Editorial: COVID-19 is disproportionately killing minorities. That’s not a coincidence
4 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: COVID-19 is disproportionately killing minorities. That’s not a coincidence

LA Times  

At the Brightmoor Connection Food Pantry in Detroit, Rabbi Yosef Chesed, left, helps unload bottled water being donated by Lorie Lutz, right, on March 23, 2020, to help families whose water had been cut off during the COVID-19 pandemic. African Americans are far more likely to suffer from the underlying health problems that are associated with serious and fatal COVID-19 outcomes: Black adults are nearly twice as likely as white adults to have diabetes and 40% more likely to have high blood pressure. Life expectancy among Latinos is actually higher than that of the population as a whole, but the rates of obesity and diabetes, two factors associated with COVID-19 complications, are significantly higher. In Los Angeles County, which released its first racial and ethnic numbers Tuesday, 17% of the deaths were among African Americans, though they make up only 9% of the county’s population. This country’s medical system has a history of treating racial and ethnic groups differently for the same problems; a 2019 study found that Latino and black patients in emergency rooms were less likely to receive medication for acute pain than white patients.

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"Bad news for public health": Jay Bhattacharaya, Trump's pick to lead NIH, got COVID-19 all wrong
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Bad news for public health": Jay Bhattacharaya, Trump's pick to lead NIH, got COVID-19 all wrong

Salon  

By most accounts, President-elect Donald Trump bungled the federal response to COVID-19, publicly downplaying concern about a virus that he privately admitted was “deadly stuff.” “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear,” Trump said in Feb. 2020, at the same time he was admitting to journalist Bob Woodward that the virus was …

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
6 months, 1 week ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. What’s more, health officials have reported upticks this month in COVID-19-associated emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and a pronounced increase in positive test results in the southwestern U.S. It’s not clear whether that’s a sign …

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu

LA Times  

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu. Immunity from vaccines and past coronavirus infections has helped tame COVID-19 to the point that when researchers compared the mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 and seasonal influenza patients during the height of the 2022-23 flu season, they found that …

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Respiratory virus season is ramping up across the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that low vaccination rates are leaving many at risk. There are a number of reasons why it’s important for people to get the latest Covid-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen told CNN. “COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent …

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds

CNN  

CNN — Most adults in the United States are not worried about getting sick with Covid-19 or spreading it over the holidays, a new survey from KFF found. Concern about rising cases and hospitalizations is slightly higher, with nearly half of adults saying they are “very” or “somewhat” worried that Covid-19 hospitalizations will increase this winter – about the same …

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show
1 year, 2 months ago

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert called the rates “abysmal.” The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from a national survey of thousands of Americans, conducted two weeks …

Long-term health issues following COVID-19
1 year, 4 months ago

Long-term health issues following COVID-19

The Hindu  

In May 2023, WHO declared the emergency phase of the pandemic to be over. The Washington University/VA St. Louis Health Care System group looked at 1,38,818 people who survived COVID-19, among whom 20,580 were hospitalised. Among 80 health conditions that comprise Long COVID, 65% conditions persisted at two years in the hospitalised group, while 31% persisted in the latter. Compared …

What's behind recent Covid-19 surge in US? As hospitalizations due to disease rise by more than 12%
1 year, 5 months ago

What's behind recent Covid-19 surge in US? As hospitalizations due to disease rise by more than 12%

Daily Mail  

America is recording its first surge in Covid hospitalizations this year, but experts say it is nothing to worry about. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 8,000 patients admitted to hospitals across the country last week, up 12 percent on the previous seven-day spell and the first week-on-week rise since December. Experts say the rise in …

RFK Jr. suggests COVID-19 could have been 'ethnically targeted' to spare Jews
1 year, 5 months ago

RFK Jr. suggests COVID-19 could have been 'ethnically targeted' to spare Jews

Raw Story  

Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made another eye-popping statement this week, and this time it was about the origins of the novel coronavirus. Kennedy also claimed without evidence that “we do know that the Chinese are spending hundreds of millions of dollars developing ethnic bioweapons and we are developing ethnic bioweapons." While it's true …

