Recent coronavirus updates
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(The Center Square) — A bill that would permanently extend Georgia’s prohibition on local governments requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for services was approved by the House Public Health Committee on Monday.
BEIJING — Around 60,000 people with COVID-19 have died in China since the end of the country's strict zero-COVID policy, according to official figures. The National Health Commission said on Saturday that 5,503 COVID-19 patients had died of respiratory failure since Dec. 8 and 54,435 other deaths had occurred in health facilities from other diseases in combination with a COVID-19 infection. ...
LOS ANGELES — The latest omicron subvariant — perhaps the most infectious yet — has gained a foothold in California, a potentially problematic development given the possibility of a post-holiday spike. However, it’s unclear whether the circulation of this latest strain, XBB.1.5, will alter the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic. A slew of alphanumerically designated coronavirus subvariants, ...
LOS ANGELES — You may have come home with it after a recent trip to New England. Or you may have gotten it from that friend or family member who flew in from New York over the holidays. The newest omicron subvariant of concern is XBB.1.5, and it has arrived in Southern California. This version of the coronavirus is more contagious and more resistant to existing immunity than any of it ...
TORONTO (CTV Network) -- Cases of respiratory infections are on the rise across Canada as the country faces what health officials are calling the "triple-threat" of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Helpful resources for your family during the coronavirus outbreak
• Gwinnett-Newton-Rockdale Public Health COVID-19
• Gwinnett County Public Schools COVID-19 Update for GCPS Families
• CDC (COVID-19) Situation Summary
• CDC Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities
• Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 page
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China said it would hit back at nations that placed COVID-19 restrictions on its travelers for “political goals,” showing the coronavirus remains a politically sensitive subject in Beijing even as it lets the virus run rampant. “We believe that some countries’ entry restrictions targeting only China lack scientific basis and some excessive measures are unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry ...
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ATLANTA – A new report looks at how Georgia’s schools are using the influx of nearly $6 billion in federal COVID relief funds that have flowed to districts across the state since 2020. While 10% of the funds were earmarked for the state Department of Education, the other 90% went directly to school districts. The […]
TORONTO (CTV Network) -- Cases of respiratory infections are on the rise across Canada as the country faces what health officials are calling the "triple-threat" of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) -- A new Western University-led study has shed more light on the impacts of COVID-19, suggesting patients may experience short- and long-term cognitive impairments following infection, which can be similar to those caused by sleep deprivation.
PALMETTO — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm received the updated COVID-19 vaccine during a visit to a vaccination clinic run by YourTown Health at the Palmetto Community Center. In addition to receiving the updated COVID-19 vaccine, Palm toured the he…
Japan, one of the world's last major holdouts during the pandemic, is dissolving its Covid-19 restrictions and opening the door back up to mass tourism.
WASHINGTON — COVID-19 boosters shots are on track to become as frequent as the annual flu shot, though high-risk people may need more than one dose per year, Biden administration officials said this week.
GNR Public Health Director, Dr. Audrey Arona, recently had some good news to share about COVID-19, but she also tempered it with a warning.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Georgia using data from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
ATLANTA—Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday he is allocating around $250 million to help low-income Georgia communities improve parks, sidewalks, recreation facilities, and healthy food access. A statement from the governor’s office said investment in infrastructure like parks and sidewalks has been connected to better health and decreased mortality from COVID and other illnesses. “Though we […]
Gwinnett County officials have extended the deadline by which local nonprofits have to apply for Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery funds.
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ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp HAS announced more than $37.4 million in Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds will be awarded to various organizations around the state to support learning recovery initiatives and programs as educators and students continue to confront the learning lo…
“I am absolutely loving it! This is truly the dream,” said Rachael Graham, the young Gwinnett dancer who recently turned 20.
COVID-19 couldn’t keep the artists of Buford’s Tannery Row down for long.
ATLANTA - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has tested positive for COVID-19, her campaign announced Wednesday.
Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) -- Since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout across the globe, many menstruating people began to report changes in their cycle. While reports remained anecdotal, new evidence is emerging to better understand the correlation between menstrual cycles an…
(CTV Network) -- A new study has found children who suffer from headache disorders have been experiencing more frequent pain and worse anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) -- A new Dutch study has found as many as one in eight adults exposed to COVID-19 will develop long-term symptoms.
