New COVID-19 Variant XBB Gaining Ground Among Americans
The Bismarck Tribune· 7 days agoMONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are tracking a new COVID-19 variant...
Here's What a COVID-19 Headache Feels Like
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCough, fever and shortness of breath used to be some of the most common signs (besides a positive test) that you’d been infected with COVID-19. But the...
COVID-19: New wave of infections to be expected this year-end, says Ong Ye Kung
Yahoo News Singapore· 7 hours agoHe added that the European Union's drug agency warned in September that new COVID-19 variants could...
COVID tally: The number of new infections in the U.S. is up 28% over the last two weeks
Market Watch· 1 hour agoThe daily average of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. was about 51,000, as of Sunday, according to a...
'We're super busy': Emergency rooms slammed by flu, COVID, other viruses
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoPeople infected with flu, COVID-19 or other viruses are packing emergency rooms across Ventura...
Covid cases surpass one million for first time in weeks as new variant rages
MSN News· 3 days agoThe surge in cases has been driven by the BQ1 Omicron variant, which is now the dominant form of the...
CDC reports 'high' community COVID-19 in 16 Colorado counties
9 News Denver· 10 hours agoThere's one fewer tool available to treat COVID-19 as the CDC reports "high" community levels of the virus in more than a dozen Colorado counties, including ...
Exclusive-China may announce 10 new COVID easing steps on Weds -sources
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoChina may announce 10 new COVID-19 easing measures as early as Wednesday, two sources with knowledge...
Relatively low COVID-19 rates this fall return a cautious ‘normal’ to Chicago schools
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 3 hours agoMany dancers wear masks to rehearse on a recent Monday at the public school. Opening night is just...
Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Masking Urged in Some Counties, How Accurate Are Tests?
NBC Chicago· 2 hours agoWith COVID levels rising in some Illinois counties, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Yahoo Web Search
Top News Videos for COVID-19 variants
- 02:52
New COVID variants make up larger number of cases
Yahoo News· 3 days ago
- 06:22
Fauci says new COVID-19 variants "are of concern"
Yahoo News· 2 months ago
Trending Now
- COVID-19 pandemic
Public Health Emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. wikipedia.org
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- December 2019 - present
- Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell.
- The median incubation period for COVID-19 is four to five days. Most symptomatic people experience symptoms within two to seven days after exposure.
- Human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets
- Avoiding close contact with sick individuals; frequently washing hands with soap and water; not touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands; and practicing good respiratory hygiene
Related people
Related topics
Image from Wikipedia
