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‘Greater risk’: Covid-19 mask mandate returns to California county; aims to protect ‘most vulnerable population’

A California wine country county is strengthening its vaccine recommendations and implementing a mask mandate, citing a “greater risk” of Covid-19 as the annual flu season begins. Karen Smith, interim ... Read More

COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?

Stratus and Nimbus have similar symptoms to previous variants including a fever, cough and runny nose, but the Nimbus variant has one distinct symptom: a ‘razor blade’ sore throat. These two variants ... Read More

Protecting refugees from COVID-19 a 'global responsibility', says Jordan's king

The world has a "global responsibility" to safeguard the health of refugees from COVID-19, Jordan's King Abdullah told a virtual meeting of leaders on Thursday after his country became one of the ... Read More

New COVID-19 variant has one unusual symptom that sets it apart from others

A new COVID-19 variant called Stratus is rapidly spreading worldwide, distinguished by one telltale early symptom that sets it apart from other strains. The emerging strain appears in two forms: XFG ... Read More

New COVID-19 variant emerges — doctors warn of one strange symptom you can’t ignore

Health officials are worried about a new strain of COVID-19 called Stratus that is spreading quickly around the world. This variant has a new early symptom that makes it easier to miss than earlier ... Read More

Canada could deliver a COVID-19 vaccine to most by end of 2021, says top health official

OTTAWA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Canada has signed several agreements for potential COVID-19 vaccines and should be able to get them out to a large part of the population by the end of next year, one of ... Read More

Want a stronger world after COVID-19? Choose more women leaders

Countries must put more women into leadership roles to build a stronger post-pandemic world, a top U.N. official said on Monday as data showed women could be waiting more than a century to see ... Read More