NEW: COVID-19 cases drop below record levels of previous week for Clark County

NEW: COVID-19 cases drop below record levels of previous week for Clark County

[ad_1] Below is a partial COVID-19 report (county only) for Jan. 14-16. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — COVID-19 cases remain high — a 3-day total of 12,701 — but have dropped below the record levels posted from Jan. 8-13. Weekend data from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will not be available until Tuesday […]

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355 with COVID-19 at Ballad hospitals hospitalizations, up 47% since Christmas Eve | WJHL

355 with COVID-19 at Ballad hospitals hospitalizations, up 47% since Christmas Eve | WJHL

[ad_1] JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A total of 355 patients are hospitalized for COVID-19 in Ballad Health hospitals — the highest hospitalization numbers since Sept. 22 — the health system reported Monday. The 48 COVID patients using ventilators, though, is the lowest total since Dec. 10. PREVIOUS: Ballad Health COVID hospitalizations jump to highest […]

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Beijing locks down office building weeks before Olympics over single Omicron case

Beijing locks down office building weeks before Olympics over single Omicron case

[ad_1] The snap lockdown meant the building in the west of the city was sealed off without advance warning, with everybody inside unable to leave and subject to compulsory Covid testing. The decision to lock the office down came after an employee tested positive for Omicron on Saturday — the city’s first recorded case of […]

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Winter Olympics: China says tickets will not be sold to general public due to Covid-19

Winter Olympics: China says tickets will not be sold to general public due to Covid-19

[ad_1] “In terms of the grim and complex situation of epidemic prevention and control [and] in order to protect the health and safety of Olympic personnel and spectators, we have decided to change the original plan of public ticket sales,” the committee said. Groups of spectators will be invited on site throughout the Games and […]

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Covid news and the latest on the Omicron variant: Live Updates

Covid news and the latest on the Omicron variant: Live Updates

[ad_1] From Monday, people with Covid-19 in the United Kingdom can stop self-isolating after five full days, as long as they don’t have a temperature and return negative test results on days five and six Those who return positive test results must continue to self-isolate until they record two consecutive negative results on separate days, […]

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Bencic advances but says still not 100% after COVID-19

Bencic advances but says still not 100% after COVID-19

[ad_1] Tennis – Mubadala World Tennis Championship – International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 16, 2021 Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic reacts during her match against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur REUTERS/Christopher Pike Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 17 (Reuters) – Belinda Bencic moved into the Australian […]

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India's gasoil sales ebb in Jan 1-15 as COVID-19 spread deters retail spending

India’s gasoil sales ebb in Jan 1-15 as COVID-19 spread deters retail spending

[ad_1] NEW DELHI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – India’s gasoil sales declined in the first fortnight of January as rising COVID-19 infections hit consumer spending and truck movement in the country. Gasoil sales by the country’s state fuel retailers amounted to 2.47 million tonnes during Jan. 1-15, data compiled by state-owned refiners showed, down by 14.1% […]

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China's economy loses steam as COVID-19 erupts, c.bank cuts rates

China’s economy loses steam as COVID-19 erupts, c.bank cuts rates

[ad_1] China Q4 GDP grows 4.0% y/y vs 3.6% forecast in Reuters poll China 2021 GDP grows 8.1% versus 8.0% forecast Dec factory output growth picks up, retail sales disappoint BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – China’s economy rebounded in 2021 from its pandemic-induced slump helped by robust exports but the pace slowed further in the […]

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Texas universities begin semester virtually, anticipating COVID-19 surge

Texas universities begin semester virtually, anticipating COVID-19 surge

[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Managing the surge in COVID-19 cases on college campuses is a top concern for educators, parents and students. The University of Texas at Austin and Texas State are set to resume classes this week — many of them will be virtual for the time being. Classes will be virtual for the […]

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Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as Lunar New Year travel season starts; Omicron spreads

Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as Lunar New Year travel season starts; Omicron spreads

[ad_1] People line up during the fifth round of nucleic acid testing at a residential compound following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Anyang, Henan province, China January 15, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert […]

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