The Latest Breaking News from Centers for Disease Control

Possible NYC monkeypox case reported, with patient isolating and contact tracing started

NEW YORK — An unidentified New York patient tested positive for a virus that includes monkeypox, with the federal Centers for Disease Control investigating to determine whether the rare disease is actually present, city health officials said.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

Trump-appointed judge says US must continue to expel migrants under public health law

Judge Robert Summerhays’ ruling blocks the Centers for Disease Control from reversing a Trump-era policy which allows border patrol agents to expel asylum seekers without considering their claims

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

CDC recommends US travellers test for Covid before domestic trips

US has now passed death toll of one million since start of pandemic

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

The Centers for Disease Control says it's ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

COVID positivity rates across South Florida fall below 5%; total deaths in state surpass 70,000

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The COVID-19 testing positivity rate has fallen below 5% in South Florida’s three counties — a level at which public health experts say the virus is considered under control — according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022