Officials cited growing hospitalizations in reimposing the policy.
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Your Friday Briefing
Ukraine says Russia controls 20 percent of its territory.
Prince Andrew Tests Positive and Will Miss Jubilee Event on Friday
The thanksgiving service was the only major event of the Platinum Jubilee that the prince had been expected to attend.
W.H.O Predicts Steep Drop in Covid Deaths in Africa in 2022
A study by the World Health Organization says that more than half the region’s population now has some level of immunity, mainly from unreported past infections.
Your Thursday Briefing
The bloody battle for Ukraine’s east.
South Africa Was Hit by Virus Wave, Despite Most People Having Antibodies
Researchers say the study provides yet more evidence of the virus’s capacity to evolve and dodge immunity.
The holiday weekend in the U.S. resembles prepandemic times, as experts and the White House remain wary of virus risk.
While there is a rise in confirmed daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Memorial Day observations are not being scrapped.
Shanghai Reopens After Nearly 2-Month Covid Lockdown
With daily infections in low double digits, there’s pressure to shake the city back to life, reviving the factories, companies and supply lines vital to China’s economy.
Your Wednesday Briefing: More Aid to Ukraine
Plus China’s advantage in the Pacific and Shanghai’s loosening restrictions.
During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People
Last year, people 65 and older died from Covid at lower rates than in previous waves. But with Omicron and waning immunity, death rates rose again.