Covid Testing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new recommendation to Americans traveling domestically earlier this week: Get tested no more than three days before you travel. As travel restrictions relax from country to country, it seems the world is trying to make up for two years of quarantining...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to retain the capability to spot new coronavirus variants but it must stop spending so heavily on free testing as cases and fatalities fall, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. Johnson will set out plans this week for the country to "live with COVID"...

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has updated its COVID-19 policy ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view card. According to a memo obtained by MMAjunkie.com, athletes and corners participating at UFC 270 who are vaccinated will not be required to quarantine or test other than a pre-departure PCR or antigen test. A proof of vaccination will be required, and fighters and their teams will be reimbursed for the cost of any tests prior to their arrival at the event.

WWE have reportedly stopped requiring their talents to take COVID tests. Yesterday, Seth Rollins took to Twitter to reveal that he has tested positive for COVID-19, and was pulled from the Madison Square Garden house show where he was set to face Big E and Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship.

With coronavirus cases on the rise and people looking to travel for the holidays, COVID testing centers are reporting long lines and wait times in the lead-up to Christmas. Over the past week, the state of Illinois has been averaging more than 185,000 COVID tests per day, an all-time high in the face of a surge in cases likely caused by the omicron variant in the United States.

The pandemic is top of mind as cases surge this holiday season. Jennifer Mayerle spoke with folks as the holiday draws near.

The NHL is currently getting bombarded with positive COVID tests. So much so that they've had to shut down three teams along with shutting down any cross boarder play until after the holidays. Some of the criticism regarding the shut downs and game postponements is that pretty much everybody testing...

Ellume Founder and CEO Sean Parsons discusses his firm's work in developing an at-home covid test and the technology behind it. He speaks in "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia" with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's health ministry said on Tuesday states should ramp up COVID-19 testing as the world battles the new coronavirus variant Omicron, while some cities delayed the reopening of schools as a precautionary measure. The ministry also said the Omicron variant "doesn't escape RT-PCR and RAT (testing)", appeasing...

"I believe senior members of the administration could have done more for [mask-wearing]," Brett Giroir said on Friday.

We are nearly two years into this pandemic and it’s important to know when to get your child tested for COVID-19. Testing is important to reduce the spread of illness. Because COVID-19 is a virus without any treatment in children under 12, testing in this group is to reduce the risk of spread of this virus in daycares, schools, and with friends.

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Starting August 9th, Canadian travelers will be required to show proof of a negative Covid 19 test in order to travel into Canada. For Canadian entrance, a PCR or Molecular test must be performed. Canada does not accept antigen test results. You will need a smart phone to create an...

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The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival beat the odds by delivering two weeks of nonstop movies — and major stars such as Matt Damon, Regina King and Timothée Chalamet — in the middle of a global pandemic. It wasn’t an easy task. Variety has learned that the festival fronted more...