To avoid encirclement after weeks of fighting, a regional governor said Friday that Ukrainian forces would retreat from the city of Sievierodonetsk.
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Canada quiet as protests dissolve; political unrest lingers: Live COVID-19 updates
Protesters who had brought chaos to the streets of the Canadian capital of Ottawa for the last three weeks were almost entirely gone Sunday.
It’s time to start ‘inching’ toward normalcy, Fauci says; 73% of Americans may be immune to omicron: Live COVID-19 updates
Fauci said states that aggressively roll back restrictions could see unnecessary infections, but that strict mandates also take a toll. COVID news.
Fauci says CDC may add testing to isolation guidance; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tests positive: COVID-19 updates
The CDC is considering amending its new, five-day isolation guidance for asymptomatic patients to include testing. COVID news.
Fauci says omicron variant might ‘evade immune protection’: COVID-19 updates
The omicron mutation of the coronavirus “strongly suggests” it is easily transmitted and might elude immunity protections. Latest COVID news.
Fauci says Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine should have been two all along: Live COVID-19 updates
Fauci also said Sunday that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s move to ban vaccine mandates in the state is “unfortunate” and would damage public health.
Jesse Jackson released after breakthrough infection; Americans are dying at almost 10 times the rate of July: COVID-19 updates
The US is reporting over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths a day. Jesse Jackson out of hospital after breakthrough COVID infection. Latest news.
Biden mandates vaccines for federal executive branch workers; infection rate 10 times what is needed to end pandemic: Live COVID-19 updates
President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring most federal workers and contractors to be vaccinated. Latest COVID-19 news.