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£4bn of NHS Covid PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report

Fri, 2022-06-10 17:52 — FNUOvviyaa

£4bn of NHS Covid PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report Opposition parties say the findings show the Conservatives are ‘burning taxpayers money by the billion’ the Guardian

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Sacramento schools reinstate mask mandate amid COVID surge

Fri, 2022-06-03 14:38 — FNUOvviyaa

Sacramento schools reinstate mask mandate amid COVID surge SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento City Unified School District suggested that students resume wearing masks Friday as a soft start to a reinstated indoor masking mandate that takes effect on Monday amid a rising tide of COVID-19 in California. AP NEWS

The district announced the move Thursday when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Sacramento County into the “high” level of community transmission.

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Covid-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic

Mon, 2022-05-30 08:39 — mike kraft

Covid was vanishing last Memorial Day. Cases are five times higher now. Covid-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic. Washington Post

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Some American universities and schools are reimposing indoor mask mandates

Thu, 2022-05-26 08:55 — mike kraft

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No one wants to hear it, but another COVID wave is here

Mon, 2022-05-23 17:46 — mike kraft

No one wants to hear it, but another COVID wave is here in Maryland COVID cases are rising in Maryland, along with much of the Northeastern U.S., prompting new calls for people to take steps to protect themselves. Baltimore Sun

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American officials say more areas of US may see mask recommendations

Wed, 2022-05-18 12:47 — mike kraft

Officials say more areas of US may see mask recommendations WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic could get worse in the U.S. in the weeks ahead, officials said Wednesday, and more people could be advised to again wear masks indoors. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. AP NEWS

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Arizona legislature passes two bills restricting state responses to Covid pandemic

Wed, 2022-05-18 10:00 — mike kraft

2 more bills targeting COVID rules head to Ducey's desk PHOENIX (AP) — Two more bills restricting responses to the coronavirus pandemic are heading to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey's desk, including one that would impact the ability of future state leaders to respond to another airborne-spreading disease and a second blocking the state from ever requiring schoolchildren to get a COVID-19 vaccine. AP NEWS

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New York City health chief: urges people to wear masks indoors; 'high' COVID alert level coming

Mon, 2022-05-16 18:34 — mike kraft

NYC health chief: Wear masks indoors; 'high' COVID alert level coming New York City is approaching a ‘high’ level of COVID-19 alert, according to Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan. In a tweet issued Monday morning, Vasan said he was urging all New Yorkers to wear a mask while indoors. FOX 5 NY FOX 5 New York

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Raising the alert level from medium to high indicates an increased and significant level of community spread.

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Overview: Shanghai plans to end lockdown; North Korea; Automakers reinstate mask mandates in southeastern Michigan plants

Mon, 2022-05-16 10:20 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Shanghai set out plans for the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks, heavily bruising China's economy, and for the return of more normal life from June 1. Reuters Reuters

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California: With COVID back on the rise, some cities, agencies mulling a return of health mandates

Wed, 2022-05-11 10:22 — mike kraft

With COVID back on the rise, some cities, agencies mulling a return of health mandates San Jose reinstated indoor mask requirement for all its employees ‘out of an abundance of caution’ through at least May 20 Grace Hase The Mercury News

As the Bay Area braces for yet another COVID-19 surge, a few cities and agencies are reinstating indoor mask mandates as the region continues debating the worth of a patchwork of coronavirus-related health orders.

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