High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic
1 year, 7 months ago

High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While only 32% of white …

Study reveals toll of being Black in U.S.: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years
1 year, 7 months ago

Study reveals toll of being Black in U.S.: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years

LA Times  

Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people. Now a new study, published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA, casts the nation’s racial inequities in stark relief, finding that the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in 1.63 million excess deaths relative to white Americans over more than two decades. We …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

Covid-19 dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US in 2022: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Covid-19 dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US in 2022: Report

Hindustan Times  

US deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. Read here: Exiled billionaire's assets worth $280 million seized by Ukraine, ‘aided Russia’ COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings. The death rates for heart disease and cancer increased during the pandemic, the CDC said. …

COVID deaths were cut nearly in half in 2022, but disease is still a top killer, especially in the South
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID deaths were cut nearly in half in 2022, but disease is still a top killer, especially in the South

LA Times  

The national COVID-19 death rate fell by nearly 50% in 2022 compared to the prior year, a decline that has been credited to widespread vaccinations as well as a rise in natural immunity following the first Omicron surge. In fifth place were the central Great Plains states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, with 63.7 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents, …

When it comes to preventing COVID-19 deaths, ‘how we feel about each other matters’
1 year, 9 months ago

When it comes to preventing COVID-19 deaths, ‘how we feel about each other matters’

LA Times  

Members of the Montebello High School cross-country team avoid touching hands at a meet, an example of behavior modified during the pandemic. In a comparison that controlled for demographic differences between states, Arizona’s COVID-19 mortality rate of 581 deaths per 100,000 residents was almost four times higher than Hawaii’s, where there were 147 deaths per 100,000 residents. For instance, California’s …

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’
1 year, 10 months ago

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’

LA Times  

It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The heartache of having so many people die weighs heavily on all of us here at public health,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “Both perspectives are understandable because the risk of getting sick, the risk of having severe …

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising
1 year, 10 months ago

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising

Live Mint  

The U.S. has dodged a major wintertime Covid-19 surge as the pandemic continues to recede into the background. The U.S., which recently topped 1.1 million Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began, continues to record several hundred more each day, death-certificate data show. The U.S. averaged about 400 deaths a day in a three-month span covering November through January, based on …

Deaths by heart disease increased during COVID-19 pandemic: Study
1 year, 11 months ago

Deaths by heart disease increased during COVID-19 pandemic: Study

Live Mint  

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cardiovascular disease deaths in the US increased by 6.2%. The number of CVD-related deaths increased from 874,613 in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, marking the biggest annual increase since 2015 and surpassing the previous high of 910,000 in 2003. The age-adjusted mortality rate accounts for the possibility that the …

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study
1 year, 11 months ago

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study

India TV News  

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 …

550 Americans are dying with Covid each day - but that's still three TIMES lower than last January
1 year, 11 months ago

550 Americans are dying with Covid each day - but that's still three TIMES lower than last January

Daily Mail  

More than 550 Americans are dying from Covid across the US as the virus makes a minor comeback after months of plateauing rates. Latest official data shows there were 558 fatalities every day in the week ending January 11 — up 44 percent in a week. Like cases figures, these are also trending downwards dropping by about 12 percent in …

‘A very, very hard road ahead’: COVID cases spiral in China as restrictions ease
2 years ago

‘A very, very hard road ahead’: COVID cases spiral in China as restrictions ease

LA Times  

Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Nearly 11,000 people died of the illness this year in the city of 7.4 million, with 95% of them older than 60, according to Hong Kong’s department of health. A study conducted in Hong Kong, which has administered both an mRNA …

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
2 years ago

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors

Associated Press  

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old nursing home resident Bartley O’Hara, who said he is “vaccinated up to the eyeballs” and …

