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S. Korea sets high of 8,000 new virus cases ahead of holiday
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando South Korea recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus infections for the first time Tuesday as health authorities reshape the country's pandemic response to address a surge driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.The 8,571 new...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 659,896,715. Total Doses Administered = 535,307,175. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 250,964,433. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 210,459,963. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as they warn of difficult weeks ahead and the possibility of another, more...
German leaders map out COVID plan as omicron infections soar
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany's 16 state governors were charting the country's way forward Monday in the coronavirus pandemic, and are expected to prioritize the use of PCR tests for those most at risk as the highly contagious...
UK to lift travel test requirements for the vaccinated
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday his government will remove coronavirus testing requirements for vaccinated people arriving in England, news hailed by the travel industry as a big step back to normality.Johnson said that...
Belgium OKs 4th vaccine shot for immunocompromised people
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Belgium's health ministers have approved a recommendation to use a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine to better protect people with a weakened immune system against the virus.Christie Morreale, the minister for public health in the...
WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it's dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame,” while saying the acute...
France bars unvaccinated from restaurants, sports venues
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando People who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer allowed in France’s restaurants, bars, tourist sites and sports venues unless they recently recovered from the virus.The new law came into effect Monday requiring a “vaccine...
S. Korea to expand testing, shorten quarantine for omicron
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando South Korea will expand rapid testing and shorten quarantines as it reshapes its pandemic response to deal with a faster-than-expected surge in coronavirus infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.The plans were...
Monthlong pandemic lockdown lifted on China’s Xi’an
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Authorities have lifted a monthlong pandemic lockdown on the northern Chinese city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents. The announcement Monday followed the restart of commercial flights from the city the day before. Xi’an has been a...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Sun, 23 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 659,895,815. Total Doses Administered = 534,608,709. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 250,763,600. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 210,358,008. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Russia sets another daily virus record amid omicron surge
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando New coronavirus infections in Russia reached an all-time high on Sunday, the third consecutive daily record as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads through the country. The national coronavirus task force reported 63,205 new...