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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in parts of the US

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:28 — mike kraft

Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States. AP News

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Wastewater analysis: Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections; mystery in Ohio

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:43 — mike kraft

Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections | CNN As Covid-19 testing and other coronavirus tracking efforts peter out in the United States, wastewater surveillance has become the primary method to monitor early community spread of the virus. And there’s some evidence that close investigation of the findings could also help unravel some of the mysteries of long Covid. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Ohio court rules that insurance doesn’t cover business COVID losses

Tue, 2022-12-13 17:03 — mike kraft

Ohio court: Insurance doesn't cover business COVID losses COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A commercial insurance policy doesn’t cover the income a business lost when the governor ordered a shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Supreme Court said Monday in a decision consistent with multiple court rulings nationally weighing similar questions. AP NEWS

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The state’s high court found that the temporary presence of COVID-19 in a community or at a business and the temporary presence of an infected person don’t amount to a direct physical loss that might be covered.

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Minnesota court affirms fines against bars that violated state's mask mandate

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:06 — mike kraft

Court affirms fines against bars who violated mask mandate MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota appeals court panel has sided with the state health department over fines against bars that violated emergency safety orders during the coronavirus pandemic. The three judges, in a ruling issued Monday, affirmed the health department's authority to suspend the bars' license and levy fines. AP NEWS

The operators of two of the many bars that violated Gov. Tim Walz’s face mask mandate had appealed health officials’ actions against them. ...

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India: Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 nasal vaccine approved for restricted use in India

Tue, 2022-09-06 09:30 — mike kraft

Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 nasal vaccine approved for restricted use in India Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 recombinant nasal vaccine has been approved by the Indian drug regulator, the country's health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. COVID cases at highest levels since November, while Northeast and Midwest are above delta peak

Mon, 2022-05-16 12:31 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID cases at highest levels since November, while Northeast and Midwest are above delta peak COVID cases continued to rise across the U.S. on Monday and were trending at the highest levels seen since late November around the time that South African... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 08:49 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News

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Map: Nearly 20 million American kids under 5 could be eligible for a Covid vaccine.

Fri, 2022-04-29 10:30 — mike kraft

The Data Point: Kids under 5 could be eligible for a Covid vaccine. See where they live. Alaska, Texas and Utah have the highest concentrations of children under 5 as Moderna seeks vaccine authorization for the age group. NBC News

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Covid cases increase in some U.S. states

Mon, 2022-04-04 10:13 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/04/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine#some-states-in-the-us-are-seeing-new-cases-increase

Some U.S. states see new covid cases increase.

Across the United States, officials have dropped mask mandates and are closing mass vaccine and testing sites as new coronavirus cases have fallen nationally to about 27,000 a day on average. But several states — mostly in the Northeast — have had some increases in case numbers over the past two weeks, according to a New York Times database

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