Monday’s announcement that quarantines for travelers from abroad will end Jan. 8 is the biggest step toward ending limits that have kept most foreign visitors out of China since early 2020. Quarantines were reduced last month from seven days to five. Read more
China has joined other countries in treating cases instead of trying to stamp out virus transmission by dropping or easing rules on testing, quarantines and movement as it tries to reverse an economic slump. But the shift has flooded hospitals with feverish, wheezing patients. Read more
Currently, arriving passengers must quarantine for five days at a hotel, followed by three days at home. That is down from as much as three weeks in the past. Read more
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The seeds of knowledge that Art Whistler, a world-renowned expert on Polynesian botany and ethnobotany, planted in life have taken root and continue to grow and inspire others following his death nearly three years ago. Read more
A phone call from the hospital last year would change Jean Miyashiro-Saipaia’s life forever. Read more
As the pandemic stretches beyond its third year, Americans continue to die from a virus that has turned the world upside-down, shaken up the economy and kept people apart. Read more
Hawaii’s average daily COVID-19 case count is showing no signs of an uptick the week before Christmas. Read more
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases dropped to 158 compared with 180 reported on Dec. 14. Read more
The bill provides for about $45 billion more for defense programs than President Joe Biden requested and roughly 10% more than last year’s bill as lawmakers look to account for inflation and boost the nation’s military competitiveness with China and Russia. Read more
COVID-19 cases have shown a marked increase after the Thanksgiving holiday, and further increases are projected after Christmas and New Year’s. Read more
Hospitals in Hawaii remain full — even if not with COVID-19 patients — heading into the holidays. Read more
The bivalent booster targets both the ancestral strain of COVID-19 and omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Read more
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. Read more
The daily average of COVID-19 cases rose the week after Thanksgiving in Hawaii, a possible indication of uptick in weeks to come as newer and more evasive omicron subvariants gain ground. Read more
DOH also reported seven more deaths this week, bringing the state’s coronavirus-related death toll to 1,744. Read more
The city currently offers free COVID testing to Hawaii residents at its Mobile Lab at the Honolulu airport as well as at Honolulu Hale and Kapolei Hale. Read more
The daily average number of COVID-19 cases reported over the Thanksgiving holiday week remained steady, but health officials are keeping a close eye on trends in following weeks. Read more
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases declined to 137 compared with 149 compared with 142 reported on Nov. 23. Read more
Some Twitter accounts today were testing the new boundaries and celebrating the platform’s hands-off approach. Read more
Police using pepper spray drove away demonstrators in Shanghai who called for Xi Jinping to step down and an end to one-party rule, but hours later people rallied again in the same spot. Read more
Like the U.S., there has been an early rise in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases in Hawaii, and an intense influenza season. The two respiratory viruses, along with COVID-19, present a triple threat during holiday gatherings. Read more
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