TORONTO (CTV Network) -- A study looking at the effectiveness of fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines, run by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has found that a second booster shot of an mRNA vaccine has significant effectiveness against severe illness with some Omicron…
ATHENS — Building on research by others, a new study by UGA virologist Malak Esseili points to the reasons that some patients have gastrointestinal issues with COVID-19 and others do not.
ALBANY — Democrat Stacey Abrams likens Gov. Brian Kemp, her Republican opponent in the Georgia gubernatorial race, to a slick used car salesman.
No one is immune from COVID-19. Even people who are fully vaccinated and boosted can get COVID-19, though studies show that such individuals are significantly less likely to get seriously ill from the virus or transmit it to others.
(Family Features) Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in mental health issues have been widely documented. While diagnoses like anxiety and depression are more common, other problems, such as eating disorders, have not been discussed as frequently.
ATLANTA – The federal government is releasing monkeypox vaccine to Georgia in a phased approach. The state will receive 5,943 doses of the Jynneos vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile during the first two phases, Dr. Alexander Millman, chief medical officer for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), told the agency’s board Tuesday. The DPH […]
The Daily Post is teaming up with Live Healthy Gwinnett and Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation to co-host a health fair and back-to-school All About Kid's Expo on July 16 at Bogan Park in Buford.
TORONTO (CTV Network) -- The key to immunity against COVID-19 and its variants could come from llama’s blood, according to new research.
Local nonprofits that serve Gwinnett County residents will have an opportunity to apply for federal coronavirus recovery grants later this summer.
All across the nation this summer, Americans have been "un-hitting" the pause button, resuming travel, family vacations, and reunions, getting out of the house and largely back among the unmasked masses.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three island destinations to its "high" risk category for travelers on Tuesday.
Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) -- Dogs have been trained to sniff out bombs, drugs and even cancer. Now, a new study has found that dogs may also be able to detect COVID-19 just from smelling skin swabs.
HeyTutor looked at COVID-19 vaccination rates among children in every state in the U.S. and Washington D.C.
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans added dogs and cats to their households. ManyPets offers takeaways from a 2021 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals survey on pet ownership in the pandemic.
Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) -- Health officials are tracking a new Omicron subvariant, classified as the XE, a hybrid of two previously identified subvariants. These types of “recombinant” sub-lineages contain genetic material from two or more different viruses and are not new, but this pa…
Georgia Department of Public Health officials announced on Thursday that they will stop doing daily COVID-19 case updates and replace them with weekly reports.
TORONTO (CTV Network) -- A new study looking at ultrasounds from more than 3,000 women has found that receiving the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant was not associated with any increase in the risk of physical birth defects.
A woman and three young children work together in a backyard garden
This week at CNN Travel, we look at the countries dropping all their Covid-related rules for entry, innovative airplane cabin designs, new breathtaking bridges and why Finland is living its best life.
Gwinnett County's two-week new case rate has fallen to its lowest point since last July as new reports of cases continue to decline after the Omicron-related spike seen earlier this year.
Gwinnett County residents no longer have to wear a face mask when they enter county government-owned facilities.
Gwinnett County's two-week COVID-19 case rate remains above 100 cases per 100,000 residents, but it is continuing to fall closer and closer to being in only the double-digits.
Gwinnett County Public Schools has dropped its face mask mandate in light of new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
District 3 Commissioner Jasper Watkins III is partnering with community organizations to host the Healthy, Vibrant and Vaxxed Walk-in Vaccine Clinic Saturday at Lenora Park in Snellville.
Snellville, GA Peggy Irwin Bowman, age 84 of Snellville, GA, passed away February, 19, 2022 of Covid complications. Peggy had been battling Multiple Myeloma for the past 4 years but had spent time in the hospital due to Covid complications. Peggy was a graduate of Catholic Central High Schoo…
Thanks to a grant from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Gwinnett-based View Point Heath will be able to expand its response to the needs of community members struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new case numbers for COVID-19 show community spread of the disease continues to drop significantly — and quickly — in Gwinnett County, according to numbers released by the Georgia Department of Public Health on Monday.
The surge of new COVID-19 cases that was seen in late December and early January has fallen off significantly in the last few weeks, according to numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
As we approach the two-year mark of COVID, I sense a lot of confusion. I see two worlds in my own zip code. There’s one in which churchgoers are masked, cautious, and separated. In the other, restaurant patrons are partying like it’s 1999.
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