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Singapore Limits Taiwan Travel; U.S. Cases Slow: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago U.S. schools should maintain mask requirements at least through the end of the academic year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Singapore tightened travel with Taiwan after cases jumped in the two Asian nations that had been pandemic success stories. Businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements after the CDC’s Thursday announc...

U.S. schools should maintain mask requirements at least through the end of the academic year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Singapore plans to vaccinate children under 16 after a spike in cases among students.

Italy Vaccinations Accelerate; EU Mulls Covid Pass: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s vaccination campaign is gathering speed. The country is considering the possibility of letting citizens get second shots while on holiday, a step that would also help its battered tourism industry get back on its feet. A sharp decline in Covid-19 cases in Turkey is also offering a glimmer of hope for its summer tourist season. The European Union may adopt a Covid health document that ...

Singapore Closes Schools; Amazon Aids India: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Singapore plans to close public schools this week and move to home-based learning, as a spike in unlinked cases poses the biggest challenge since last year in the city’s efforts to tackle the pandemic. Amazon.com Inc. and one of India’s largest renewable energy companies are boosting supplies of oxygen concentrators to the country in desperate need of the life-saving medical equipment as a brutal ...

Germany’s contagion rate fell further below a key threshold on Saturday, making it more likely that pandemic restrictions will ease in coming days as a third wave of the coronavirus recedes.

U.S. Cases Slip; Disney World Eases Mask Rules: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Average weekly cases fell or were even in all U.S. states and territories except Wyoming, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements following new guidance from the CDC on Thursday. Covid has killed more than 1,000 bank employees in India, ...

Germany’s contagion rate fell further below a key threshold on Saturday, making it more likely that pandemic restrictions will ease in coming days as a third wave of the coronavirus recedes.

U.S. Cases Slip; Disney World Eases Mask Rules: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Average weekly cases fell or were even in all U.S. states and territories except Wyoming, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements following new guidance from the CDC on Thursday. Covid has killed more than 1,000 bank employees in India, ...

Disney World Eases Mask Rules; U.S. Outbreak Slows: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- U.S. businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. Average weekly cases fell or were even in all U.S. states and territories except Wyoming, according to the CDC’s latest data. Governor Andrew Cuomo said that more than half of New Yorkers 18...

CDC Urges Masks for Schools; U.S. Outbreak Slows: Virus Updates Bloomberg 12 mins ago U.S. schools should maintain mask requirements at least through the end of the academic year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, even after its decision this week that fully vaccinated adults can safely shed face coverings in most settings. Businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements after the CDC’s Thursday announcement....