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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amanda Seitz

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter.

The decision comes as the pandemic has faded from the forefront of many people's minds. Daily deaths and infections are dropping and people — many of them maskless — are returning to schools, work and grocery stores as normal.

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