Lambda COVID variant found in Texas hospital
A Texas hospital reported its first case of the Lambda COVID-19 variant as cases rise across the state, ABC News writes. The big picture: The Lambda variant was first detected in Peru last August. From…
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Surgeon general: ‘I am worried about what is to come’
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he is “worried about what is to come” in the COVID-19 pandemic as cases increase throughout the U.S., primarily among those who are not vaccinated. “I am worried…
Key COVID-19 indicators surge in US amid rapid variants transmission
WASHINGTON - Key indicators of COVID-19 transmission in the United States continue to surge amid slowdown of vaccination rates and rapid spread of variants. The current 7-day average of daily new cases was 26,306, an…
Covid: Fully jabbed arrivals from France must still quarantine
Fully jabbed travellers returning to England and Wales from France will still have to quarantine from Monday. From 19 July, adults who have been double jabbed in the UK arriving from amber list countries will…
Singapore and the UK are both planning to ‘live with Covid.’ They are worlds apart on how to do that
(CNN)More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, the world's rich nations are beginning to accept that Covid-19 is not going away -- despite high vaccination rates drastically cutting the number of…