March 22, 2022 NYC mayor will lift mask mandate for toddlers if conditions met NYC's mayor announced Tuesday that school kids aged two to four will no longer have to wear masks if infection rates remain low for two weeks.
March 22, 2022 New research shows higher risk of developing diabetes after COVID-19 infection A large new study found that people who recovered from Covid-19 within the past year are 40% more likely to receive a new diagnosis of diabetes compared to those who weren't infected.
March 22, 2022 South Korea COVID-19 deaths strain hospitals, crematoriums Health officials in South Korea have instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day and funeral homes to add more refrigerators to store the dead as families struggle with funeral arrangements amid a rise in COVID-19 deaths.
March 22, 2022 King Harald V of Norway tests positive for COVID-19 King Harald V of Norway is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19.
March 21, 2022 Omicron subvariant BA.2: Health officials call it 'variant of concern' WHO said in a recent statement “initial data suggest that BA.2 appears inherently more transmissible than BA.1, which currently remains the most common Omicron sublineage reported.”
March 21, 2022 Covid pandemic takes toll on key medical support community The pandemic has not only contributed to a shortage of home health aide but also affected the medical equipment industry, home health equipment
March 20, 2022 US surgeon general worried COVID views being 'shut out' after Biden admin sought to 'flag' disinformation U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said on “Fox News Sunday” that he worries about differing points of view regarding COVID-19 being "shut out" of the national dialogue.
March 20, 2022 Fauci: Pandemic still has ‘a way to go', must be 'prepared' to return to COVID-19 restrictions if cases surge Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" that the country must have the “flexibility” and preparation to return to lockdowns and restrictions if COVID-19 cases surge due to a new subvariant of the virus.
March 19, 2022 COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over,' WHO says A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.
March 19, 2022 China reports first COVID-19 deaths in over a year China’s health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant.
