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Dr. Todd Ellerin discusses the decline in daily COVID-19 cases in the Northeast and whether the Biden administration is working fast enough to curb the omicron spread.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray

An Israeli hospital says preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant that's raging around the world

West Virginia Gov. Justice has resumed his weekly briefings on the coronavirus, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19

Greece has imposed a vaccination mandate for people 60 and older, as a spike in infections has put sustained pressure on Greek hospitals

Gov. David Ige said the new rule will not go into effect for at least two weeks.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff says Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled her in-person appointments at the European Parliament this week after her driver tested positive for COVID-19

Dr. Alok Patel discusses whether the Olympic Games can continue safely and the encouraging signs the Northeast has reached its peak with the latest COVID surge.

Russian authorities have reported a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases apparently driven by the rapid spread of the omicron variant health officials warned about last week

People who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are being banned from riding public transport in the Philippine capital region in a desperate move to curb spiking infections

Anti-poverty group Oxfam has called for governments to impose a one-time 99% tax on the world’s billionaires and use the money to fund expanded vaccine production for the poor

Law excludes unvaccinated people from restaurants, sports arenas, other venues.

President Joe Biden came to office seeing two sicknesses in his country

Public hospitals have a "closing window of opportunity" to prevent overwhelming.

COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too

The Austrian government has presented revised plans for its proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Denmark has lifted a number of coronavirus restrictions and allowed the reopening of certain venues despite the spread of the omicron variant in the country

Iranian state television says three Iranian citizens have died after they were infected with omicron, the new, more easily spread variant of the coronavirus

Philanthropy, federal relief funding and other community driven efforts to close the digital divide in a year of remote schooling have helped significantly to bring more children online

At Dayton Children's, an influx of COVID-19 patients are coming in for care.

"The majority of the treatment ... is aimed at relieving symptoms."

The White House is pushing ahead with efforts to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration’s sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers

About $7 million worth of surplus personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, purchased by a Northern California county earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, was damaged in recent rainstorms after it was left outside for months

The White House is pushing ahead with efforts to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration’s sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers

ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth goes inside a Dayton, Ohio, children’s intensive care unit to see firsthand what doctors are facing as pediatric COVID-19 cases rise.

The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage and recycling pickup, angering residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions

U.S. health officials have updated their mask guidance, encouraging more Americans to wear N95 or KN95 masks

The U.S. Marine Corps has approved its first two COVID-19 vaccine exemptions based on religious reasons, something no other military service has done so far

Dr. Simone Wildes, an infectious disease specialist at South Shore Health, discusses the increase of pediatric cases and how the deployment of medical teams can help in hard-hit areas.

A California physician talks the latest on COVID-19, including the countrywide testing shortage.

Fastaff travel nurses Lydia Mobley and Alex Stow describe the exhausting COVID fight on the front lines, and share a story of hope amid the heartbreak.

A new federal website to request free COVID-19 test kits will launch Wednesday, with the first shipments going out to Americans by the end of the month

A federal judge has ordered Martin Shkreli to return $64.6 million in profits reaped from inflating the price of a lifesaving drug and barred him from the pharmaceutical industry for the rest of his life

Brazil has begun giving COVID-19 vaccines to children, marking the start of an effort that was delayed several weeks by the federal government’s reluctance to endorse shots for kids

The White House says the federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on Wednesday

Judge orders Martin Shkreli to return $64.6M in drug profits, bars him from pharmaceutical industry for life

The Biden administration is threatening to recoup COVID-19 relief funds sent to Arizona over state provisions it says discourage families and school districts from following federal guidance recommending face coverings in schools

At-home tests have soared in popularity as lab tests have become harder to get.

The Dutch government has eased its coronavirus lockdown, allowing non-essential stores, universities, sports clubs and “contact businesses” like hairdressers to reopen for the first time in nearly a month

The new Czech government will allow some workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to stay on the job, in an extraordinary measure to ease possible staff shortages caused by an anticipated surge of the omicron variant

More than two thirds of Poland’s COVID-19 medical advisory body have resigned saying the government is not heeding their advice in its pandemic measures

The Russian government has decided to delay a controversial bill requiring QR codes confirming vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 to access public places, despite surging cases and warnings from top officials about the highly infectious omicron variant

A new study offers stronger evidence that one of the world's most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis

German officials have praised a group of medical students who held a silent vigil outside a hospital in Dresden late Thursday in protest against a rally by far-right vaccine skeptics

Israel’s Health Ministry says more than 500,000 people have received a 4th vaccine dose

Insurers and employers are taking a renewed interest in programs that help people deal with chronic _ and potentially expensive _ health problems

Some European countries are re-instating or stiffening mask mandates.

Romanian authorities say children aged between 5-11 will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 starting late January, as the country grapples with a virus surge and low adult vaccination rates

The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country