(Getty Images photo) PHOENIX – A fast-spreading COVID-19 variant has been found in Arizona, the Arizona Department of Health Services said in a press release Friday night. Reports from AZDHS, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Pinal County Public Health Services and Arizona State University have been confirmed in three …
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TORONTO (AP) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced tougher restrictions on travelers in response to newer, potentially more contagious strains of the novel coronavirus – including making hotel quarantine mandatory at their own expense when they arrive in Canada. And airline service to Mexico and all Caribbean destinations …
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Officials announced Thursday that two people in South Carolina have been diagnosed with a more contagious strain of coronavirus found for the first time in South Africa. U.S. This is the first time a variant has been reported in On Thursday, New York Attorney General Letia James released a report …
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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is sending active-duty troops to large, federally run coronavirus vaccination centers, a large departure for the department and the first sign that the Biden administration is moving to gain more control over the program it is struggling to manage. . The Federal Emergency Management Agency expects …
Read More »New coronavirus variants remain pinging up. Here is what we know about them
Scientists aren’t surprised to see the coronavirus change and evolve – that’s what the virus does, after all. And U.S. And with so many unchecked spreads to other parts of the world, the virus is getting plenty of opportunity to do just that. The new four types are particularly worrisome. …
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