COVID cases rising in L.A. County and California as new subvariants make mark
California’s COVID numbers are on the rise thanks, in part, to new subvariants, suggesting an earlier-than-normal start to the summer season. The percentage of COVID tests coming back with positive results in the state rose to 5.3% for the week…
Early signs of rising COVID in California as new FLiRT subvariants dominate
California may be headed to an earlier-than-normal start to the summer COVID-19 season, with coronavirus concentrations in sewage rising in some areas along with the statewide positive-test rate. The trend comes as the latest family of coronavirus subvariants, collectively nicknamed…
How COVID vaccines stand up to new FLiRT variants
Scientists have warned of a “summer wave” of COVID-19 infections after a highly transmissible new group of omicron subvariants was detected in the U.S. But will our vaccines stand up to these new strains? Nicknamed FLiRT, the new class of…
Masks did not reduce risk of COVID infection after first Omicron wave, UK research shows
After the first Omicron wave, many of the risks of Covid infection changed. Before February 2022, wearing face masks and being over 70 were credited with a reduced risk of being infected by others – but not after that,…
Wearing face masks did not reduce risk of COVID infection post-Omicron
By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 19:01 15 May 2024, updated 19:17 15 May 2024 Face masks haven’t protected against Covid since at least 2022, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK re-analyzed data on more than…
‘Seismic shifts’ in China economy like nothing Beijing predicted, economist says
Liu said China’s development in the recent past and the immediate future will be marked by such disequilibrium, and striking a new balance will take time. He added that challenges arising in the post-pandemic era and from rivalries with other…
‘Seismic shifts’ in China economy like nothing Beijing predicted, economist says
Liu said China’s development in the recent past and the immediate future will be marked by such disequilibrium, and striking a new balance will take time. He added that challenges arising in the post-pandemic era and from rivalries with other…
Pride and hype as F1 roars back to China after Covid absence
People walk past a billboard showing Chinese Formula One driver Zhou Guanyu at a shopping mall complex in Beijing (Jade GAO) Two years ago the Shanghai International Circuit hosted a Covid hospital, but this weekend it will stage Formula One…
New Zealand’s state-sector job cuts cast more gloom on recession-hit economy
These moves have put workers on edge and added more pressure to falling job vacancies. While a cooler job market could arguably slow down inflation, it is rattling an already jittery economy, experts say. New Zealand entered a technical recession…
New Zealand’s state-sector job cuts cast more gloom on recession-hit economy
These moves have put workers on edge and added more pressure to falling job vacancies. While a cooler job market could arguably slow down inflation, it is rattling an already jittery economy, experts say. New Zealand entered a technical recession…