Since Beijing announced it is reopening China’s borders, Hong Kong announced that beginning on Dec. 29, most of the pandemic measures will be lifted but the mask mandate will remain in effect.
A committee of infectious disease researchers issued a statement this week urging hospitals to stop testing new admissions for COVID-19, saying that doing so will extend patients’ wait times.
White House officials are furious that the House on Thursday passed its defense funding bill — now headed to the Senate — with a provision that would force the Pentagon to end its coronavirus vaccine mandate for members of the military.