after fleeing mandatory quarantine when he tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.

January 5, 2023

New COVID omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in US: Health experts reveal why

A new COVID-19 subvariant, XBB.1.5, is picking up speed nationwide. Dr. Marc Siegel and University of Arizona medical professor Dr. Shad Marvasti reveal what's worrisome about the contagious strain.

January 5, 2023

Could COVID-19 extend into a 'forever pandemic'?

Dr. Houman Hemmati discusses China's COVID-19 numbers, the rise in consumption of marijuana edibles among children and Damar Hamlin's recovery on 'Fox News @ Night.'

January 4, 2023

China undercounting COVID-19 cases and deaths, WHO says: 'We still do not have complete data'

China is underrepresenting the extent of the COVID-19 surge that is ripping through the country, a World Health Organization official said on Wednesday.