China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count
ZHUOZHOU, China — China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths being reported as the virus surges following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions.
Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
JERUSALEM — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in Jerusalem’s Old City when a chilling text message appeared on his phone.
COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
BEIJING — Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one.
U.S. court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictions
REYNOSA, Mexico — Restrictions that have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. in recent years remained on track to expire in a matter of days after an appeals court ruling Friday, as thousands more migrants packed shelters on Mexico’s border with the U.S.
65 new cases of COVID-19 on Kaua‘i over 7 days
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 65 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Dec. 6 to Dec. 12, and 1,191 new cases statewide.
Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON — A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update: 46 new cases, new variants on the rise
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 46 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, and 1,049 new cases statewide.
House passes defense bill scrapping COVID vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON — A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the House on Thursday as lawmakers scratch off one of the final items on their yearly to-do list.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 update: New cases decline to 36 this week
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed a substantial decline in COVID-19 cases with 36 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Nov. 22 to Nov. 28, compared with 56 cases the previous week.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 update: 56 new cases
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 56 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, and 1,169 new cases statewide.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 update: 54 new cases
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 54 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Nov. 8 to Nov. 14, and 1,049 new cases statewide.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 update: 61 cases, DOH warns of influenza as restrictions relax
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 61 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7, and 1,288 new cases statewide.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update: 63 cases, new variants present
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 63 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Oct. 25 to 31, and 1,017 new cases statewide.
COVID-19 update: 82 new cases on Kaua‘i
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 82 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i from Oct. 17 to 24, and 1,327 new cases statewide.
County distributes the last 6,000 COVID tests kits
LIHU‘E — Ross Kagawa of the Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency was a one-man show on Friday at the Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center, which is where the last of the free COVID home test kits were distributed.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update: 66 new cases
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 66 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i, and 2,211 new cases statewide.
Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.
BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update: 80 new cases
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 80 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i, and 1,047 new cases statewide.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update; 90 new cases
Data released on Wednesday by the State Department of Health showed 90 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i, and 1,273 new cases statewide.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update: Sept. 29
Kaua‘i’s seven-day COVID-19 case average declined slightly this week to eight cases a day, compared to 10 cases a day last week.