Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in San Francisco with 143 cases of COVID-19 CDC investigating Princess Cruise ship after people tested positive for the virus following voyages in January and March. cbsmoneywatch

For the third time this year, the same Princess Cruise Lines ship has docked in California with passengers who tested positive for COVID-19.

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city's 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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Denmark becomes the first country to halt its Covid vaccination program "Spring has arrived, vaccine coverage in the Danish population is high, and the epidemic has reversed," the Danish Health Authority said. Holly Ellyatt CNBC

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Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data A number of vaccine experts are concerned the U.S. may be sleepwalking into a policy of recommending annual Covid-19 vaccine boosters — without having generated the evidence to show they are actually needed. Helen Branswell STAT

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For now, the U.S. is 'not in the pandemic phase,' Fauci says Though the coronavirus remains a deadly public health emergency around the globe, the United States is no longer in a pandemic phase, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden. PBS NewsHour

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“We don’t have 900,000 new infections a day and tens and tens and tens of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths [each day],” Fauci told the PBS NewsHour’s anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff on Tuesday.

Congo starts Ebola vaccinations to stem outbreak in northwest, WHO says The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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My At-Home Rapid Test Is Negative, But Could I Still Have COVID?

Mexico says coronavirus now endemic, not pandemic MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Tuesday that COVID-19 has passed from a pandemic to an endemic stage in Mexico, meaning authorities will treat it as a seasonally recurring disease. Mexico never enforced face mask requirements, and the few partial shutdowns of businesses and activities were lifted weeks ago. AP NEWS

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New case numbers have declined. But that may be because Mexico, which never did much testing, is now offering even fewer tests. ...