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Virus Outbreak Fewer Marriages FILE - Wedding dresses are displayed at a bridal shop in East Dundee, Ill., on Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File) (Teresa Crawford)NEW YORK — (AP) — Far fewer Americans said "I do" during the first year of the pandemic when wedding plans were upended, a new report finds. The plunge was not exactly a surprise since the U.S. marriage rate had been on the decline since 2016. The CDC found that 46 states reported declines in marriage rates in 2020. Nevada — long a popular wedding destination — continued to have the nation's highest marriage rate.

A new report finds far fewer Americans said “I do” during the first year of the pandemic when wedding plans were upended.

As of Monday, you can order a new batch of eight Covid-19 rapid test kits through a federal government website.

The CDC must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.

U.S. households can request an additional eight free at-home tests to be shipped by the U.S. Postal Service.

Indonesia is lifting its outdoor mask mandate as its COVID-19 outbreak wanes

The anti-lockdown guitar legend was warned he could “substantially delay his full recovery” if he continues touring.

The area is near a wholesale food market that was closed indefinitely on Saturday following the discovery of a cluster there. The added restrictions come as Shanghai, China's largest city, slowly starts to ease a citywide lockdown that has trapped most of its population for more than six weeks. In Beijing, the number of cases has held steady but new clusters have popped up in different parts of the city. City spokesperson Xu Hejian said that Beijing's top priority is to screen people related to the cluster at the wholesale food market and isolate those who test positive. A second wholesale food market in Fengtai district was shut down Tuesday.

Coronavirus: 3rd round of free rapid COVID-19 tests available from US government Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri grabs two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)WASHINGTON — Need to stock up on at-home COVID-19 tests? You’re in luck: The government is offering a third round of free rapid antigen tests to American households. >> Read more trending newsAccording to NPR, COVIDtests.gov was updated Monday to say, “Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order a third round of free at-home tests. Private insurance companies and Medicare Part B also must cover the cost of eight free rapid tests per person each month, according to the federal government.

Lord Hague says the government is "shallow" and "politically weak" for delaying plans to curb obesity.

Any hour now, the U.S. is expected to officially mark one million lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health correspondent Allison Aubrey shares how this misinformation first entered the parenting world--and how some are fighting back. Email the show at ShortWave@NPR.org.

Businesses have discussed moving factories out of China for years, especially since labor costs have climbed and U.S.-China trade tensions worsened.

SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — Health officials in North Korea found 269,510 more people with feverish symptoms and reported another six deaths, state media said Tuesday, as the country grapples with an escalating but largely undiagnosed COVID-19 outbreak across its unvaccinated population. State media isn’t specifying how many of the fever cases have been confirmed as COVID-19. North Korea likely lacks testing supplies to confirm coronavirus infections in large numbers and its virus response is mostly isolating people with symptoms at shelters. Failing to slow the virus could have dire consequences for North Korea, considering its broken health care system and that its 26 million people are believed to be unvaccinated. South Korea has publicly offered to send vaccines, medicine and health personnel, but North Korea has so far ignored the proposal amid icy relations between the rivals over a stalemate in larger nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.

Every household can receive eight free tests by mail.

Households in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks.

This is part of CNBC Make It’s My First Day Back series, where people share what it’s like to return to the office after working remotely during the pandemic.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) (Rick Bowmer)NEW YORK — (AP) — When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates. DEATHS FROM CASE REPORTSWith information on death certificates slow to arrive, experts and news organizations began looking to other real-time sources of deaths. Such data was more timely than death certificates, which can take weeks to fill out and process. At the same time, the numbers based on death certificates rose faster. At least 900,000 of the death certificates included in the CDC tally list COVID-19 as the primary cause of death, the agency said.

When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates.

Women leaving the workforce: Will the pay gap be affected? Millions of women lost or left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. And they’re still not back in the workforce. (WFTV)ORLANDO, Fla. — Millions of women lost or left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<9 Investigates what has kept them away and the effect it is having on everyone else Monday on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 5.

CDC: US death toll from COVID-19 hits 1 million The confirmed number of dead is equal to how many Americans died in the Civil War and WWII combined. (NCD)COVID-19 has killed one million people in the U.S. since the pandemic started less than 2 1/2 years ago. >> Read more trending newsThe grim milestone was announced Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Associated Press reported. The Biden administration, however, announced that the country surpassed 1 million deaths from the coronavirus last week, CBS News reported. The number of those killed by COVID-19 is expected to continue to grow.

