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Arkansas

New form of COVID-19 in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Health confirms on Jan. 12 that a new form of COVID-19 has been found in the state. The latest strain is a subvariant of the omicron variant. The department says it is more transmissible than the previous strains, but there is no indication it causes more […]

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams stands firm against mask mandates despite ‘high’ coronavirus alert level

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday stood firm in his reluctance to reinstate both the city’s indoor mask mandate and similar face covering requirements for schools, insisting that the city is now in a different place with treatments and vaccines available to blunt severe disease and death. “We’re […]

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