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President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage. -
The city of Tianjin ordered a second round of COVID-19 testing on Wednesday in the city about an hour from Beijing, which is set to host the Winter Olympics from February 4th. -
The Canadian province's premier said not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that. -
The reason: The variant has proved so wildly contagious that it may already be running out of people to infect, just a month and a half after it was first detected. -
Fauci and Paul sparred at a Senate hearing on COVID-19, escalating exchanges the two have had throughout the pandemic. Fauci also said Paul is attempting to raise money off "a catastrophic epidemic." -
COVID-19 related hospitalizations in San Diego County increased by 73 to 1,061 Tuesday, an "unprecedented pace" that follows a record- setting weekend where hospitals struggled to keep up. -
As the highly transmissible variant spreads rapidly around the world, some countries have reimposed harsh COVID measures like those seen in the early days of the pandemic. -
There are more patients and, in some places, not enough health care workers to go around. -
Omicron is upending schools all across the country. Parents and families are navigating last-minute virtual learning, changing risk assessments and their own positive COVID-19 tests. -
After days of bargaining over safety precautions, the Chicago Teachers Union and city officials have reached an agreement to restart in-person teaching.
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