Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in U.S.
With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon...
COVID masks will be optional on University of Arizona campus starting...
Wearing masks on campus to protect against COVID-19 will be optional starting next week when University of Arizona students return to classes...
Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs join lawsuit to end mask mandate for...
Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar have joined 15 other colleagues in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
U.S. ends asylum restrictions for children traveling alone
Unaccompanied child migrants trying to enter the United States will no longer be denied a chance to seek asylum under new guidance...
Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s ‘feeling fine’
Former President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife,...
Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients
Arizona hospitals remain crowded even as COVID-19 patient counts are dropping statewide while fewer additional confirmed infections and virus-related deaths are reported.
Under pressure to ease up, Joe Biden weighs new virus response
Facing growing pressure to ease up on pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted Wednesday it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase...
Arizona lawmakers look to curb government’s emergency powers
Arizona Republicans are looking to curtail the government’s emergency powers, which they say were abused by elected officials from the governor on...
Evictions in Maricopa county on upswing after lull
The Maricopa County Justice Courts released preliminary data showing that eviction filings in Arizona’s largest county last month reached their highest level...
U.S. hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job
Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay...
