May 18, 2022 Biden's daughter tests positive for COVID-19, cancels overseas trip with first lady President Biden's daughter Ashley Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Wednesday, adding she will not be traveling with First Lady Jill Biden on her upcoming overseas trip.
May 18, 2022 Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tests positive for coronavirus while in Germany for G7 meetings President Joe Biden's Secretary of Health, Xavier Becerra, tested positive for COVID-19 while in Germany on Wednesday.
May 18, 2022 Dodgers broadcast team comes down with COVID-19, will not travel on upcoming road trips The Dodgers broadcast crew will not travel East.
May 18, 2022 UK confirms more cases of monkeypox The three cases reported in London and one monkeypox linked case in England, were not connected with the three previously confirmed cases between May 6th and May 15th
May 18, 2022 As suspected COVID spread continues in North Korea, WHO frets over missing data North Korea announced hundreds of thousands of new cases of fever on Wednesday. The country said that a million residents have already recovered from what outside experts believe are cases of COVID-19.
May 18, 2022 WHO calls ‘zero-COVID’ policy in China 'not sustainable' due to omicron The WHO's leader labeled China's "zero-COVID" pandemic strategy "not sustainable" due to the spread of the omicron variant.
May 18, 2022 Eric Clapton positive for COVID-19, postpones concerts Eric Clapton postponed concerts after testing positive for COVID-19. The English guitarist has been an outspoken critic of the coronavirus vaccine.
May 17, 2022 Massie slams FDA and USDA, blames them for baby formula and meat shortages Rep. Thomas Massie blamed the FDA and USDA for baby formula and meat shortages, saying they contribute to the high prices and lack of supply.
May 17, 2022 NYC declares 'high' COVID alert level, instructs residents to mask up indoors Alert levels are based on new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, new hospital admissions with COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the last seven days and the percentage of inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.
May 17, 2022 University students protest COVID restrictions at top Beijing institution Students protested at Beijing's Peking University last weekend over COVID-19 restrictions, including the use of a metal barrier. Social media videos of the peaceful demonstration have been largely removed by China government censors.
