February 15, 2022 WHO Europe warns of COVID-19 rise in eastern region The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Tuesday that health officials are turning their attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in Eastern Europe, where six countries — including Russia and Ukraine — have seen a doubling in case counts over the last two weeks.
February 11, 2022 WHO tracking 4 omicron sub-variants, says preventing all COVID transmissions 'not the goal' World Health Organization (WHO) official Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said earlier this week that the agency is tracking four omicron sub-variants, including BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3.
February 11, 2022 As COVID-19 cases fall, more states act to end mask mandates More state leaders acted to strike down mask mandates on Thursday, citing a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
February 9, 2022 Omicron found in NYC deer, study shows When New York City’s COVID-19 rates spiked last December due to the emerging omicron variant, humans weren’t the only mammals affected.
February 8, 2022 More states report drop in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations More states are reporting a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations this week, as a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant shows signs of easing.
February 2, 2022 US daily COVID-19 cases fall below 500K, data shows For the first time in weeks, new daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were reported below the 500,000 mark.
February 1, 2022 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Midwest, South begin to fall Hospitalizations in several states across the U.S. are reportedly declining, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to drive the daily American death toll up.
January 28, 2022 COVID strikes Kiribati: One of the last uninfected places on Earth When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.
January 27, 2022 Long COVID: 4 biological risk factors could increase chances, according to study Researchers say they have identified biological risk factors that could predict who is more likely to develop "long COVID."
January 27, 2022 CDC Director Walensky on omicron's severity: 'Milder does not mean mild' U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that while severity of disease "appears to be lower" with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, labeling the variant of concern as "milder" does not mean that it is mild.
