”I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama said on Twitter on Sunday. ”Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.” Former US President Barack Obama has said he tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative. ”I’ve … Read more
In a series of tweets on Friday, the Indian-American physician said that his 4-year-old daughter last week tested positive for the virus first with fever and sore throat. US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy has announced that he along with his wife and two young children have tested positive for COVID-19 despite best efforts to … Read more
The CDC uses genomic surveillance data to make projections about which versions of the COVID-19 viruses are causing the most new infections. The omicron variant accounted for 95% of new coronavirus infections last week, according to US health officials’ latest estimates. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates Tuesday. The CDC … Read more
Medical officials in Kansas and Missouri are delaying surgeries, turning away transfers and desperately trying to hire traveling nurses, as cases double and triple in an eerie reminder of last year’s holiday season. Hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers, already buffeted by a crush of … Read more
The percentage of tests coming back positive for the disease has also declined over the past two weeks, from 7.3% to 6.1%. (AP photo) The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing — even as the disease continues … Read more