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COVID-19

Biden press secretary has COVID-19, won’t travel to Europe

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she is positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe this week for urgent meetings with world counterparts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Biden tested negative on Tuesday, she ...

Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID; Bill quarantining

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she has tested positive for COVID-19 with "mild" symptoms. On social media, the former Democratic presidential candidate said she was "feeling fine" and that former President Bill Clinton had tested negative and was ...

South Korea’s COVID-19 deaths strain crematories, hospitals

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day and funeral homes to add more refrigerators to store the dead as families struggle with funeral arrangements amid a rise in COVID-19 deaths. The country has been dealing with a ...

NYC may lift rules requiring face masks for children under 5

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is preparing to lift requirements that children under age 5 wear face masks in school. Adams on Tuesday said that he will make masks optional for those in daycare and prekindergarten starting April 4 if case rates and the risk of the virus ...

Two new COVID-19 deaths; hospitalizations drop to 30 Monday

The state announced 456 new COVID-19 cases Monday. On Monday, March 21, 2022, DHHS announced 53 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Sunday, March 20. Today’s results include 44 people who tested positive by PCR test and 9 who tested positive by antigen test. DHHS also announced 149 ...

Biden aides to Congress: Fund COVID aid, don’t cut budget

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress should provide the $22.5 billion President Joe Biden wants for continuing the battle against COVID-19 without cutting other programs to pay for it, senior administration officials said Monday. And if Republicans continue to insist that additional federal efforts ...