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Hawaii records 3 new coronavirus-related deaths, 169 additional infections
Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported three new coronavirus-related deaths and 169 new confirmed and probable infections statewide. Read more
Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported three new coronavirus-related deaths and 169 new confirmed and probable infections statewide. Read more
The event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., promises to showcase the best organizations from Hawaii and beyond offering the latest in health, financial and lifestyle products and services. Read more
Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world 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 versions of the virus. Read more
Question: I received gift cards the Christmas right before the pandemic that I never got to use because I stopped going out. Will they still be good? Read more
Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said COVID-19’s omicron variant may well already have arrived in the U.S. Read more
The world is racing to contain a new COVID-19 variant, which appears to be driving a surge in South Africa and is casting a pall there. Read more
When walking through a fog, everyone knows the smartest way forward is only as far or as fast as visibility allows. Read more
Toward the end of 2019, fear struck the world. A deadly virus, COVID-19, entered our lives. Many became sick and many died. Many were in shock, not understanding what was happening or why. The world was in chaos. Read more
With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried today to contain a new variant of the coronavirus that has the potential to be more resistant to the protection offered by vaccines. Read more
The U.K. tightened up rules today on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus that was identified just a few days ago in South Africa. Read more
The last holiday season was far from the most wonderful time of the year for the U.S. Postal Service: Sick and quarantined workers, a flood of packages from shoppers loathe to set foot in stores and a last-minute dump of packages from overwhelmed private shippers. Read more
Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence. Read more
Of all the confirmed Hawaii infection cases, 5,018 have required hospitalizations, with three new hospitalizations reported today. Read more
The hospital that would evolve into The Queen’s Health Systems was first proposed in 1855 by King Kamehameha IV, who witnessed with alarm the epidemics, especially smallpox, ravaging the native population. Read more
So far, the variant has not been detected in Hawaii, according to Department of Health Director Dr. Libby Char, who appeared on the Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” today. Read more
The Hong Kong government said Thursday that it had detected two cases of a new variant identified in South Africa, which scientists have warned shows a “big jump in evolution” and could limit the effectiveness of vaccines. Read more
The World Trade Organization is postponing its conference of government ministers set to open Tuesday after Switzerland initiated new travel restrictions following the emergence of a worrying new coronavirus variant, a Geneva-based trade official said. Read more
The U.S. said today it will ban travel from South Africa and seven other African nations by non-US citizens beginning Monday. Read more
Hawaii Department of Health Director Dr. Libby Char joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. Read more
