[ad_1] Gov. Ned Lamont hinted that a change could be coming to the state’s school mask mandate when he said Tuesday that he is watching the numbers closely over the next few days before deciding. “I am going to wait to take a look at the metrics,” Lamont said. “I think we see what the […]
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[ad_1] by: Matthew Herchik, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Feb 1, 2022 / 05:50 PM CST / Updated: Feb 1, 2022 / 05:50 PM CST COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Americans nationwide are beginning to receive their free at-home COVID-19 test kits from the federal government this week. With another round of frigid weather coming for some […]
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[ad_1] DENVER (KDVR) — The omicron variant spread faster and farther than any coronavirus strain to date. The World Health Organization tallied 90 million COVID cases in the last 10 weeks since the omicron variant was first found in South Africa. In two months, omicron has produced more cases worldwide than in the entirety of […]
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[ad_1] The city’s vaccine mandate for bar and restaurant patrons could be rescinded “quite soon” if COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations keep falling as drastically as they have over the past two weeks, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday. Other coronavirus mitigations, including the statewide indoor mask mandate, could be reconsidered soon, too, […]
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[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The COVID-19 pandemic started two years, but Missouri and Kansas endured the highest infection rate for any month during the outbreak last month — and it’s not particularly close. With the arrival of the highly transmissible omicron variant and with the delta variant still circulating, nearly 27% of all confirmed […]
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[ad_1] The dating app Tinder is shown on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 1 (Reuters) – Match Group Inc (MTCH.O) softened its full-year revenue forecast on Tuesday as the Tinder owner expects the Omicron COVID-19 […]
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[ad_1] MIDDLETOWN — As the city’s indoor mask mandate was lifted Tuesday, Middletown’s top health official is optimistic that the latest COVID-19 wave will continue to wane through the warmer months. Mayor Ben Florsheim reinstated indoor mask-wearing requirements on Jan. 7 — at the height of the omicron surge. As the state enters a third […]
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[ad_1] DOJ Nationwide testing firm slapped with lawsuits in Minnesota and Washington state Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a consumer protection lawsuit last month against two companies that allegedly collected and processed samples from state residents for COVID-19 testing but failed to deliver results or delivered results that were falsified or inaccurate. A third allegation: Some Minnesotans reported […]
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[ad_1] A Starbucks logo is pictured on the door of the Green Apron Delivery Service at the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 1 (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) missed estimates for quarterly profits […]
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[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit over Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order eliminating the school mask mandate. The suit was filed on behalf of several families of students with disabilities. The families say the repeal puts their children at greater risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. “While Executive Order […]
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