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

India TV News  

In a startling revelation, a Washington Post analysis has found that more vaccinated people are now dying of the Covid disease and 58 per cent of coronavirus deaths in August in the US "were people who were vaccinated or boosted". The death among vaccinated people is increasing due to the waning efficacy of Covid vaccines and "increasingly contagious strains of …

COVID-19 is robbing Latino community of a secret weapon behind their success: grandparents
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 is robbing Latino community of a secret weapon behind their success: grandparents

LA Times  

Tobias Noboa, second from left, at a family celebration. COVID-19’s relentless death toll is robbing the Latino community of what has long been viewed as a secret weapon behind its impressive growth and rising prosperity: grandparents. “What we see is a domino effect,” said Maria Cadenas, executive director of Ventures, a nonprofit organization that helps Latino working-class families in California’s …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants continue to crop up. “Almost 10,000 deaths a week is 10,000 too many for a disease that can be prevented and treated.” The …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism” as the latest weekly count of worldwide COVID-19 deaths came in around 9,400, nearly 90% below levels seen nine months ago. The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the number of recent COVID-19 deaths has dropped nearly 90% globally compared with nine months ago, …

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in L.A. County, even amid ‘milder’ Omicron surge
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in L.A. County, even amid ‘milder’ Omicron surge

LA Times  

The coronavirus continues to play an outsized role in the mortality rate in Los Angeles County, new data from the Department of Public Health show. By contrast, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the nation’s most populous county in the first six months of 2021, a span that includes the deadliest surge of the 2½-year pandemic. COVID-19 was …

COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a government report released Wednesday. “This really shows that COVID-19 has exacerbated that crisis to rates that we, as a country, are …

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Sept. 20. At a time when vaccines, boosters, medications and antibody treatments are plentiful, when hospitals have the bandwidth to care for patients who are seriously ill, and when, as White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said, “most COVID-19 deaths are preventable,” you’ve got to wonder: Who is dying of COVID-19 now? …

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9% in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable, according to the latest weekly pandemic report released by the World Health Organization Wednesday. The U.N. health agency said there were more than 14,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week and nearly 7 million new infections. The WHO said that …

WHO: Covid-19 cases mostly drop, except for the Americas
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO: Covid-19 cases mostly drop, except for the Americas

India Today  

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organisation said. In its latest weekly assessment of the pandemic, the UN health agency said there were more than 3.7 million new infections and 9,000 deaths in the last week, drops of 3 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. WHO …

COVID-19 deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising: World Health Organization
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising: World Health Organization

The Hindu  

The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released on May 19, the U. N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilised after weeks of decline …

U.S. Reaches Devastating 1 Million Deaths From COVID-19
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Reaches Devastating 1 Million Deaths From COVID-19

Huff Post  

The nation has reached a heartbreaking milestone of 1 million confirmed deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began over two years ago. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a nation forever changed because of this pandemic.” The president asked Americans to “remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as …

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
2 years, 7 months ago

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

Associated Press  

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this earth,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, who leads a new pandemic center at the Brown University School of Public Health in …

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say

LA Times  

Sara Atkins holds a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 1 million Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this …

1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the U.S. numbers
2 years, 7 months ago

1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the U.S. numbers

LA Times  

Nathan Lambrecht is photographed next to a picture of his father, Doug Lambrecht, at his apartment in Woodinville, Wash. Doug Lambrecht, a 71-year-old retired physician, was among the first of the nearly 1 million Americans to die from COVID-19. “I just hope people who didn’t know them and didn’t have the same sort of loss in their lives due to …

WHO says COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO says COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa

The Hindu  

The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organisation said in its latest assessment of the pandemic. In its weekly pandemic report released late on May 10, the U.N. health agency said about 3.5 million new cases and more than 25,000 deaths were reported globally, which respectively …

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say
2 years, 7 months ago

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say

LA Times  

As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing and other COVID-19 prevention strategies, elected officials and health departments alike are now championing antiviral pills. National supply counts, which the Biden administration has shared sporadically, aren’t the only data local health officials need to ensure their residents can access the treatments. But not everyone completes it, she said: “Oftentimes, we …

California COVID-19 deaths near 90,000, but the per capita rate is among lowest in U.S.
2 years, 8 months ago

California COVID-19 deaths near 90,000, but the per capita rate is among lowest in U.S.

