The COVID tests’ demand remains high in Michigan even after the Christmas
Even with the rush to get tested before the Christmas holiday, finding any form of COVID-19 test can be difficult. Even while pharmacy chains say they’re attempting to keep up with demand, shelves of at-home testing remain bare across the state. In Detroit, the hotline for scheduling a COVID test was so busy on Monday […]
Omicron cancelled more than 1000 flights on the Christmas weekend, hitting airline crews badly
Airlines canceled nearly 1,000 flights on Sunday as the omicron variant of Covid-19 spread rapidly, increasing the number of sick calls from flight crews. Airlines have canceled around 1,500 flights in the United States since Friday, delaying travel over the busy holiday weekend, which carriers expected to be among the busiest days of the pandemic. […]
US Plans to Lift Omicron Travel Restrictions for 8 African Countries
According to a senior government official, the Biden administration would ease travel restrictions placed on eight African countries to combat the spread of the omicron version of Covid-19. These countries included South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi. And they will have their travel restrictions lifted on December 31. The decision was […]
The U.S. hospitalizations fall short of expectations, as Covid-19 rates eclipse Delta’s spike on a daily basis
The rate of daily Covid-19 cases detected has surpassed those caused by the Delta variant over the summer. It is because the extremely contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the US this Christmas season. Despite the fact that Covid-19 hospitalizations are down from the year’s start, the issue might deteriorate as tens of […]
Reasons To Upgrade Your Masks For Protection Against Omicron Variant
Wearing face masks prevents people from spreading the highly contagious coronavirus variants causing them to lose strength over time. Scientists and public health officials recommend upgrading to the highest quality N95 respirator masks or at least three-ply surgical masks depending on the crowdedness of places to beat Omicron, the most dominant strain of coronavirus in […]
The sudden rise in the Omicron cases postpones the Critics’ Choice Awards
The Critics’ Choice Association stated on Wednesday that the 27th Critics’ Choice Awards, which were set to take place in person on Jan. 9, will be postponed. The show, which is planned to air on The CW and TBS, has yet to be rescheduled. The current spike in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron form […]
Kamala Harris tests negative: After close contact with a staffer who contracted COVID
After being in close touch with a staffer who later tested positive for Covid, Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for the coronavirus. The exposure, according to Harris’ office, was a staff member who worked with the vice president all day on Tuesday before testing positive for the virus on Wednesday. According to her spokesman […]
90% of the COVID cases reported in the U.S. account for Omicron, reports CDC
As per the latest data released by the CDC, by Saturday 73% of the cases reported in America were that of Omicron variant. The health officials in the United States reported that Omicron accounted for 2.9% of all cases through Dec, 11 which was later revised to 12.6%. However, now Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director […]
Biden vows to protect the nation from omicron threat, announces free rapid COVID-19 tests and help for overwhelmed hospitals
In an effort to combat rising COVID-19 illnesses and the new, highly transmissible omicron strain, President Joe Biden is scheduled to announce the purchase of a half-billion at-home fast COVID-19 tests and the deployment of 1,000 military medical staff to overburdened hospitals. Building on the winter plan, Biden wants to increase the supply of fast […]
The world’s no. 2 destination moved to the highest travel risk level by CDC
Recently, the CDC’s risk levels for global destinations have been updated on their travel recommendations page and it has moved 8 places to the highest level of travel risk. What is even more shocking is that among these 8 places is the world’s no. 2 most visited nation before the pandemic i.e. Spain. According to […]