Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tokyo reports record virus cases as Japan tightens measures

Tokyo on Tuesday reported a record high of COVID-19 cases, as Japan prepared to implement new anti-virus measures amid surging infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge

South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people nationwide and force restaurants to close at 9 p.m., rolling out the country's toughest coronavirus restrictions yet as hospitals grapple with the ...

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Masks encouraged in New York, but no city or state mandate

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio "strongly" urged even vaccinated people to start wearing masks indoors. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said unvaccinated transit employees in the metropolitan area would undergo weekly virus testing. ...

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Argentina extends curfew as COVID-19 cases rise

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Friday extended by three weeks a nightly coronavirus curfew for Buenos Aires, and said he would seek to compel the city to close schools.

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