Fauci cites near 'vertical' rise in COVID, but sees hope The United States is experiencing "almost a vertical increase" in COVID cases as the Omicron variant sweeps the country, but the peak may be only weeks away, top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday. Jan 2, 2022 0 28
UK makes omicron contingency plans for hospitals, schools The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the country's record-breaking spike in coronavirus infections. Jan 2, 2022 0 15
Jake's mice: Searching for answers to the puzzle of autism Jake Litvag leaned in for a closer look as a lab mouse scurried around an enclosure, stopping to sniff a large block. Jan 2, 2022 0 70
Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus, ... Jan 2, 2022 0 4
France says children must wear masks on transport from age six Children on French public transport will soon have to wear a face mask from the age of six upwards, the government decreed Saturday, as part of its latest measures against coronavirus. Jan 2, 2022 0 19
Europe tops 100 million COVID cases Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, an AFP tally Saturday showed. Jan 2, 2022 0 7
New COVID curbs in England 'last resort': minister Britain's health minister insisted Saturday reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be "an absolute last resort" and that the country must "try to live with COVID". Jan 2, 2022 0 21
China says 'positive' signs as Xi'an cases ease New COVID-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an fell to their lowest in a week, health officials said Sunday, as residents face their eleventh day under strict home confinement. Jan 2, 2022 0 41