Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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US, Japan agree to keep troops on base to curb COVID spread
The U.S. and Japan on Sunday agreed to keep American troops within their bases as worries grew about a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the country.
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Hancock County, Georgia, reaches a grim COVID milestone
'I feel the pain,' says county coroner
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Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don't provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.
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Most Chattanooga area colleges are encouraging, not requiring, masks as semester starts
As college students again begin to fill campuses in the Chattanooga area, the region is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases dominated by the highly-contagious omicron variant.
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Tennessee shortens how long schools can shift to remote learning from COVID-19
Teacher and staff shortages caused by another COVID-19 surge have some Tennessee administrators seeking state permission to move schools or classes temporarily to remote learning.
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Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine.
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Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80 million people
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Friday on major Biden administration work rules to bump up the nation's vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant.
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Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases makes every encounter seem risky.
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First case of ‘flurona’ — flu and coronavirus — reported in Hamilton County
At least one case of someone infected with both influenza and coronavirus - a condition being dubbed "flurona" - has been detected in Hamilton County, according to the director of a local COVID-19 testing lab.
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US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges.
