Coronavirus News
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| WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19 | The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million. Most of the deaths… |
2022-05-05 | |
| COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise | For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the… |
2022-05-05 | |
| WA state and federal government websites still offer free COVID tests. Here’s how to order yours | If you’ve used up the rapid tests you ordered in January, there are still rapid tests available from both Washington state and the federal government. While tests … |
2022-05-04 | |
| Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved | An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue. For weeks, much of upstate New York… |
2022-05-04 | |
| CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains | U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation. Americans age 2 and older … |
2022-05-04 | |
| New COVID variants arrive ‘out of the blue,’ likely reinfecting omicron survivors | A pair of new omicron subvariants has emerged, raising the possibility that survivors of earlier omicron strains can get reinfected. BA.4 and BA.5 have gained increasing attention in South Africa as weekly coronavirus cases tripled in the last two weeks, according to data from Johns… |
2022-05-03 | |
| Whatcom’s COVID cases rising again, but death count stays put for first time since August | Though COVID-19 case rates continued their late April climb, Whatcom County’s COVID-related death total remained unchanged last week for the first time since early August. Whatcom County has had 298 COVID-related deaths during the pandemic, according to the latest update Friday, April 29… |
2022-05-03 | |
| Yes, at-home COVID test kits expire — but you may want to keep yours. What to know | Yes, there are expiration dates for at-home COVID-19 tests, and you should check if an unopened one has been sitting on your shelf for some time. But while the FDA says you shouldn’t use an expired at-home test, you might still want to keep any you may have as the coronavirus continues to spread… |
2022-05-02 | |
| Clearing the air is key to battling COVID; King County offers free filters, but more aid is needed | Inside an airy, stained glass-adorned room at Salem Lutheran Church, the Skagit Valley Chorale is surrounded by reminders of deep heartbreak. Four doorways are propped open, two to the cool, outdoor air. A pair of homemade air cleaners, fashioned from furnace filters, a box fan and duct… |
2022-05-02 | |
| South Africa’s latest surge is a possible preview of pandemic’s next chapter | Coronavirus cases are surging again in South Africa, and public health experts are monitoring the situation, eager to know what is driving the spike, what it says about immunity from previous infections and what its implications are globally. South Africa experienced a decline in cases… |
2022-05-02 |