Health experts say that people in the hot spot, which includes cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, should be increasing their precautions.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Britain Broke the Law by Moving Hospital Patients to Nursing Homes Early in Pandemic, Court Rules
The court’s ruling came in a lawsuit brought by two women whose fathers died in nursing homes in 2020.
E.U. Says the Emergency Phase of the Pandemic Is Over
The bloc recommended focusing on vaccination, surveillance and testing in preparation for a possible fall wave. E.U. states can still make their own policies.
Beijing Has 138 Covid Cases. It Musters 139,000 Workers to Test Residents.
Residents of the Chinese capital face mandatory P.C.R. tests but no mass lockdown yet, while large inland cities may be closed down in response to as few as two infections.
China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Propaganda
Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Beijing’s Mass Testing Plan
Plus more aggressive support for Ukraine and Hong Kong’s brownface controversy.
As Mask Mandates End, Canada’s Atlantic Provinces See Rise in Covid Cases
Once relatively shielded from the virus transmission waves that flooded the rest of Canada, coronavirus infections are rising in the easternmost provinces.
China’s Covid Strategy: Test Most Residents in Beijing Amid Lockdown Fears
China’s capital reported 22 cases as it kicked off an ambitious mandatory testing campaign across the city and reassured residents that food and other supplies were plentiful.
Amid Virus Chaos, Shanghai Residents Band Together
As the authorities in China’s biggest city fight to stamp out an Omicron outbreak, neighbors are turning to one another for support.
Do Vaccines Protect Against Long Covid?
Maybe, according to a growing number of studies, but there’s not yet a definitive answer.