Asymptomatic COVID patients in US can isolate for only five days
3 years ago

Asymptomatic COVID patients in US can isolate for only five days

Al Jazeera  

CDC recommendations open the way for people to return to work sooner, minimising the prospect of mass labour shortages. United States health authorities on Monday halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic COVID-19, as President Joe Biden warned Americans not to panic amid a surge of cases threatening wider social disruption. Speaking about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, Biden said some US hospitals could be “overrun”, but the country is generally well prepared to meet the latest surge. Omicron now the dominant strain With Omicron now the country’s dominant strain, more than 200,000 daily cases were recorded over the past two days, quickly approaching records set last January. “We have to do more.” The United States has recorded the world’s highest national pandemic toll, with more than 816,000 recorded COVID deaths and 52 million cases.

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Here’s why Covid cases are spiking again and how it could affect you
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Here’s why Covid cases are spiking again and how it could affect you

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The American Hospital Association said that the 18.1 percent test positivity rate for that week …

COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
10 months, 1 week ago

COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. “Our goal here is to continue to protect those at risk for severe illness while also reassuring folks that these recommendation are simple, clear, easy to understand, and can be followed,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the …

More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
1 year ago

More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. “What we’re seeing right now, in the first week of January, is really an acceleration — of flu cases, in particular,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease …

EXCLUSIVE: NYC Health Department tells New Yorkers MASKING UP on Labor Day would be a 'good idea' - as new Covid variants drive up infection rates
1 year, 4 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: NYC Health Department tells New Yorkers MASKING UP on Labor Day would be a 'good idea' - as new Covid variants drive up infection rates

Daily Mail  

New Yorkers are being told to consider masking up this Labor Day weekend due to concerns about rising Covid cases and two new variants. A spokesman for the city's health department told DailyMail.com that wearing the coverings in crowded places like subway stations may be a 'good idea' The above graph shows positive tests reported in New York City as …

60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years
1 year, 10 months ago

60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years

NL Times  

Three out of five people with severe Long Covid are declared medically unfit to work two years later, and benefits agency UWV expects “these figures to remain the same,” a spokesperson said to NRC. Last year, almost 1,900 people reported to the UWV for an assessment due to Long Covid symptoms. People who have had Long Covid for more than …

World Health Organisation issues fresh Covid guidelines: 6 things to know
1 year, 11 months ago

World Health Organisation issues fresh Covid guidelines: 6 things to know

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organisation issued new guidelines for those who contract the Covid virus amid spread of new variants in several countries. The health agency said that it has updated its guidelines on “mask wearing in community settings, Covid-19 treatments, and clinical management.” WHO also urged everyone to continue wearing masks and take boosters doses of Covid vaccines in order …

People encouraged to stay put during National Day holiday
2 years, 3 months ago

People encouraged to stay put during National Day holiday

China Daily  

Health officials are encouraging people to stay put for the National Day holiday, and cross-regional travelers are required to present negative COVID-19 nucleic acid testing results taken within 48 hours before boarding public transport. Lei Zhenglong, an official of the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control, said at a news conference on Thursday that travelers should also get tested …

People encouraged to stay put during National Day holiday
2 years, 3 months ago

People encouraged to stay put during National Day holiday

China Daily  

Health officials are encouraging people to stay put for the National Day holiday, and cross-regional travelers are required to present negative COVID-19 nucleic acid testing results taken within 48 hours before boarding public transport. Lei Zhenglong, an official of the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control, said at a news conference on Thursday that travelers should also get tested …

Company doctors urge businesses to prepare for fall Covid-19 wave
2 years, 5 months ago

Company doctors urge businesses to prepare for fall Covid-19 wave

NL Times  

There is a “real” chance of another peak in coronavirus infections in the fall, and it is therefore essential that companies make preparations to guarantee the continuity of work. According to Jurriaan Penders, company doctor and director of medical affairs at HumanCapitalCare, the increase in absenteeism is almost entirely due to the coronavirus peak in June. But Penders stressed that …

U.S. to lift COVID-19 test requirement for international air arrivals
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. to lift COVID-19 test requirement for international air arrivals

LA Times  

The lifting of the COVID-19 test requirement for international air travel ends one of the last government mandates meant to contain the coronavirus. The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the …

Coronavirus restrictions are lifted across Latin America as cases drop
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions are lifted across Latin America as cases drop

LA Times  

Colombians will soon be going to movie theaters without having to wear face masks. Even as coronavirus cases rise half a world away in China and authorities there impose new lockdowns, plummeting infection rates in Latin America have led countries to eliminate restrictions on mass gatherings, lift some travel requirements and scrap mask mandates that have been in place for …

More coronavirus rules may go, despite rise in new infections: AD
2 years, 10 months ago

