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US to impose China COVID tests as virus surge jangles global nerves

Laurie Chen, with Matthew Walsh in Tianjin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 29 11:20 AM

The US will require negative COVID tests from ll air travelers from China, saying Beijing is not sharing enough information about its surge. Read more »

US wishes Marcos Jr. recovery from COVID-19

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:38 AM

"We wish the new President good health and a safe recovery." Read more »

Novavax misses global moonshot, eyes to win over mRNA defectors

Arthur Allen and Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News
Posted at May 27 11:13 AM

Novavax’s COVID vaccine appears to cause fewer unpleasant reactions associated with mRNA vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. Read more »

Pfizer COVID jab for under-fives effective with 3 doses

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 10:45 AM

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine is safe and effective when given as 3 doses to children under 5 years, the companies said. Read more »

Travel in the time of COVID-19

Damon Darlin, Kaiser Health News
Posted at Apr 07 11:13 AM

The United States will not allow anyone to fly into the country who has tested positive for COVID, and it is up to the airlines to enforce that. Read more »

Obama tests positive for COVID, encourages vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 11:47 AM

Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of COVID-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. Read more »

US Army to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID jab

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 12:17 PM

The US Army announced Wednesday it would begin discharging soldiers who refuse to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rule. Read more »

US sets global record of over 1M COVID-19 cases in a day

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 04 09:34 PM

There were 1,080,211 new cases in the country, a global record, with the number of cases doubling the previous week. Read more »

US crosses 50 million COVID cases as Delta dominates

Kavya B and Rittik Biswas, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 10:57 AM

The United States crossed 50 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to threaten Americans and the newly discovered Omicron variant spreads. Read more »

US reiterates support for ASEAN fight vs. COVID-19

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 01:56 PM

The United States reiterated its support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

New York reports 5 cases of Omicron variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 08:51 AM

New York has confirmed 5 cases of the Omicron variant, bringing the total number of US detections of the new strain to 8. Read more »

Thankful for vaccine donations, Duterte could visit US

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 02:06 AM

Duterte on Thursday said he could travel to the United States to thank it for supplying the Philippines with COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more »

Unvaccinated Bolsonaro eats pizza on New York sidewalk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 07:59 AM

The Big Apple currently requires anyone wanting to eat inside to provide proof of at least one shot and Bolsonaro says he is not vaccinated. Read more »

US transport agency doubles fines on mask violations

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 10 11:44 AM

The Transportation Security Administration said repeat offenders could face fines as high as $3,000. Read more »

EU removes US from COVID safe list for non-essential travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 01:44 AM

The European Union recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising COVID-19 infections in the country. Read more »

Duterte to ask US for help to procure more vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 03:19 AM

Early this month, the Philippines received 3 million more COVID shots from the US, prompting Duterte to tout the "strong" ties between the 2 nations. Read more »

Hawaii to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions due to Delta

Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 02:57 PM

Hawaii will reimpose COVID-19 restrictions limiting social gatherings to avert straining the state's health-care. Read more »

Unvaccinated people twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 08 12:55 PM

Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Read more »

Louisiana Fil-Am nurse: there's a surge in COVID-19 patients among pregnant women

Paul Garilao | TFC News Louisiana
Posted at Aug 07 05:55 PM

Louisiana sees a rise in COVID-19 cases, including among pregnant women. Read more »

US COVID-19 cases reach 6-month high

Maria Caspani and Roshan Abraham, Reuters
Posted at Aug 06 09:12 AM

Daily new COVID-19 cases have climbed to a 6-month high in the United States, with more than 100,000 infections reported nationwide. Read more »