The country has never mandated masks or vaccinations, but it’s evaded the worst of Covid, thanks to a fear of public shaming and the “self restraint police.”
Tag: Disease Rates
Alameda County, Calif., Drops Indoor Mask Mandate After 3 Weeks
Daily coronavirus case rates in the county are falling, and while the number of residents hospitalized remains high, daily new admissions have stabilized, health officials said.
Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak Becomes Clearer to Scientists
Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.
C.D.C. Dismisses Airborne Transmission of Monkeypox. Some Experts Disagree.
The virus “is not known to linger in the air,” agency officials said. But the research is far from definitive.
Miami-Dade, San Juan and Honolulu Have Become Covid Hot Spots
“Covid-19 hasn’t disappeared as much as our patience for precautions has,” said one public health expert.
Covid and Race
The death rate for white Americans has recently exceeded the rates for Black, Latino and Asian Americans.
Alameda County in California Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
Officials cited growing hospitalizations in reimposing the policy.
Your Friday Briefing
Ukraine says Russia controls 20 percent of its territory.
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.
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.