“While this new variant is no reason for alarm, it is important to remain vigilant and continue to follow public health measures that have proven to be effective throughout the pandemic,” said Durham Region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr.
And starting immediately, dialysis patients can get boosted if they are 56 days past their second dose because of higher risk of severe illness from COVID, chief medical officer Dr.
The quarantine order applies to all people, including those who have been vaccinated, and all students and staff are to take a PCR test in about five to seven days, according to the notice.
It also comes a week after Thanksgiving, when people traveled to see family and got together to celebrate.
“The data is clear: If you are unvaccinated, you are risking hospitalization or death,” said Elizabeth Hertel, director of the health department.
But medical workers are depleted from battling the virus, and a weary public has abandoned precautions that slowed the early spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Another case was identified in a vaccinated Minnesota man who had recently traveled to New York City for an anime convention, the Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday.
Globally, there are at least 352 confirmed cases in 27 countries, including 70 cases in 13 European countries, according to public reports the ECDC compiled for its latest threat assessment.
The province now includes data that reflects hospitalizations and cases by vaccination status.
New daily cases nearly doubled to 8,561 Wednesday, from 4,373 a day earlier, according to official statistics.
If you visit your parents and they have not yet been vaccinated, go with them to your closest vaccination site.
Jobless claims climbed by 28,000 to 222,000 from the previous week’s pandemic low 194,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
But as some other nations close their borders or reimpose lockdowns, officials said Biden was not moving to impose additional restrictions beyond his recommendation that Americans wear masks indoors in public settings.
5:54 a.m.: When the United Nations made its last appeal for humanitarian aid funding before the pandemic, it asked donors for about $29 billion.
As the pandemic enters a third year, and the toll of conflicts and climate change rise, the U.N.
More than 1% of the world’s population are now displaced by conflicts and disasters, Martin Griffiths, the U.N.
The pandemic has already forced 20 million people into extreme poverty, he said, citing World Bank estimates, and the new omicron variant would further ratchet up the economic damage.
The patient, a resident of San Francisco, is in isolation, and aggressive contact tracing is underway, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
It also came as the CDC asked airlines for the names and contact information of all passengers who had boarded flights bound for the United States since Nov.