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Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.Austin’s memo...
China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China.The embassies in Tokyo and...
China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up.The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had...
EXPLAINER: Is China sharing enough COVID-19 information?
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. Some even say many of the numbers it's reporting are meaningless.Without...
China seeks to minimize COVID-19 risk during travel rush
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures.The Transportation Ministry on Friday called on...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 04 Jan 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 942,343,115. Total Doses Administered = 665,076,272. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 268,546,218. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 229,254,623. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad during the pandemic. So when he cleared customs at Newark Liberty International Airport and saw people offering anonymous COVID-19 testing, he was happy to...
Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID brings more sick
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China’s capital Beijing. The Chuiyangliu hospital in the city’s east was packed with newly arrived...
WHO worried about surge of COVID in China amid lack of info
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive spread across the country and the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.WHO...
EU moving toward joint measures to face China COVID crisis
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando European Union nations are fine-tuning a coordinated response to China's COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday and are zeroing in on travel restrictions that would upset both Beijing and the global airline industry. China has already vehemently...
New COVID-19 subvariant rising across the country. Here’s what we know
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a new COVID-19 subvariant that is spreading rapidly across the country.XBB 1.5 is a subvariant of the omicron variant. The CDC said it is now estimated to account for about 40%...
France, Spain to require COVID tests for China passengers
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando France and Spain will implement tougher COVID-19 measures for passengers arriving from China, authorities said Friday.France's government is requiring negative tests, and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China....