Panel says “COVID vaccines targeting omicron should be standard.”
Views expressed in this Coronavirus update are those of the reporters and correspondents.
Accessed on 28 January 2023, 0416 UTC.
Content supplied by “Honolulu Star-Advertiser.”
Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/tag/coronavirus-outbreak/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=coronavirus_outbreak&env=8cf697cdd0e020ad44142f50305f4bc5babb1b36a9b91ab22019a000f1fd3c34#post-1220016 (Coronavirus Outbreak Headlines from “Honolulu Star-Advertiser”).
Please click link or scroll down to read your selections.
76CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
STAY INFORMED ABOUT COVID-19
By clicking submit, you agree to Star-Advertiser’s Terms of Service Opens in a new tab and Privacy Policy Opens in a new tab. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy Opens in a new tab and Terms of Service Opens in a new tab apply.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
COVID vaccines targeting omicron should be standard, panel says
As the advisers endorsed ending one era of the COVID vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future. Read more
Hawaii COVID-19 positivity rate at 6.0%; 11 more deaths recorded
The deaths were among kupuna ages 60 and above on the islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island. Read more
Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away
The beaches and temples of destinations like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they’re still relatively quiet. Read more
Don’t miss out on what’s happening!
Stay in touch with top news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. Best of all, it’s FREE to sign up!
By clicking submit, you agree to Star-Advertiser’s Terms of Service Opens in a new tab and Privacy Policy Opens in a new tab. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy Opens in a new tab and Terms of Service Opens in a new tab apply.
Chief justice cites innovations born from COVID restrictions
Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald outlined recent and upcoming judicial innovations — often prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic — before a joint session of the state Senate and House on Wednesday before asking for a “modest” budget increase that included a request to restore 30 COVID-era Judiciary job cuts across the islands. Read more
Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape
Gyms and fitness studios were among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic, hammered by lockdowns and then limits on the number of people they could allow in for classes and workouts. Read more
U.S. proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
The Food and Drug Administration today proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts. Read more
Hawaii’s COVID variant report detects ‘Kraken’ in 3 counties
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients are ticking up following the holidays, with an average of 94 per day over the past week, according to data from the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. Read more
Navajo Nation rescinds mask mandate on vast reservation
The mandate was one of the longest-standing anywhere in the U.S. and applied broadly to businesses, government offices and tourist destinations on the reservation. Read more
Hawaii COVID-19 positivity rate at 6.8%; 5 more deaths recorded
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was 162 compared with 170 on Jan. 11. Read more
Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks to return to normalcy. Read more
Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home
It’s a bitter disappointment for many businesses that had been hoping lean pandemic times were over after Beijing relaxed restrictions on travel. Read more
Ex-airline worker indicted in business fraud
A former United Airlines employee was indicted by the federal government for allegedly taking nearly $150,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans provided by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic by making up a fake limousine business. Read more
Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 from Jan. 30 as part of its strategy to return the southern Chinese city to normalcy, the city’s leader said on Thursday. Read more
Fed’s Powell tests positive for COVID, has ‘mild’ symptoms
Powell, 69, is “up to date” with all COVID vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home. Read more
Lunar New Year rush starts in China after virus rules lifted
Hairdresser Wang Lidan is making an emotional Lunar New Year journey from Beijing to her hometown in northeastern China — her first in three years after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy that kept millions of people at home and sparked protests. Read more
3 get life in slaying of Michigan guard over face mask order
The three were convicted of first-degree premeditated murder. Read more
China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop
Despite the official numbers, some experts believe China’s population has been in decline for a few years. Read more
Tennis player denies using fake COVID-19 travel certificate
A doctor is under investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines and Giorgi’s name was revealed in a long list of people implicated by an Italian newspaper. Read more
Economy, war, pandemic, climate all on tap for Davos meeting
Nearly 600 CEOs and over 50 heads of state or government are expected, but it’s never clear how much concrete action emerges from the elite event. Read more
Experts: China’s official COVID death toll a fraction of total
China’s abrupt pivot from “zero-COVID” in early December unleashed a surge of omicron infections. Read more
WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information
he announcement Saturday was the first official death toll since the ruling Communist Party abruptly dropped anti-virus restrictions in December despite a surge in infections that flooded hospitals. Read more
For the latest Hawaii State, Hawaii Island, West Hawaii, and Hawaii Sports News, please check the “News Resources” link in the blog sidebar. Thanks for joining us today.
Russ Roberts
https://hawaiinewdigest.net
https://hawaiidigestscience.com