Infectious Disease - Page 288

November 29, 2022

DeSantis says Chinese people 'right' to protest 'zero COVID' lockdowns that belong in 'ash heap of history'

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned China's "zero COVID" strategy and praised the ongoing protests against lockdown policies.

November 29, 2022

House conservatives draw red lines on must-pass defense spending bill

Conservative House lawmakers have sent a letter demanding that rank-and-file members be allowed to remove "woke" military policies from the National Defense Authorization Act.

November 29, 2022

University students in China sent home amid growing protests

Chinese universities have begun sending students home after weekend protests over the country's strict coronavirus restrictions and calls for President Xi Jinping's resignation.

November 29, 2022

American colleges join global protests against China's anti-COVID lockdown

Protests at American colleges have broken out in solidarity with ongoing anti-COVID lockdown demonstrations in China, part of a solidarity movement seeing support around the world.

November 29, 2022

Musk ending Twitter COVID-19 misinfo policy infuriates liberals: 'Dangerously amplifying lies'

Liberals on Twitter raged over the platform ending its COVID-19 misinformation policy, which penalized accounts for tweets going against "authoritative sources" on the virus.

November 29, 2022

Video shows Chinese officers arresting BBC reporter as China defends detention

The BBC said journalist Ed Lawrence was "beaten and kicked" by Chinese police while covering the anti-lockdown protests in Shanghai.

November 29, 2022

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's administration hires firm to review the state's handling of the COVID pandemic

New Jersey's government has hired a private firm to review Gov. Phil Murphy's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The review will end with a report in 2023.

November 29, 2022

Chinese officers arrest BBC reporter, who says he was 'beaten and kicked by police'

BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was assaulted by Chinese police and detained for several hours after covering anti-lockdown protests in Shanghai, the British network said. (Reuters)

November 29, 2022

Academics tout ‘psychological benefits’ of return to mask mandates: People don’t have to think for themselves

Academics wrote an opinion for NBC Think suggested that masking up should not merely be a practice for pandemics, but a seasonal precaution for Americans to take every year.

November 29, 2022

Connecticut struggling to fund program that offered 'hero pay' to essential workers during the pandemic

A program that offered "hero pay" during the pandemic got more applicants than Connecticut lawmakers predicted. Now the state's lawmakers will go into session to provide extra funding.