The seven-day average of new cases dropped to 49, the lowest level since late October.
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Vaccinated visitors soon can take off masks at Disney World
Starting Tuesday, face masks will be optional for visitors to the theme park resort who are vaccinated.
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Freedom Day’ for England reopenings pushed back 4 weeks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions will be delayed until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant.
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Prime Peke! Wasabi the Pekingese wins Westminster dog show
It was a poignant win that came after one archaeologist Iris Love, the owner of Wasabi, the winning Pekingese, died last year of COVID-19.
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As COVID-19 cases wane in U.S., vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
Case totals nationally have declined in a week from a seven-day average of nearly 21,000 on May 29 to 14,315 on Saturday.
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G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
At the group’s first face-to-face meeting in two years, the leaders dangled promises of support for global health, green energy, infrastructure and education.
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Insight: The fate of food post-COVID
The world’s nutrition production systems are too centralized and vulnerable to disruption.
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The Maine Millennial: When the brain says ‘nope’
As COVID recedes, many are experiencing what those of us with anxiety deal with all of the time.
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‘Supertaster’ gene research tackling COVID
If you are someone who experiences bitter tastes more acutely than average people do, you could be naturally more resistant to the coronavirus.
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As virus cases wane, governors weigh ending emergency orders
Emergency declarations have allowed them to restrict public gatherings and businesses, mandate masks, sidestep normal purchasing rules and deploy National Guard troops to help administer vaccines.