May 6, 2022 Five notable moments from Jen Psaki's time as press secretary White House press secretary Jen Psaki is set to leave her position in May after serving since the beginning of the Biden administration.
May 5, 2022 COVID-19 subvariant XE: What to know What happens if you get infected with omicron and BA.2 variants at the same time?
May 5, 2022 Nearly 15M deaths worldwide associated with COVID-19: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that its new estimates show the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 2021 was approximately 14.9 million.
May 5, 2022 NY Times newsletter breaks down ruinous school closures: 'Remote learning was a failure' A New York Times newsletter published Thursday brought down the ruinous effect school closures had on students throughout the pandemic.
May 5, 2022 Beijing relaxes COVID quarantine restrictions, Hong Kong reopens beaches While a new COVID-19 wave is threatening Beijing, Hong Kong is emerging from its deadliest outbreak thus far.
May 4, 2022 NBC's Lester Holt suggests 'free will' is partly to blame for the 1 million COVID deaths The "NBC Nightly News" anchor offered a somber monologue about the deadly milestone.
May 4, 2022 Blinken tests positive for COVID, latest Biden Cabinet official to contract virus Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, becoming the latest Biden administration Cabinet official to contract the virus.
May 4, 2022 Beijing shutters subway stations amid COVID surge Beijing closed 60 subway stations on Wednesday, as COVID-19 continues to spread. No date for the resumption of service was given.
May 4, 2022 DC bracing for a COVID surge this summer: report The nation's capital is reportedly preparing for another COVID-19 surge. While COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. have fallen substantially since last winter's surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant, infections have recently rebounded in the Northeast.
May 4, 2022 CDC restates recommendation for Americans to mask up during travel The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restated their recommendation that Americans aged 2 and older wear masks or respirators in indoor areas of public transportation and transportation hubs.
