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Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as coronavirus rules that shut down China's largest city eased and some factories resumed operation. A total of almost 12 million people in the city of 25 million are allowed to go outdoors following the ...

One new COVID-19 death, 777 new cases, 18 hospitalizations Monday in NH

On Monday, April 18, 2022, DHHS announced 143 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Sunday, April 17. Today’s results include 120 people who tested positive by PCR test and 23 who tested positive by antigen test. DHHS also announced 313 cases from Friday, April 15 (256 by PCR and 57 by ...

Sen. Collins making 1st public appearance after COVID-19

BATH, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Monday made her first public appearance since contracting COVID-19 earlier this month, visiting Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works with the the Navy's top officer. Collins, R-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, joined Adm. Michael Gilday, ...

Japan approves Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's health ministry on Tuesday formally approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, a fourth foreign-developed tool to combat the infections as the country sees signs of a resurgence led by a subvariant of fast-spreading omicron. The ministry approval comes the day after its ...

Police speak to Scottish leader Sturgeon over mask slip-up

LONDON (AP) — Police said Monday that they spoke to Scotland's leader to remind her about sticking to coronavirus mask rules after she was filmed without a face covering indoors while on the election trail. Police Scotland said officers reminded First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of the ...

NJ sport bets over $1B again; casinos lag pre-pandemic level

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's robust sports betting market broke the $1 billion mark for the sixth time last month in terms of the amount of bets taken. But the news was bad in March for seven of the nine casinos that continued to lag behind their in-person gambling revenue levels ...