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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

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Nearly half of European countries have recorded Covid case increases over the last week. The U.S. could follow suit, but cases are still declining for now.

Tue, 2022-03-15 09:24 — mike kraft

Covid cases rise in Europe as omicron subvariant spreads. Will the U.S. be next? Nearly half of European countries have recorded increases in new Covid cases over the last week. The U.S. could follow suit, but cases are still declining for now. NBC News

Nearly half of all European countries have recorded increases in new Covid-19 cases in the past week, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.

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Estimates of what could lie ahead for the US in the third year of the pandemic

Mon, 2022-03-14 19:23 — mike kraft

Here's what could lie ahead for the US in the third year of the pandemic Things seem to be looking up as the US crosses into year three of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vaccines still do a good job of keeping people alive and out of the hospital. There's increasing access to tests and treatments. The numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are heading in the right direction. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 19:14 — mike kraft

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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One-third of all US child Covid deaths occurred during Omicron surge

Mon, 2022-03-14 11:42 — mike kraft

One-third of US child COVID deaths happened during Omicron surge Since the beginning of the year, 550 children in the US have died from COVID-19, compared with 1,017 kids over the preceding 22 months. New York Post

As many as a third of all child deaths from Covid in the US have occurred during the Omicron surge of the pandemic.

Children seem to be facing increasing risks from Covid-19 even as mask mandates drop across the country, and vaccination rates among children stall out at alarmingly low rates.

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Long Covid patients, in search of relief, turn to private company. Critics say there's no science to back it up.

Mon, 2022-03-14 10:52 — mike kraft

Long Covid patients, in search of relief, turn to private company

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A full two years into the coronavirus pandemic, long-haul Covid patients remain sick and in desperate search of answers. They've lost jobs. They've lost their sense of self. Many say they have lost faith in the medical community.

Despite multiple studies, the launch of dozens of specialized long Covid clinics and $1.15 billion in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health to study the condition, there remains a dearth of proven treatments for people who are suffering from lingering illness after their infection.

"There is no one right answer for many of our patients," said Dr. Ben Abramoff, director of the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic at Penn Medicine, which has seen more than 1,100 long Covid patients.

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