LA Times  

Family members lift the casket of Charles Jackson Jr., who died from COVID-19 in 2020, into a hearse at Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles. However, on a per capita basis, California has the 11th-lowest cumulative COVID-19 death rate — with 229.5 deaths for every 100,000 residents, according to data compiled by The Times. And if California had Arizona’s death …

Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbers
2 years, 8 months ago

Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbers

Associated Press  

Doug Lambrecht was among the first of the nearly 1 million Americans to die from COVID-19. “I just hope people who didn’t know them and didn’t have the same sort of loss in their lives due to COVID, I just hope that they don’t forget and they remember to care.” ELDERS HIT HARD Three out of every four deaths were …

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million
2 years, 8 months ago

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million

Al Jazeera  

New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported. Nearly three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data indicates, according to a new World Health Organization report that offers the most comprehensive look yet at the true global toll of the pandemic. Nearly 50 …

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
2 years, 8 months ago

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Associated Press  

Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups …

Racial split on COVID-19 precautions endures as restrictions ease in U.S.
2 years, 8 months ago

Racial split on COVID-19 precautions endures as restrictions ease in U.S.

LA Times  

Black and Latino Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups …

How many California lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists have an answer
2 years, 8 months ago

How many California lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists have an answer

LA Times  

The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in December 2020 marked the start of a new, safer phase of the pandemic. In the first 10 months of their availability, COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 1.5 million coronavirus infections, nearly 73,000 hospitalizations, and almost 20,000 deaths in California, according to a study published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Each …

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says

LA Times  

The numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In a statement Thursday, the United Nations health agency said coronavirus infections due to the Omicron surge had “tanked” from a peak of more than 308,000 …

Covid mortality higher among ethnically diverse communities
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid mortality higher among ethnically diverse communities

NL Times  

Proportionally, more ethnically diverse people died of Covid-19 in the first coronavirus year - March 2020 to March 2021 - than people with Dutch roots, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. Coronavirus mortality was relatively higher among people with a Moroccan, Turkish, Surinamese, or Indonesian background in the first and second ave than among the general population. The stats office did …

Op-Ed: Cuts to COVID relief programs are coming. Once again Latinos will bear the brunt of the effect
2 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: Cuts to COVID relief programs are coming. Once again Latinos will bear the brunt of the effect

LA Times  

Last week President Biden signed a new government spending bill into law. As has been true throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the people likely to suffer most from these changes to COVID relief programs are communities of color, especially Latinos. Even without the cuts to COVID spending by the government, it is important to determine what policy responses are needed federally …

US Covid-19 community metrics continue to fall, but officials keep close eye on surge in Europe
2 years, 9 months ago

US Covid-19 community metrics continue to fall, but officials keep close eye on surge in Europe

CNN  

CNN — Only about 1.7 million people in the United States – less than 1% of the total population – live in counties where the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends universal indoor masking, according to the latest Covid-19 community level data, updated by the CDC on Thursday. According to Thursday’s update, nearly 94% of the US …

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues
2 years, 9 months ago

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. Mask mandates are vanishing — even federal health officials have stopped wearing them — and President Joe Biden has said it’s time for people to …

Death toll nears 6 million as Covid-19 pandemic enters its 3rd year
2 years, 10 months ago

Death toll nears 6 million as Covid-19 pandemic enters its 3rd year

India Today  

The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million - underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over. READ: Hong Kong retail chains ration staples to curb COVID panic buying Hong Kong, which is seeing deaths soar, is testing its entire population of 7.5 million three times this month …

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