Category Archives: Health
Pritzker to take school mask fight to Illinois high court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to ask the state Supreme Court to review a ruling that invalidated his orders for face masks in public schools and other COVID-19 protections, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Hong Kong postpones leader election amid COVID-19 outbreak
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will postpone the election of its next leader until May 8 as it grapples with a worsening coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new infections daily.
Ontario reports 1,281 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 352 in intensive care
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,281 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 352 in intensive care. That's down slightly from 1,342 hospitalized patients and 356 people in ICU on Thursday. The province is reporting 30 more virus-related deaths. There are...
Police arrest at least 100 in sweeping operation to dismantle Ottawa protest
OTTAWA — Police officers descended on anti-government protesters in Ottawa on Friday, arresting at least 100 people and towing more than 20 vehicles in a push to end a three-week occupation that has reverberated across Canada and around the world. Doze...
Health minister: Germany has crossed omicron peak
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has crossed over the peak of new daily infections with the omicron variant of COVID-19, the country's health minister said on Friday. Health
California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated ...
Border agency chief faces challenges from within and outside
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — One agent protested that he didn't join the Border Patrol to look after children in custody. Another asked why a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for court hearings wasn't being used more. And one
B.C. eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor has updated her public health orders as more employees return to their workplaces with COVID-19 infections dropping. The Health Ministry says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has updated her workplace...
FDA: Do not use recalled infant formulas tied to infections
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials warned parents on Thursday not to use three popular powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan that investigators recently linked to bacterial contamination.
South Dakota pot legalization bill cleared for Senate vote
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bipartisan proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota survived its first test in the Legislature on Thursday as a Senate committee recommended the proposal for a vote in the full chamber next week.
