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Hong Kong considers lockdown as daily infections top 34,000

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong reported a record 34,466 new coronavirus infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, as authorities assess the possibilities of locking down the city. Hong Kong is grappling with a coronavirus surge driven primarily by the omicron variant. Daily cases have ...

Illinois COVID-19 mask mandate ending for most indoor spaces

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The need for face coverings in most indoor spaces in Illinois was ending Monday as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic eases. Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier announced that he would lift the mandate for masks to slow the spread of the deadly virus as the numbers of new ...

Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: AP-NORC poll

Omicron is fading away, and so are Americans' worries about COVID-19. As coronavirus pandemic case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to plummet, fewer people now than in January say they are concerned that they will be infected after the rise and fall of the wildly contagious ...

Highly vaccinated Vermont schools can lift masking rules

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont schools with a student vaccination rate of 80% or higher can lift their masking requirements on Monday. State officials made the announcement earlier this month that the state recommendations for universal masking in highly vaccinated schools would expire at ...

Massachusetts’ statewide school mask mandate comes to an end

BOSTON (AP) — Many Massachusetts school children who returned to the classroom Monday after a weeklong vacation were no longer required to wear face coverings indoors. Gov. Charlie Baker and state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced early in February that they were lifting the ...

Four new COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations dropping Monday in NH

The state announced 559 news COVID-19 cases Monday, but has said the number is likely not accurate because of home testers not reporting to the state. On Monday, February 28, 2022, DHHS announced 194 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Sunday, February 27. Today’s results include 184 ...