Stocks were down slightly to kick off a big week for earnings with the big box retailers reporting results.

Once in short supply, rapid antigen tests are now available throughout the U.S. Boy_Anupong/Moment via Getty ImagesAs of May 2022, the U.S. is experiencing another uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. High rates of infection in Europe and Asia, along with the continued emergence of new sub-variants, such as omicron BA.4 and BA.5, raise concerns that another surge could be on the way. Even though demand for COVID-19 tests greatly overwhelmed supply earlier in the pandemic, rapid home tests are

Unvaccinated people who got Covid last winter have little protection from reinfection, and even vaccinated people might be vulnerable after only a few months.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

China reported a drop in retail sales and industrial production in April — far worse than analysts had expected.

Questions are being asked how the suspect carried out the attack when he was known to authorities.

Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is the coat worn by President Abraham Lincoln on the night he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with the Costume Institute's head curator Andrew Bolton about the treasured object that speaks to tragedy in our nation's history.

North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and high numbers of fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.

(AP Photo/Andy Wong) (Andy Wong)TAIPEI, Taiwan — (AP) — Supermarkets, malls and restaurants in Shanghai will be allowed to open in a limited capacity starting Monday, officials said, even while it remained unclear whether residents would be let out from their homes. The city's Vice Mayor Chen Tong said Sunday at a daily press briefing that grocery stores, malls, convenience stores and pharmacies will be allowed to reopen while implementing measures that “reduce the flow of people." Agriculture markets will also be allowed to reopen while ensuring “no contact” transactions. Shanghai officials have previously said the city of 25 million people would reopen in a limited way, only for restrictions to return even as cases wane. Residents who have been allowed to return to work are put into a “closed loop” system similar to the one used for the Olympics.

Shanghai officials say they will allow some businesses to reopen Monday, even while it remains unclear whether residents will be able to leave their homes.

Virus Outbreak North Korea People watch a TV screen showing a news report about the COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Some experts say North Korea lacks the diagnostic kits needed to test a large number of suspected COVID-19 patients. The additional deaths reported Sunday took the country’s reported fever-related fatalities to 42. Some experts say North Korea might suffer huge fatalities if it doesn’t immediately receive outside shipments of vaccines, medicines and other medical supplies. Since Thursday, North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to fight the virus.

On the outskirts of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, the battle between Ukrainian forces and Russian has left the surrounding area in ruin. The fierce standoff has left the Russian troops with their backs at the border and Ukrainian forces steadily regaining territory. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.

Some 35.982 million people traveled to the state between the start of January and the end of March.

China withdrew as host of soccer's 2023 Asian Cup on Saturday in the latest cancellation of the country's sports hosting duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation praised Chinese soccer officials for making “this very difficult but necessary decision in the collective interests of the AFC Asian Cup.” China's withdrawal could let Qatar or Saudi Arabia step up as hosts while both are bidding in a contest to host the 2027 edition.

North Korea's leader blames the outbreak on bureaucratic and medical incompetence.

Virus Outbreak North Korea Explainer FILE - An employee of the Kyonghung Foodstuff General Store disinfects the showroom countertops in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File) (Cha Song Ho)SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. North Korea said 243,630 people had recovered and 280,810 remained in quarantine. State media didn’t specify how many of the fever cases and deaths were confirmed as COVID-19 infections. The country imposed nationwide lockdowns on Thursday after confirming its first COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

North Korea says 21 people died and 174,440 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Friday alone as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population

COVID was the leading killer of law enforcement officers in 2021, and violence also contributed to the staggering numbers.

Just over two people in every hundred are infected with the virus in the UK, according to the ONS.

