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COVID-19

Micronesia’s first COVID-19 outbreak balloons, causing alarm

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia's first outbreak of COVID-19 grew in one week to more than 1,000 cases by Tuesday, causing alarm in the Pacific island nation. Last week, Micronesia likely became the final nation in the world with a population of more than 100,000 to experience an ...

North Korea pushes traditional medicine to fight COVID-19

PAJU, South Korea (AP) — As a medical student in North Korea, Lee Gwang-jin said he treated his fevers and other minor ailments with traditional herbal medicine. But bad illness could mean trouble because hospitals in his rural hometown lacked the ambulances, beds, even the electricity at ...

Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don't have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The state filed ...

Biden’s COVID symptoms improve; WH says he’s staying busy

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 symptoms left President Joe Biden with a raspy voice and cough as he met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team. But the president tried to strike a reassuring tone, declaring, "I feel much better than I sound." Later Friday, White House officials ...

NH weekly report: Eight new COVID-19 deaths, 1,569 new cases

CONCORD – On Thursday, July 21, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced 1,569 new positive COVID-19 test results between Thursday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 20. For the previous week, DHHS announce 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our ...

Outside review planned for New York’s COVID-19 response

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third-party auditor will review the New York state government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including efforts by the administration of the previous governor to downplay the number of deaths of nursing home residents. The state plans to select an auditor, who ...