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Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said Wednesday. For most of the pandemic, Hong Kong has aligned...
Germany’s governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the pandemic is over.Germany has scrapped the bulk of...
Japan to require COVID tests for all visitors from China
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday that Japan will tighten border controls against COVID-19 by requiring tests for all visitors from China starting Friday as a temporary emergency measure against the surging...
China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world?Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or...
‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people.China’s unyielding “zero-COVID” approach, which aimed...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 21 Dec 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 937,298,205. Total Doses Administered = 662,148,570. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 268,143,349. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 228,989,746. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
India to randomly test international visitors for COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, the country’s health minister said Thursday, citing an increase in cases in neighboring China.Mansukh Mandaviya announced the new rule in...
WHO “very concerned” about reports of severe COVID in China
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy, warning that its lagging...
China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges...
Chinese with mild COVID urged to work as restrictions ease
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Several local governments in China encouraged people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week, another sign of the difficulty the country faces as its rollback of virus-containment measures sets off a wave of infections — and...
2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Beijing as virus surges
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Chinese health authorities on Monday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths, both in the capital Beijing, that were the first reported in weeks and come during an expected surge of illnesses after the nation eased its strict...
Thailand’s king, queen test positive for COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Thailand's king and queen have tested positive for COVID-19, and so far have only mild symptoms, the royal palace said Saturday. Doctors prescribed treatment for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 70, and Queen Suthida, 44, and requested them to...