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India to randomly test international visitors for COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, the country’s health minister said Thursday, citing an increase in cases in neighboring China.Mansukh Mandaviya announced the new rule in...
WHO “very concerned” about reports of severe COVID in China
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy, warning that its lagging...
China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges...
Chinese with mild COVID urged to work as restrictions ease
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Several local governments in China encouraged people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week, another sign of the difficulty the country faces as its rollback of virus-containment measures sets off a wave of infections — and...
2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Beijing as virus surges
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Chinese health authorities on Monday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths, both in the capital Beijing, that were the first reported in weeks and come during an expected surge of illnesses after the nation eased its strict...
Thailand’s king, queen test positive for COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Thailand's king and queen have tested positive for COVID-19, and so far have only mild symptoms, the royal palace said Saturday. Doctors prescribed treatment for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 70, and Queen Suthida, 44, and requested them to...
COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one.When an employee with a...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 931,341,585. Total Doses Administered = 660,400,812. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 267,907,969. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 228,831,995. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Foxconn to ease COVID-19 curbs in Chinese iPhone factory
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones has announced it is easing COVID-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit and drastically slowed production. Foxconn Technology Group said in a...
White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all American households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.After a three-month hiatus, the administration is...
US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit.Preliminary data — through the first 11 months of the year — indicates 2022 will see fewer deaths than the previous two...
China reduces COVID-19 case number reporting as virus surges
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China’s National Health Commission scaled down its daily COVID-19 report starting Wednesday in response to a sharp decline in PCR testing since the government eased anti-virus measures after daily cases hit record highs. A notice on the...