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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Tuesday / Wednesday, May 24-25Post + Comments (17)
Where Death Rates Rose the Most During the Pandemic – @nytimes Excess deaths in the US were the highest among high income countries. https://t.co/qxCjkvUIQ8
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) May 24, 2022
Another Omicron subvariant—BA.2.12.1—has become the dominant form among new U.S. coronavirus cases. The development comes as the United States recently began averaging more than 100k new confirmed cases a day for the 1st time since February https://t.co/g8KmSRX8iS pic.twitter.com/bfYg51UOXU
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 25, 2022
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China's COVID-hit capital Beijing further tightened its dragnet on the virus with zero community transmission the target, punishing workplaces that flout rules or circumvent curbs and imploring residents to police their own movements https://t.co/bEVZGOlAA7 pic.twitter.com/tF4ofo5Pa0
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 25, 2022
Hong Kong recorded 250 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, of which 34 were imported. The city reported no deaths on Tuesday.
Full, trusted coverage on HKFP: https://t.co/w8LTgNxKZy pic.twitter.com/rM0jYFKGaz
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) May 24, 2022
North Korea reported no new deaths among fever patients for a second consecutive day, state media KCNA said on Wednesday, a day after it said the country's first confirmed coronavirus outbreak was being stably managed. https://t.co/qG93JOYXbO
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 25, 2022
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Patients who experience recurrence of COVID-19 symptoms after completing treatment with Pfizer's drug Paxlovid should isolate again for five days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an advisory issued on Tuesday. https://t.co/L2pXEApNCb
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 25, 2022
Excellent explainer here — read the whole thing:
What's behind the Paxlovid rebound? What's the best way to handle rebound cases? At present, there are more questions than answers. @Jasonmmast digs in. https://t.co/FadwjnI92C
— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) May 24, 2022
More than 1 in 5 adult #Covid survivors in the U.S. may develop #LongCovid, a C.D.C. study suggests. Researchers identified lasting health problems in many different organ systems, including the heart, lungs and kidneys https://t.co/qaIXkyYrXB pic.twitter.com/5NuHueK3D1
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 25, 2022
Overall age breakdown and graphic pic.twitter.com/6iEnnCfxfH
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 24, 2022
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Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson is a mainstay in the #Covid disinformation pipeline. False claims by him continue to rock public health even as coronavirus cases have begun a resurgence & people need to know how to protect themselves https://t.co/qPSNr37RJW
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 22, 2022