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Portugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads
Portuguese health authorities have confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a…
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North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers…
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Biden urges world to renew COVID fight as US nears 1M deaths
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders on Thursday for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as…
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Shanghai tightens lockdown despite falling COVID cases
Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown…
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Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbers
Doug Lambrecht was among the first of the nearly 1 million Americans to die from COVID-19. His demographic profile —…
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Beijing shuts dine-in services for holidays to stem outbreak
Restaurants in Beijing have been ordered to close dine-in services over the May holidays as the Chinese capital grapples with…
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Court says UK’s nursing home COVID-19 policy was illegal
A British court has ruled that the government’s decision to discharge untested patients from hospitals into nursing homes early in…
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COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements
COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can…
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Hong Kong Disney opens as COVID eases; Shanghai deaths rise
BEIJING — Hong Kong relaxed pandemic restrictions on Thursday, with Disneyland and museums reopening and nighttime restaurant dining resuming as…
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J&J lowers 2022 revenue and earnings expectations, stops giving Covid vaccine sales guidance
Syringes and a box of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Johnson…
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