More coronavirus rules may go, despite rise in new infections: AD

Dutch News  

Government health advisors on the Outbreak Management Team will meet at the end of this week to discuss lifting the final coronavirus restrictions in operation in the Netherlands. The number of new coronavirus cases reached a three-week high at the weekend, following the Carnaval celebrations and the February half-term holidays and the number of new infections hit almost 67,000 in …

More coronavirus rules may go, despite rise in new infections: AD
2 years, 10 months ago

More coronavirus rules may go, despite rise in new infections: AD

Dutch News  

Government health advisors on the Outbreak Management Team will meet at the end of this week to discuss lifting the final coronavirus restrictions in operation in the Netherlands. The number of new coronavirus cases reached a three-week high at the weekend, following the Carnaval celebrations and the February half-term holidays and the number of new infections hit almost 67,000 in …

US prepares for next phase of Covid, companies return to normal operations | TOP POINTS
2 years, 10 months ago

US prepares for next phase of Covid, companies return to normal operations | TOP POINTS

India Today  

The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19 per cent in the last week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said late on Tuesday in its weekly report on the pandemic that just over 16 million new Covid-19 infections and about 75,000 deaths were reported worldwide last …

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging
2 years, 10 months ago

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging

Al Jazeera  

The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom are among several countries which have announced plans to lift the majority of COVID restrictions, despite the continuing spread of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. The raft of announcements, including plans to scrap COVID self-isolation for those who test positive in England and an end to social distancing rules in …

Living with covid proving tough for a gridlocked world economy
2 years, 11 months ago

Living with covid proving tough for a gridlocked world economy

Live Mint  

The surging omicron variant is complicating the recovery for a world economy that continues to be wracked by supply chain chaos, worker absenteeism and faltering assembly lines. Analysis by Nomura of omicron’s impact on nations hit early like the U.K. and Canada shows shorter duration waves, faster descents from peaks and lower death rates than the delta variant. “While it …

Omicron positive but no symptoms? No need to isolate for 10 days, expert says
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron positive but no symptoms? No need to isolate for 10 days, expert says

India TV News  

Highlights 'Omicron positive patients only needs to isolate themselves for 7 days, instead of 10': Top doctor 7 days of isolation is only for people with no symptoms in the last three days, he said. A top expert on Saturday said that if a person who had tested positive for the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron' only needs to isolate themselves …

Even as Omicron starts to ease in California, hospitals facing grim conditions
2 years, 11 months ago

Even as Omicron starts to ease in California, hospitals facing grim conditions

LA Times  

On a cold, rainy day, a paramedic places a blanket on a patient he has brought to an emergency department in Los Angeles County. It’s really just the sheer number of patients that causes challenges.” The Los Angeles hospital has been forced to postpone some scheduled surgeries, such as for orthopedics, while still performing other procedures “like cancer surgery or …

Covid isolation cut to five days in England over shortages
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid isolation cut to five days in England over shortages

Hindustan Times  

Boris Johnson’s government cut the Covid-19 self-isolation period in England to five days from seven as the surge in omicron infections sparked staff shortages at hospitals, schools and businesses. A healthcare worker wearing a PPE Kit walks inside a temporarily converted isolation ward for Covid-19 patients The reduction will take effect from Jan. 17, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid told …

Sick staff. Endless COVID patients. Doctors ‘just scraping by’ as Omicron sweeps hospitals
2 years, 11 months ago

Sick staff. Endless COVID patients. Doctors ‘just scraping by’ as Omicron sweeps hospitals

LA Times  

On a single day this week, 616 staffers called out sick with COVID-19 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Now, we’re essentially numb.” Registered nurse Giyun Kim, left, works with patient Marcus Miller, 44, of Carson in the COVID-19 unit at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center on Jan. 11, 2022, in Torrance. “Delta and Omicron come along and …

Omicron brings fewer serious illnesses, but California hospitals are overwhelmed as cases soar
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron brings fewer serious illnesses, but California hospitals are overwhelmed as cases soar

LA Times  

Registered nurse Anh Bui works with a COVID-19-positive patient Tuesday in the intensive care unit at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance. A study of data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California released this week, for instance, “noted substantially reduced risk of severe clinical outcomes in patients who are infected with the Omicron variant compared with Delta,” according …

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Bengaluru: Isolation for asymptomatic health workers reduced to five days
2 years, 11 months ago

Bengaluru: Isolation for asymptomatic health workers reduced to five days

India Today  

Amid the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, wherein a large number of healthcare workers have also tested positive, the state Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee has reduced the isolation period from seven to five days. As per the state protocol, it was disclosed in the TAC meeting that the Covid positive health workers will be strictly …

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported
2 years, 11 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported

