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CDC reinstates COVID-19 testing for flights from China

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will again require airline passengers traveling from China to show a negative COVID-19 test amid a surge in cases after mass protests prompted the Chinese government to relax some draconian containment measures.

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

U.S. will require travelers from China to show negative COVID test before flight

In announcing the step, the CDC pointed to the surge in COVID-19 cases in China. The measure will go into effect on Jan. 5 for all passengers over the age of 2.

WEKU · Dec 28, 2022

US imposes Covid-19 testing requirement on travellers arriving from China

Passengers arriving in the US from China will have to show a negative Covid test no more than two days before flying

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

It's not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults

Public health officials want more Americans to get the latest COVID vaccine booster. Only 35% of people over 65 have gotten the shot, though 75% of COVID deaths are among people in this age group.

WEKU · Dec 28, 2022

2022: A year in which public figures brought their A blame

For many politicians, bureaucrats, cops, lawyers and journalists, the buck didn’t stop anywhere.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 28, 2022

EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?

The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum since the pandemic began

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Commentary: Finally, some promising news on opioids for patients in severe pain

The U.S. remains in the midst of an ever-worsening drug overdose crisis. Because prescription opioids drove its earlier phases, the nation responded by drastically reducing access to those drugs — with prescriptions dropping by nearly 50% over the last decade. But it’s now clear that approach was ineffective at combating…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 27, 2022

Masking up by choice: Colleges see hope against flu as students continue pandemic practices

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Katie Jordan suspects she never once wore a mask.

Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022

China has stopped publishing daily COVID data amid reports of a huge spike in cases

China's National Health Commission said in a statement it would no longer publish daily data and that "from now on, the Chinese CDC will release relevant COVID information for reference and research."

WEKU · Dec 25, 2022

China’s Zhejiang Has 1 Mln Daily COVID Cases, Expected to Double

China's Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily COVID-19 infections, a number expected to double in the days ahead, the provincial government said on Sunday. Despite a record surge of cases nationwide, China reported no COVID deaths on the mainland for the five…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 25, 2022