Coronavirus variants are impacting tests, FDA official says Coronavirus variants popping up across the US are beginning to affect tests for the virus, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. By Zahid Mahmood, <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, Adam Renton and Hannah Strange, CNN CNN

Coronavirus variants popping up across the US are beginning to affect tests for the virus, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Duke Study: Eviction, Utility Shutoff Moratoriums Slowed COVID-19 Spread A new study by Duke University shows that moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs helped reduce COVID-19 infection rates. Duke University researchers analyzed the impact of policies intended to prevent evictions or shutoffs of essential services such as water and electricity. The study encompasses all counties in the U.S. between March and November of 2020. 88.5 WFDD

A new study by Duke University shows that moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs helped reduce COVID-19 infection rates.

Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas - STAT Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported, with far more missed in counties that strongly supported former President Trump. Olivia Goldhill STAT

Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported in the U.S., with far more missed in counties that strongly supported former President Trump, according to new research.

UK's 'tsunami' of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000 LONDON (AP) — For nine months, Gordon Bonner has been in the “hinterlands of despair and desolation” after losing his wife of 63 years to the coronavirus pandemic that has now taken the lives of... AP NEWS

...With more than 2 million dead worldwide, people the world over are mourning loved ones, but the U.K.’s toll weighs particularly heavily: It is the smallest nation to pass the 100,000 mark.