Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Governor ending New Jersey’s school mask mandate
New Jersey's governor intends to lift the statewide COVID-19 mask requirement in schools early next month in a major step toward getting back to normal as the omicron surge drops off, his office said Monday.
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Can prescribed steroids help treat symptoms of COVID-19?
Both the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health recommend against the use of steroids in non-critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over COVID protests
The mayor of Canada's capital declared a state of emergency Sunday and a former U.S. ambassador to Canada said groups in the U.S. must stop interfering in the domestic affairs of America's neighbor as protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions continued to paralyze Ottawa's downtown.
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COVID-19 vaccination rate rises among Black Georgians
Data shows the gap in COVID-19 vaccination rates between Black and white residents of Georgia has basically closed.
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Pandemic creates openings for would-be entrepreneurs
The number of Americans looking to start their own business is on the rise, as the coronavirus pandemic creates opportunities for some would-be entrepreneurs.
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Aid to volcano-hit Tonga brings first COVID outbreak, lockdown
For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay.
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COVID cases falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths hit 900,000
Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.
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Tennessee ends most COVID-19 contact tracing
The Tennessee Department of Health will stop investigating the vast majority of COVID-19 cases and instead focus contact tracing efforts on high-risk settings only, according to a department spokesperson.
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Strained US hospitals seek foreign nurses amid visa windfall
With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers.
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World Health Organization: Europe entering ‘plausible endgame’ to COVID pandemic
The director of the World Health Organization's Europe office said Thursday the continent is now entering a "plausible endgame" to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau.
