This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Photo: NIAID

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Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on the United States. The virus causes the disease Covid-19 and the World Health Organisation has declared the spread of the infection a pandemic.

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Making such a claim without scientific backing risks increasing resistance to further needed funding, the possible withdrawal of free testing and an end to the critical reporting of Covid cases.

  • US officials will offer support, primarily in Asia and Africa, to help identify and respond to diseases like Covid-19, to prevent future outbreaks
  • The move comes amid struggles to get a pandemic treaty signed by all 194 WHO members, 4 years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic
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Li Qiang tells delegation led by US Chamber of Commerce head that Washington’s ‘small yard, high fence’ approach to trade with China is not in either side’s interest.

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A Chinese researcher submitted the genetic data on December 28, 2019, two weeks before Beijing announced details of the Wuhan coronavirus, lawmakers’ inquiry finds.

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Jimmy Kimmel just clapped back at Aaron Rodgers’ claims he would appear in the Jeffrey Epstein court documents – but it’s not the only thing the NFL quarterback has been in hot water for …

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The strain makes up an estimated 15 per cent to 29 per cent of cases in the US, and some infections have been detected in China, though the public health risk remains low.

The WHO says the spike appears to be driven by a rise in the number of children contracting pathogens they had avoided during 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions.

The charges faced by Jia Bei Zhu, 62, are for lack of permits and mislabelled test kits and have nothing to do with conspiracy theories on China engineering biological weapons in the US.

The FDA decision opens the newest vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they have never had a Covid vaccination.

With China’s consumer inflation at nearly zero in April, while US inflation continued to rise by 4.9 per cent, the diverging paths are evident, and it has contributed to a fragile global economic recovery.

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The Title 42 programme, introduced under Trump to use pandemic measures to expel people crossing without migration documents, will end next week.

Isolation increases the risk of premature death by nearly 30 per cent, according to a new report from US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s office.

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The White House announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world’s biggest economy.

In a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, he attacked news outlets he said used “lies told for profit and power” to stir up hatred in the United States.

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Community members are increasingly active politically, multilingual at home and more diverse economically than widely portrayed, study also reveals.

The legislation passed unanimously in the Senate and House before being sent to the White House; a recent media report reignited the debate on whether the pandemic was the result of a lab leak in China.

Illegal crossings have soared under US President Joe Biden. Many migrants turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents and are released in the US to pursue their cases in immigration court.

The requirements – put in place amid a surge in infections in China – have now been lifted as the number of cases has fallen.

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Lawmakers say Americans have questions about how the pandemic began and how to prevent future outbreaks; US agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source.

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