ABC  

The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has hit a new pandemic high, as the wave of Omicron infections continues to place pressure on the healthcare system. Key points: There are more than 170,000 active cases in Victoria, sending thousands of workers into isolation Health services are struggling to maintain staffing as COVID-19 hospitalisations continue to rise The Premier …

Health care workers hit by Omicron in US, Covid jab must for 50+ in Italy | TOP POINTS
3 years ago

Health care workers hit by Omicron in US, Covid jab must for 50+ in Italy | TOP POINTS

India Today  

Covid cases are rising across the world, straining health care systems, caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. HEALTH CARE WORKERS HIT IN US Hospitals across the US are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier Covid-19 surges. SINGAPORE MUST BRACE FOR 'MUCH BIGGER' COVID WAVE, SAYS GOVT Singapore must …

California extends indoor mask mandate as Omicron surges
3 years ago

California extends indoor mask mandate as Omicron surges

LA Times  

A support worker directs Los Angeles Unified School District students and staff at a coronavirus testing site at El Sereno Middle School in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Exemptions are in place for those younger than 2, who have certain medical conditions or are hearing-impaired, and people “for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to the person related to …

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns
3 years ago

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns

Dutch News  

A key government advisor has told a television current affairs show that people should not expect the current coronavirus measures to be lifted significantly when they are reassessed next week. Speaking on Nieuwsuur, infectious diseases expert and Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten said that the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus requires caution and that people ‘should not …

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns
3 years ago

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns

Dutch News  

A key government advisor has told a television current affairs show that people should not expect the current coronavirus measures to be lifted significantly when they are reassessed next week. Speaking on Nieuwsuur, infectious diseases expert and Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten said that the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus requires caution and that people ‘should not …

UK, US see record surge in daily Covid cases as Omicron spreads at alarming rate
3 years ago

UK, US see record surge in daily Covid cases as Omicron spreads at alarming rate

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 situation in the United Kingdom and the United States is becoming worrying with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus fuelling infections and becoming the primary reason for the spike in daily cases. UK In the United Kingdom, daily Covid-19 cases climbed to 183,037 on Wednesday, setting a new record in the daily tally. According to data shared by …

Should isolation time for asymptomatic Covid cases be cut?
3 years ago

Should isolation time for asymptomatic Covid cases be cut?

Hindustan Times  

As the United States cuts isolation time for asymptomatic COVID cases in half, scientists are worried that business is being put above health. People with asymptomatic COVID can go out with a mask after five days of isolation The US national health agency's decision to slash the isolation time for people with asymptomatic COVID-19 has raised concern among scientists who …

Covid-19 UK: 40% of Omicron hospitalisations are unvaccinated adults, officials finally reveal
3 years ago

Covid-19 UK: 40% of Omicron hospitalisations are unvaccinated adults, officials finally reveal

Daily Mail  

Up to 40 per cent of patients hospitalised with the Omicron variant are unvaccinated, health chiefs have finally revealed in the wake of a transparency row. Separate UKHSA data proving how well the vaccines work shows unvaccinated adults are up to eight times more likely to be admitted to hospital than people given two doses Doctors fear London's hospital admissions …

Biden confirms end of Omicron travel curbs for African nations
3 years ago

Biden confirms end of Omicron travel curbs for African nations

Al Jazeera  

US president says restrictions are ‘no longer necessary’, as new COVID-19 variant becomes dominant strain. US President Joe Biden has formally ordered an end to travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, saying that the curbs are “no longer necessary to protect the public health”. The Biden administration …

CDC move to shorten COVID isolation causes confusion and doubt
3 years ago

CDC move to shorten COVID isolation causes confusion and doubt

LA Times  

People wait in a long line to get tested for COVID-19 in New York City’s Times Square. U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended coronavirus isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. Airline officials earlier this month sent a letter to the CDC …

Far too early to discuss loosening lockdown, says Outbreak Team member
3 years ago

Far too early to discuss loosening lockdown, says Outbreak Team member

NL Times  

Early research published this week suggesting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus causes less severe symptoms of Covid-19 is positive news, said Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten. However, a sharp rise in the total number of infections caused by the variant could still mean far more patients require hospitalization than the Dutch healthcare system can handle, the microbiologist told …

US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers
3 years ago

US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive. “As the health care community prepares for an anticipated surge in patients due to omicron, CDC is updating our recommendations to reflect …

Small businesses struck by Omicron face hard choices before holidays
3 years ago

Small businesses struck by Omicron face hard choices before holidays

Live Mint  

BY JOE BARRETT | UPDATED DEC 23, 2021 07:00 AM EST Covid-19 surge comes as many owners of firms across country try to make up for setbacks encountered this year After nearly two years of dealing with worker shortages, pandemic restrictions and rising prices, many small businesses are suddenly facing a surge of employee illnesses from the Omicron variant that …

