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Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus Update

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US Forces Korea’s COVID-19 cases dip as infections decline across peninsula

Cases of COVID-19 among U.S. military personnel in South Korea have dipped to a three-month low as overall cases in the country also declined.

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Remote working no longer required at Pentagon as DOD declares coronavirus risk at its lowest level since the pandemic began

The Pentagon is now at Health Protection Condition Alpha, which indicates there is a “low [coronavirus] community-level risk,” the Defense Department said.

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Germany eases airport mask rules, distributes omicron vaccine boosters

Travel without masks will be allowed out of airports in Germany beginning Oct. 1, according to an update of the nation’s COVID-19 rules.

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Air Force loses appeal in federal vaccine exemption lawsuit

A federal appeals court has denied the Air Force’s attempt to overturn class certification and a class-wide preliminary injunction that protects airmen from discipline as a lawsuit continues against the DOD mandate requiring the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers

President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees, an administration lawyer told a federal appeals court.

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Military Circle vaccine center to reopen with free monkeypox, COVID-19 vaccines

The Virginia Department of Health has announced plans to reopen a regional vaccination center at Military Circle Mall in Norfolk to offer monkeypox and COVID-19 vaccinations.

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Japan raises daily cap on arrivals, drops some COVID-19 restrictions

According to Reuters.com, government officials revealed that limits on inbound travelers were lifted from 20,000 per day to 50,000, and pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements were scrapped for tourists and returning residents.

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Stuck in China's COVID lockdown, people plead for food, medical care

Frantic appeals for food and medical care are spreading across China in a grim deja vu, as tens of millions of people are put under weeks-long coronavirus lockdowns ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party.

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