Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
China suspended flights and trains, canceled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan on Tuesday as widening outbreaks of the delta variant reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.
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NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, making it the first big city in the U.S. to impose such restrictions.
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Tennessee won’t incentivize COVID shots but pays to vax cows
Tennessee has sent nearly half a million dollars to farmers who have vaccinated their cattle against respiratory diseases and other maladies over the past two years.
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Masks frustrating, but country can get past them, official says
A top federal health official said Monday that he understood frustration with new mask requirements, but the country could overcome them if people accepted responsibility for combatting the coronavirus.
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Graham 1st vaccinated senator to test positive for COVID-19
Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is "very glad" he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be "far worse."
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Air travel hits another pandemic high, flight delays grow
Air travel in the U.S. is hitting new pandemic-era highs, and airlines are scrambling to keep up with the summer-vacation crowds.
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UT system, national retailers adding mask requirements; some Chattanooga hospitals returning to stricter visitation policies
The University of Tennessee announced Monday that students and staff will be required to wear face masks indoors when the fall semester begins in two weeks.
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Tennessee COVID-19 surge straining hospitals, shows ‘no signs of slowing,’ health official says
Tennessee's latest COVID-19 surge continues to gain steam and is now straining hospitals, which are struggling to navigate staffing shortages along with a higher patient burden, the state's top health official said Monday.
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US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late, amid a surge
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden's goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the country.
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After near-death experience from COVID-19, Republican lawmaker pleads for Tennesseans to consider vaccine
A state Republican representative, who for nearly eight months fought a life-threatening battle with COVID-19 that included 55 days on a hospital ventilator and required a liver transplant, is pleading with Tennesseans to take seriously both the disease and the vaccine providing protection in most instances from serious illness.
