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Health experts still learning about omicron subvariant, now dominant in Northeast

Mon, 2023-01-23 09:25 — mike kraft
Health experts still learning about omicron subvariant, now dominant in Northeast As a version of COVID-19’s omicron variant —the XBB.1.5 subvariant — grows more prevalent in some parts of the U.S., health experts say it likely escapes immune protection better than previous muta… kwadington The Hill

More than 80 percent of coronavirus cases in the Northeast are now due to XBB.1.5.

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Why there are so many COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in the Northeast and what we know about it

Mon, 2023-01-09 10:27 — mike kraft
Why there are so many COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in the Northeast CDC data shows that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are particularly surging in the Northeast. Experts explain why. ABC News ABC News
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Massacusetts sues company that failed to return money for N95 masks it failed to deliver

Tue, 2022-12-06 17:51 — mike kraft
State sues company that failed to return N95 mask money BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts attorney general's office has sued a company it alleges failed to reimburse the state nearly $3.5 million for hundreds of thousands of N95 masks it failed to deliver as promised early in the COVID-19 pandemic. AP NEWS

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Boston establishing 11 wastewater COVID-19 testing sites

Tue, 2022-12-06 10:32 — mike kraft
Boston establishing 11 wastewater COVID-19 testing sites BOSTON (AP) — Boston is planning to establish 11 wastewater testing sites across the city to help monitor for spikes in the COVID-19 virus. The head of the Boston Public Health Commission said the city is partnering with vendors to create the sites as COVID-19 levels in wastewater across the region have begun rising. AP NEWS

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Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s public health commissioner, said the city will be sampling water from the sites on a weekly basis. Ojikutu said the testing will also help the city monitor for the appearance of new variants of the disease.

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Veterans home deaths during COVID-19 outbreak results in $58M settlement

Tue, 2022-11-15 19:19 — mike kraft
Veterans home COVID-19 outbreak results in $58M settlement SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a nearly $58 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in response to the deaths of dozens of veterans who contracted COVID-19 at a Massachusetts veterans home. AP NEWS

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Connecticut ex-lawmaker pleads guilty in theft of $1.2M in COVID-19 aid

Wed, 2022-11-02 09:31 — mike kraft
Ex-lawmaker pleads guilty in theft of $1.2M in COVID-19 aid HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut state representative pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with the theft of more than $1.2 million in federal coronavirus relief funds from the city of West Haven, using some of the money for gambling at a casino, according to prosecutors. AP NEWS

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Seattle lifts COVID emergency order, Boston reports elevated virus levels in wastewater

Wed, 2022-10-12 10:05 — mike kraft
Seattle to end COVID-19 emergency proclamation SEATTLE (AP) — The City of Seattle will end its COVID-19 emergency proclamation at the end of October. Mayor Bruce Harrell said in a statement Tuesday that Seattle will lift its remaining COVID emergency order to align with Gov. AP NEWS

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New York City officials recommend masks indoors due to COVID surge

Fri, 2022-07-08 17:15 — mike kraft

New York City health officials said Friday all New Yorkers should wear high-quality face masks indoors and near crowds due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

 "We're currently seeing high levels of COVID-19 in NYC," the city's Department of Health said in a tweet recommending N95, KN95 or KF94 masks for the public.

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Florida man is accused of $2.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud

Fri, 2022-07-01 09:59 — mike kraft
A Florida man is accused of $2.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud A 34-year-old man was charged with one count of wire fraud after being accused of filing a fraudulent loan application in 2020. NPR.org

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Vinicius Santana, 34, a former Massachusetts resident, submitted four Paycheck Protection Program loan applications for the paint company he owned through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in 2020, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

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Some American universities and schools are reimposing indoor mask mandates

Thu, 2022-05-26 08:55 — mike kraft

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