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A pandemic-weary world faces weeks of confusing uncertainty as countries restrict travel and take other steps to halt the newest potentially risky coronavirus mutant before anyone knows just how dangerous omicron really is.
BRUSSELS (AP) — New findings about the coronavirus's omicron variant made it clear Tuesday that the emerging threat slipped into countries before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases and a third reported its presence before South African officials sounde…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versio…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's rapid increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to the new omicron variant is resulting in mostly mild symptoms, doctors say.
BRUSSELS (AP) — A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant.
NEW YORK (AP) — Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. As in much of Zimbabwe, her…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays.
The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators authorize it, the nation's largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy.
There are 477 active COVID-19 hospitalizations in Nebraska, up 61 from the previous week, according to the latest weekly numbers reported Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Great Plains Zoo announced that one of their snow leopards, Baya, died of a respiratory illness, possibly COVID-19, last week.
Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major expansion that could combat an alarming rise in serious infections in youngsters and help schools stay open.
Increasing COVID-19 cases around the state — and in Madison County — have caused Norfolk Public Schools to update its COVID-19 quarantine protocols.
There are 415 active COVID-19 hospitalizations in Nebraska, up 36 from the previous week, according to the latest weekly numbers reported Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — At most of the largest U.S. public universities, students are under no obligation to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Some schools do require vaccines, but with leniency for those who opt out. Still others have expelled students who do not comply.
Larger U.S. businesses now won’t have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so is now federal policy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. A housekeeper at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu, the single mother of two saw her income completely vanish as the virus devastated the hospitality industry.
The Nebraska State Board of Education has postponed the development of the health education standards until the conclusion of COVID-19 pandemic.
OMAHA — Diana Iguaceo answers the knock at her door on a sweltering August morning, not expecting to see firsthand why South Omaha has increased its vaccination rate more than almost anywhere else in Nebraska this summer.
During a Wednesday press conference, Gov. Pete Ricketts urged that face masks have no place in schools, saying children are at no more risk of contracting COVID-19 than the ordinary flu.
There are 342 active COVID-19 hospitalizations in Nebraska, up 28 from the previous week, according to the latest weekly numbers reported Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
MADISON — With what appears to be a resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of the United States, including Nebraska, the Madison County Board of Commissioners reviewed its COVID-19 protocol for county employees on Tuesday.
The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department on Wednesday released data regarding COVID-19 cases, masks and vaccinations.
This usually is the time of year that Mississippi alumnus Sid Seal is putting the final plans in place for the pregame tailgate parties he has organized for the last two decades.
Norfolk Public Schools officials have decided how to spend more than $6.5 million of federal COVID-19 relief money and are now seeking feedback from the public on the allocations.
Santee Community Schools is closing its doors and switching to remote learning for a week to prevent COVID-19 spread.
The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department is offering the third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines to immunocompromised individuals at its vaccine clinics in Norfolk, West Point and Tekamah, the department said in a press release. Call 402-529-2233 to schedule an appointment.
COVID-19 cases are rising again in Northeast Nebraska, and less than 50% of the state’s population has been vaccinated. These factors and the rise of the Delta variant mean getting vaccinated is still crucial, according to doctors at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
There are 125 active COVID-19 hospitalizations in Nebraska, up 28 from last week, according to the latest weekly numbers reported Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Governments and businesses are scrambling to change course following new federal guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, a federal official said.
The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department identified a case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 within the district. Other specimens of COVID-19 in the district are being tested to identify possible additional cases, according to a press release.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status, while the University of California system said that students, faculty and staff must be inoculated against the coronavirus to return to campuses.
A program providing aid to restaurants and other establishments struggling because of the pandemic has closed.
O’NEILL — The North Central District Health Department has been notified that the Delta COVID-19 variant has been identified as having infected someone living in the NCDHD health district.
MADISON — Safety measures put in place inside Madison County courtrooms because of the coronavirus were lifted on Wednesday.
MADISON — Madison County, like other counties, will be getting funds from the American Rescue Plan. So will the City of Norfolk, like other municipalities across the country.
More than 16,000 approved applicants began receiving economic relief from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a facet of the American Rescue Plan.
Although still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, governors and state lawmakers already are making plans to add the multibillion-dollar boon to their budgets.
Nearly half of Nebraska’s adult population has now been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
O’NEILL — The North Central District Health Department has the following COVID-19 clinic times available for walk-ins next week.
Wayne State College is waiting to create an operations plan for the 2021-22 school year until later this summer to monitor COVID-19 cases.
O’NEILL — The North Central District Health Department has clinic times available for walk-ins seeking COVID-19 vaccinations. Those who already have a scheduled appointment time for a clinic should arrive at that scheduled time. These clinics will be dispensing the Moderna vaccine.
Dr. Afua Ntem-Mensah, infectious disease physician at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, is scheduled to be among medical experts exploring concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine in the special “Speaking of Nebraska: Vaccine Hesitancy,” filmed on location at Lincoln High School in Linco…
After state officials reassured Nebraskans on Monday about vaccine safety, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Douglas County health department temporarily suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department (ELVPHD) is now using the state’s registration system for appointment scheduling for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Only $2.4 million has been requested from the state’s supply of $200 million in emergency aid for Nebraska tenants and landlords.
WISNER — The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department (ELVPHD) received notification Saturday that two individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 have tested positive with the California variant B.1.429.
O’NEILL — The North Central District Health Department announced Saturday morning that it has received confirmation that the B117 COVID-19 variant is present in Holt County.
Area residents will have another chance to learn about the COVID-19 vaccines.
O’NEILL — The North Central District Health Department is set to receive 400 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine from April 5 to 9. Three clinics will be held across the district to give patrons access to this single dose COVID-19 vaccine.
O’NEILL — The North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of seven new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on Thursday. NCDHD still encourages district residents to continue to wear masks in public places or where social distancing is difficult…
Melanie Thompson of the Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department spoke about the COVID-19 variants and vaccines on Wednesday.
There have been no confirmed cases of someone getting COVID-19 in Nebraska after being vaccinated.