By Geir MoulsonAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” […]
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Weekly Update of Valley Area COVID-19 Cases
Health Department officials have listed the latest number of confirmed novel COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles county at 1,616,033 (as of Dec. 26). A breakdown of cases in Valley area […]
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China Orders Lockdown of Up to 13 million People in Xi’an
BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighborhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi’an following a spike in coronavirus cases, […]
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UK COVID Cases Hit Record; Top Doctor Warns of Worse to Come
By Danica Kirka and Jill LawlessAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England’s chief medical […]
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Omicron v. Delta: Battle Of Coronavirus Mutants is Critical
By Laura Ungar and Andrew MeldrumAssociated Press As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a […]
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Omicron Keeps World Jittery as More Information Drips Out
By Raf Casert and Mari YamaguchiAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The coronavirus’s omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday as reports of infections linked to the mutant strain cropped […]
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WHO Europe Warns Of Possible Surge in COVID Deaths Ahead
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million […]
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Mexico to Deploy Troops to Riviera Maya in Wake of Shootings
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will deploy a battalion of National Guard troops to its Mayan Riviera in the wake of a spate of shootings that have put the crown […]
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COP26 Is An Informational Two Way Street For California Senate Delegation
This week, members of the California Senate delegation held a virtual meeting with the state’s based reporters to discuss their participation at the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26) in […]
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Little Time, But ‘Mountain To Climb’ at UN Climate Talks
By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal and Frank JordansAssociated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made “some serious toddler steps” toward cutting emissions but […]