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Covid-19 killed fewer people in the US in 2022, but early data suggests it was still a leading cause of death

Covid-19 has killed more than 1 million people in the United States since the start of the pandemic, and life expectancy has been cut by nearly 2.5 years since 2020. A very early look at data from 2022 suggests that there were significantly fewer Covid-19 deaths in the third year of the pandemic than there …

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Why no Pi? Variants are still stuck on Omicron even as coronavirus continues to mutate

You may have heard that there’s a new Omicron spinoff that’s quickly gaining ground in the United States. Maybe you wanted to ask your doctor about it or search for more information online – but what was it called again? Exactly. Scientists know it as XBB.1.5, a name assigned because it is the second generation …

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China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December

Close to 60,000 people have died of Covid in China since the country abruptly abandoned its tight “zero-Covid” policy in early December, a medical official from the National Health Commission (NHC) told a press conference in Beijing on Saturday. Jiao Yahui, head of the NHC’s medical affairs department, said China recorded 59,938 Covid-related death between …

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XBB.1.5 may be ‘most transmissible subvariant of Omicron to date,’ scientists warn

Health experts voiced concern Wednesday over the rapid growth of the new Omicron sublineage XBB.1.5, advising the public to stay informed but not alarmed as they work to learn more. Over the month of December, the percentage of new Covid-19 infections in the United States caused by XBB.1.5 rose from an estimated four percent to …

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Satellite images capture crowding at China’s crematoriums and funeral homes as Covid surge continues

Satellite images taken over a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, as the country continues its battle with an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections following its dismantling of severe pandemic restrictions. The images – taken by Maxar in late December and early January and reviewed by CNN – show …

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