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The new COVID-19 variants that have been originating in South Africa are all directly linked to the omicron variant. Scientists are calling them sub-lineages.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2 is showing up in testing for the virus in New York, but she says, so far, it is not spreading as fast as it has in other European countries and the United Kingdom.
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COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario will be eased beginning at the end of the month. Premier Doug Ford on Thursday announced it will be a three-step plan to gradually lift the measures.
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Republicans in the state legislature called for an end to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers on Wednesday, saying the indiscriminate spread of the Omicron variant has rendered the requirement moot.
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A legal fight appears to be brewing between Erie County and the Village of Williamsville, after the county Health Department cited the village for not enforcing mask rules.
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Catholic Health has announced it is temporarily suspending visitations at its hospitals, with few exceptions, beginning Friday.
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New York state will no longer do contact tracing when someone tests positive for COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week. The change comes as the state launches a new website to provide guidance on when someone should take a test and what to do if their result is positive.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced sweeping new restrictions to try to curb the Omicron variant of COVID-19. He said the result of inaction would be catastrophic.
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The head of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table is warning that vaccine protection is waning. The warning comes with ongoing concerns about the surging number of cases of COVID-19, driven by the Omicron variant.