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Thu. 9:41 a.m.: German lawmakers reject mandatory COVID shots for over 60s

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers today rejected a bill requiring all people 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against coronavirus — a compromise solution the government had hoped would get a parliamentary majority. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his health minister originally called ...

Thu. 9:07 a.m.: Shanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown

BEIJING (AP) — Residents of Shanghai are struggling to get meat, rice and other food supplies under anti-coronavirus controls that confine most of its 25 million people in their homes, fueling frustration as the government tries to contain a spreading outbreak. People in China's business ...

Virus hits lowest level since July ’21

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio declined for the 10th straight week to levels not seen since just as the delta variant hit last July. There were 37.2 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between March 17 and Wednesday, compared to 41.2 cases per 100,000 last week, according to Ohio Department of Health data provided Thursday. The state had a 9.7 percent reduction in cases per 100,000 residents from last week. Ohio had 49.4 cases per 100,000 residents two weeks ago, 70.4 cases per 100,000 residents three weeks ago, 104.7 cases per 100,000 residents four weeks ago ...

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control announced today that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for ...

Fri. 9:04 a.m.: Shanghai moves to 2nd part of lockdown as testing lines grow

BEIJING (AP) — About 16 million residents in Shanghai are being tested for the coronavirus during the second stage of the lockdown that shifted today to the western half of China's biggest city and financial capital. Meanwhile, residents of Shanghai's eastern districts who were supposed to ...