Omicron complicates holiday travel plans across the US
3 years ago

Omicron complicates holiday travel plans across the US

Al Jazeera  

Long lines for testing and fears of the new coronavirus variant have undermined holiday travel plans for a second year. Americans are facing a second Christmas of upended holiday plans, with a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the now-dominant Omicron variant forcing some people to cancel their travel and fret about whether it is safe to visit loved ones. …

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas
3 years ago

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant. The British Medical Association is warning that almost 50,000 doctors, nurses and other National Health Service staff in England could be off sick with Covid-19 by Christmas Day unless additional measures …

Omicron variant likely to bring spike in COVID cases, hospitalizations, officials warn
3 years ago

Omicron variant likely to bring spike in COVID cases, hospitalizations, officials warn

LA Times  

People wait in line at a pop-up vaccination clinic run in partnership with the Armenian American Medical Society outside the Glendale Galleria in early December. The majority of California’s confirmed Omicron cases — 38 — have been recorded in Los Angeles County, which on Saturday reported 3,730 new cases of the coronavirus from all variants, mostly Delta, its highest single-day …

Measures ‘similar to national lockdown’ needed to keep down hospital admissions
3 years ago

Measures ‘similar to national lockdown’ needed to keep down hospital admissions

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Restrictions “similar in scale to the national lockdown” are needed …

US coronavirus: It’s not clear yet if Omicron is a milder variant. But its rapid spread is going to overwhelm hospitals, experts say
3 years ago

US coronavirus: It’s not clear yet if Omicron is a milder variant. But its rapid spread is going to overwhelm hospitals, experts say

CNN  

CNN — The research is still early on the virulence of the Omicron coronavirus variant – but what’s abundantly clear, according to experts, is that it’s poised to spread rapidly across the US and will likely overwhelm a battered US health care system. “Even if is less virulent than earlier strains, if we have a point where we’re seeing a …

Concerns over a winter wave of Omicron prompt closures, mask mandates and new COVID fears
3 years ago

Concerns over a winter wave of Omicron prompt closures, mask mandates and new COVID fears

LA Times  

A line forms at a COVID-19 testing site in New York on Thursday. “I feel safe, but there are concerns all around,” said Anthony Cruz, a junior education studies major at New York University who will now take his finals online. “People need to get used to it.” Experts said this is not the time for the country to become …

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge
3 years ago

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge

Dutch News  

Tougher coronavirus restrictions may be needed as early as next week if the worst fears about the Omicron variant are realised, health minister Hugo de Jonge has said. On Thursday more than 88,000 positive tests were reported in the UK, a record for a 24-hour period, and infections are doubling every two days. The number of patients in hospital has …

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge
3 years ago

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge

Dutch News  

Tougher coronavirus restrictions may be needed as early as next week if the worst fears about the Omicron variant are realised, health minister Hugo de Jonge has said. On Thursday more than 88,000 positive tests were reported in the UK, a record for a 24-hour period, and infections are doubling every two days. The number of patients in hospital has …

Hospitals likely to be ‘overwhelmed’ by omicron, government adviser warns
3 years ago

Hospitals likely to be ‘overwhelmed’ by omicron, government adviser warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Graham Medley, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, said he was …

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals
3 years ago

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals

Associated Press  

LONDON — The omicron variant is spreading so rapidly it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals, highlighting the need to strengthen coronavirus restrictions and speed up the delivery of booster vaccine shots, the country’s health minister said Tuesday. “We’ll keep straining every sinew to make sure we can reach that target.” Vaccinations centers throughout the U.K. put 562,800 shots …

Fears of fresh Omicron restrictions within DAYS
3 years ago

Fears of fresh Omicron restrictions within DAYS

Daily Mail  

Fresh Covid restrictions could be imposed within days as ministers put plans in place to recall Parliament during Christmas if cases of the Omicron variant hit 1million a day by the New Year. On another dramatic day of the coronavirus crisis: The Omicron variant has become dominant in London barely two weeks after it was first detected, health chiefs revealed …

UK: Omicron spreading quickly; Time to work from home again
3 years, 1 month ago

UK: Omicron spreading quickly; Time to work from home again

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tighter restrictions Wednesday to stem the spread of the omicron variant, urging people in England to again work from home and mandating COVID-19 passes for entrance into nightclubs and large events. “It has become increasingly clear that omicron is growing much faster than the previous delta variant and is spreading rapidly all …

The new Covid rules set out to curb spread of the omicron variant
3 years, 1 month ago

The new Covid rules set out to curb spread of the omicron variant

The Telegraph  

England was placed under tighter restrictions from Tuesday in a bid to tackle the omicron variant of Covid-19 that is causing significant concern among scientists, with increasing cases detected across the UK in recent days. Mr Johnson told the press conference: "We're not going to stop people travelling, I want to stress that, we're not going to stop people travelling, …

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