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Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need to isolate
02/28/2022 01:00am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is ending a requirement that incoming travelers isolate themselves as it continues to remove corona
virus
border protections in the face of a growing domestic outbreak. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday said the requirement that vaccinated travelers
Small Japan border easing stirs hope, worry for foreigners
02/27/2022 11:25pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan this week will ease tough corona
virus
border controls that have been criticized as xenophobic and damaging to the economy. The new rules, however, provide only a slight improvement: 5,000 new entrants per day, instead of the current 3,500, and nowhere near the estimated 64,000 a
Capitol ditches mask requirement ahead of State of the Union
02/27/2022 06:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Face coverings are now optional for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, as Congress is lifting its mask requirement on the House floor after federal regulators eased guidelines last week in a rethinking of the nation's strategy to adapt to living with a more
Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
02/27/2022 10:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as
virus
cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test. Wild demand swings have been a subplot in the pandemic, from vaccines to ha
Today in History
02/27/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2022. There are 307 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote.
Hong Kong's success in fending off COVID comes back to haunt
02/26/2022 09:12pm • HONG KONG (AP) — For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the omicron variant showed up. The fast-spreading mutation breached Hong Kong’s defenses and has been spreading rapidly through on
In Rio, even a ban can't keep revelers from Carnival streets
02/26/2022 02:51pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year, but revelers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still found ways to party on Saturday. Thousands defied an official ban on street parties by dancing, singin
State of the Union: Biden speech comes amid crises, setbacks
02/26/2022 08:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, he said the country was “ready for takeoff” after a period of plague and strife. It’s been a more turbulent flight than expected. Biden is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Union speech on Tu
S. Korea has deadliest day of pandemic amid omicron surge
02/26/2022 12:42am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea saw its deadliest day of the pandemic on Saturday, reporting 112 fatalities in the latest 24-hour period, as it grapples with a wave of corona
virus
infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant. Health workers diagnosed 166,209 new cases, which came
Illinois governor to end mask mandate for schools next week
02/25/2022 09:50pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will end its mask mandate for schools starting next week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer urging people to wear masks in most indoor settings, including schools, where COVID-19 poses a “low
Maryland local school boards will get say on mask policies
02/25/2022 09:30pm • Maryland lawmakers voted in favor of a plan that returns control over mask policies in schools to local boards of education. The General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR), voted 17-1 to approve Tuesday's decision by the State Board of Education
Montgomery Co. schools changes mask requirements for new athletic season
02/25/2022 06:16pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, schools are making mask wearing optional for student-athletes and coaches during events such as practice, starting next week. Montgomery County Public Schools' athletics program detailed the policy change in a letter dated Friday, along with adjustments to quarantine
CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
02/25/2022 04:53pm • Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip,
COVID-stricken mom reunites with baby 2 months after birth
02/25/2022 11:55am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — After giving birth, most new moms can't wait to see their child. For Macenzee Keller, it would take more than two months, as she fought for her life against COVID-19 while under sedation and breathing with the help of machines. Mother and child were reunited on Feb. 3 when Kel
Federal agency: Bird flu detected in backyard Michigan flock
02/25/2022 07:27am • KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Michigan in a non-commercial backyard flock of birds in Kalamazoo County, federal authorities said Thursday. Samples from the flock were tested at Michigan State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laborat
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