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Browns QB Mayfield, coach Stefanski test positive for COVID

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns' COVID-19 outbreak has widened and worsened. Quarterback Baker Mayfield and coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19 today and will likely miss Saturday's game against Las Vegas as Cleveland deals with a widespread outbreak during its playoff ...

Wed. 9:21 a.m.: EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union's executive branch said today that omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January, amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the holiday season. ...

Tue. 9:22 a.m.: Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than previous versions of the coronavirus, and the Pfizer vaccine seems to offer less defense against infection from it but still good protection from hospitalization, according to an analysis of data from South ...

Mon. 9:36 a.m.: AP-NORC poll: Omicron raises COVID worry but not precautions

CHICAGO (AP) — As the omicron variant sparks worldwide fears of renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, Americans' worries about infection are again on the rise, but fewer say they are regularly wearing masks or isolating compared with the beginning of the year. A new poll conducted by The Associated ...

Mon. 9:06 a.m.: Ghana to fine airlines $3,500 for unvaccinated passengers

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana will fine airlines $3,500 for each passenger who arrives in the West African country without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest measure taken by the country with some of the strictest restrictions in the region. Airlines also will be penalized the same amount for passengers who did not fill out a health declaration form before boarding their flight to Kotoka International Airport, the state-owned Ghana Airport Company announced today. While Ghanaians who fly in without meeting the requirement will be allowed to enter the country and ...