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S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows
South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak…
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Pfizer: Booster raises omicron antibodies for children 5-11
A booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine raised the level of antibodies in children aged five through 11, including a…
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Sixth COVID-19 wave prompts renewed labour crunch in restaurants, retail manufacturing
Businesses across Canada are struggling to cope with an apparent sixth wave of COVID-19, as staffing shortages hamper sectors from…
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‘Frankenstein’ Omicron subvariant XE detected in UK, India and Thailand
A “Frankenstein”-style new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the UK — and some experts fear the mutation may be the…
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BA.2 Variant of COVID Now Believed to be Dominant Strain in LA County
The BA.2 subvariant is now believed to be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating in Los Angeles County, which has seen…
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Covid BA.2 Omicron Variant Likely Now Accounts For Majority Of New Cases In Los Angeles
The rapid growth of the more transmissible BA.2 variant of Covid-19 is continuing in Los Angeles County. As of March…
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COVID Hospitalizations Rise in LA County
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has climbed by 23 people to 373, departing from the…
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New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanes
New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two weeks as an omicron outbreak begins…
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L.A. County seeing more cases of new omicron subvariant
While coronavirus case numbers continue to decline in Los Angeles County, officials on Monday warned that the new omicron subvariant…
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‘It’s a nightmare’: Hong Kong runs low on coffins as Omicron exacts deadly toll
SINGAPORE — The repurposed AsiaWorld Expo center in Hong Kong echoes with the moans of elderly COVID-19 patients. Kept in 8-square-foot…
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