Negative COVID Test Needed To Enter U.S., As Officials Try To Slow Spread Of Omicron
New travel rules took effect at midnight, requiring everyone entering the U.S. to provide proof of a negative COVID test within one calendar day of their flight.
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New travel rules took effect at midnight, requiring everyone entering the U.S. to provide proof of a negative COVID test within one calendar day of their flight.
Starting Dec. 14, the vaccine mandate for indoor activities will include children ages 5 to 11, as well.
"Wicked" is the latest Broadway production to cancel performances because of COVID.
According to state officials, a man in his 60s from Hartford County developed mild symptoms on Nov. 27.
There was no immediate word on the location of the new cases, nor their severity.
New Jersey has reported its first case of the Omicron variant.
The new mandate applies to about 56,000 employees at 938 schools across New York City.
Officials said two of the cases are in Queens and one is in Brooklyn. The exact location of the fourth case in New York City is unknown.
This follows the first detected U.S. case, which was confirmed in California on Wednesday, and a case involving a Minnesota resident who had recently visited the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan.
Office holiday parties are happening again. For some, it's the first opportunity to meet co-workers in more than a year.
As more countries report cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, scientists in the U.S. are analyzing tens of thousands of virus samples, looking for the new strain.
The mandate at the New Jersey State House took effect Wednesday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday workers need to get their first dose by Dec. 20.
Americans with private health insurance will be reimbursed for at-home tests, President Biden announced Thursday, and international travelers will now be required to undergo stricter COVID-19 testing.
"It is likely that this is not an isolated case, meaning that there is ongoing community spread of the Omicron variant in NYC," New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi wrote on Twitter.
The White House released a new plan early Thursday morning to fight the Omicron variant, as the U.S. joined about two dozen other countries with confirmed cases.
A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. It comes as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus.
It was back to work on Rikers Island on Wednesday, but this time only for staff who have had at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
New York health officials are urging everyone to get fully vaccinated for the winter.
The U.S. imposed new restrictions on travel from eight southern African countries late last week.
More than six million people in New Jersey are fully vaccinated. That includes people who work, study or live in the Garden State.
Adams is set to return on Dec. 8.
In anticipation of deepening staff concerns, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an executive order moving correction officers to 12-hour shifts.
New information shows the Omicron variant was spreading earlier than first thought.
New York City schools have started offering second doses of the vaccine Tuesday for students ages 5 and up.
