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8/16/2022 7:29:58 PM
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing ``mild symptoms,'' the White House announced Tuesday. President Joe Biden continues to test negative after recently recovering from the virus but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a precaution.
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8/15/2022 8:39:47 PM
The top executive at Pfizer, a leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, has tested positive for the virus and says he is experiencing very mild symptoms.
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8/1/2022 5:53:10 PM
President Joe Biden remains positive for Covid but is feeling well and working in isolation as he deals with a so-called rebound case of the virus, his doctor said Monday.
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7/31/2022 4:13:16 PM
Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city ``the epicenter'' of the outbreak.
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7/30/2022 2:51:01 PM
Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning.
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7/28/2022 8:40:56 PM
Egypt recorded a daily average of 177 coronavirus cases over the past week (19-27 July), with 12 deaths total recorded over the same period, Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar said on Thursday.
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7/28/2022 11:15:46 AM
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
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7/27/2022 5:25:31 PM
US President Joe Biden looked forward to ending his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning.
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7/27/2022 2:48:59 PM
New York City asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on seeking care.
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7/24/2022 6:38:12 PM
In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade and Usifo Omozokpea asked virologist Oyewale Tomori about its origin and how people can protect themselves against the disease.
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7/24/2022 4:45:39 PM
The White House said Sunday it was confident authorities could "eliminate" monkeypox from the United States by speeding up the rollout of vaccinations and treatment to combat the virus's spread.
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7/23/2022 10:06:52 PM
US President Joe Biden's Covid symptoms "continue to improve" and he is tolerating treatment well, his White House physician said Saturday, two days after the 79-year-old tested positive for the virus.
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7/21/2022 4:47:14 PM
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.
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7/19/2022 9:34:57 AM
Authorities in southern China have apologized for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel in the latest example of heavy-handed virus-prevention measures that have sparked a rare public backlash.
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Africa
7/17/2022 10:13:13 PM
The World Health Organization has declared Ghana's first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month.
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7/13/2022 12:28:55 PM
China's monthly trade surplus soared to a record $97.9 billion in June as export growth picked up after anti-virus controls that shut down Shanghai were lifted and shippers moved a backlog of cargo.
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Egypt
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7/7/2022 5:23:09 PM
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, urged on Thursday all Egyptians to maintain precautionary measures against coronavirus during the Eid holiday, as infection rates have risen recently, calling on them to wear face masks, especially in crowded areas.
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7/6/2022 11:57:03 AM
One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars.
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7/5/2022 9:40:16 AM
The Democratic Republic of Congo declared its latest Ebola outbreak over on Monday, the World Health Organization said, more than two months after the virus re-emerged in the country’s northwest.
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6/25/2022 10:11:16 AM
China reported zero new Covid-19 infections in Shanghai for the first time since March on Saturday, as the country's latest outbreak subsides after months of virus-spurred lockdowns and restrictions.
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