As Xi Jinping prepares for a third term as China's president, he must confront COVID, a slowing economy and other issues that threaten his hold on power

Groundbreaking artists and thinkers are among those whose deaths are blamed on the illness caused by the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: 6 dead from fevers after North Korea acknowledges COVID-19 outbreak In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, top, visits state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters in North Korea Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)SEOUL, South Korea — At least 350,000 people have sought treatment and six have died following a fever outbreak in North Korea, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Friday. >> RELATED STORY: Coronavirus: North Korea acknowledges 1st COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdownThe news came a day after North Korea acknowledged its first coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began more than two years ago. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a “strict” nationwide lockdown Thursday, according to Reuters, citing KCNA. North Korea also has declined coronavirus vaccines from COVAX, despite reports that the majority of the country’s 26 million residents are likely unvaccinated, according to the news agency.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

Virus Outbreak China A vendor sells take away food near barriers set up to keep customers spread out on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Beijing. Shanghai officials have made similar past assurances, only to see restrictions return even as cases wane in the city of 25 million people. Complaints about food shortages and other hardships and videos posted online showing people in Shanghai and other areas arguing with police have been deleted by censors. Some residential communities are under lockdown and residents have been warned to avoid traveling between city districts. Shanghai reported 2,096 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, all but 227 of them in people not showing symptoms.

An official says Shanghai will try again to reopen in a few days after it has eliminated COVID-19 transmission among the general population.

A day after confirming its first cases, state media reports thousands are suffering fever symptoms.

The second Global COVID-19 Summit aimed to refocus the world's attention on the pandemic. Here's what governments and members of the private and public sector pledged to do.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — (AP) — After a month of crippling ransomware attacks, Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency. President Rodrigo Chaves, who was sworn in Sunday, made the emergency declaration one of his first acts. The declaration refers to the attack Costa Rica is suffering at the hands of “cybercriminals” and “cyberterrorists.”The Russian-speaking Conti gang had claimed responsibility for the attack. Carlos Alvarado was still president when the attacks began and he said Costa Rica would not pay the gang any ransom. “The FBI estimates that as of January 2022, there had been over 1,000 victims of attacks associated with Conti ransomware with victim payouts exceeding $150,000,000, making the Conti Ransomware variant the costliest strain of ransomware ever documented,” the statement said.

After a month of crippling ransomware attacks, Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency

"Sadly the Senate failed to stand in defense of a woman's right to make decisions about her own body," US Vice President Kamala Harris says after a Democratic drive to make the right to abortion the law of the land failed in the US Senate.

The report by the House's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said meat companies pushed to keep their plants open even though they knew workers were at high risk of catching the virus. He said it was appropriate for meat companies to share their concerns with government officials as the pandemic unfolded. Companies took action to close plants in consultation with health officials after outbreaks were confirmed. Early on in the pandemic, meat companies knew the virus was spreading rapidly among their workers because infection rates were much higher in the plants and their surrounding communities. The report also highlighted the way meat companies aggressively pushed back against government safety recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Google's Sundar Pichai signaled that a sluggish economy could present more obstacles for the internet giant, whose shares have slumped this year.

Flags will fly at half staff through Monday to commemorate the tragic milestone.

— (AP) — At the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers, according to a Congressional report released Thursday. The report by the House's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said meat companies pushed to keep their plants open even though they knew workers were at high risk of catching the virus. The industry has defended its response to the pandemic in the past and major meat companies say they aggressively worked to meet those safety standards and took additional steps to protect workers. Early on in the pandemic, meat companies knew the virus was spreading rapidly among their workers because infection rates were much higher in the plants and their surrounding communities. The report also highlighted the way meat companies aggressively pushed back against government safety recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

A new congressional report says that in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers.

The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced that it has not received enough orders and is planning to stop production within a few weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described as a “failure” in efforts to achieve vaccine equity.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa.

The Transportation Security Administration said the agency is preparing to handle its “busy” summer travel season as it expects passenger volume will “match and may occasionally exceed” pre-pandemic levels.

Shanghai is reaffirming China's strict “zero-COVID" approach to eliminate a waning outbreak.

There are nationwide and local hotlines, support groups and other resources available to help people, even if they do not have mental health coverage with insurance. Here is a list of phone numbers, programs and groups available for the Central Florida area.

Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Hong Kong is reopening beaches and pools in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China's capital Beijing is easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas.

COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the health care giant raised its annual forecast after a strong first quarter.

Pfizer now hopes to tell U.S. regulators how well its COVID-19 vaccine works in the littlest kids by early June.

COVID-19 rules for travelers will vary depending on the destination.

The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning.

Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, breaking a tie with a two-putt birdie on the par-5 16th and parring the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over Jin Young Ko.

For travelers going to southern Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier.

As New York City forges ahead with its recovery, the pandemic is leaving lasting imprints, especially on city roadways: less room for cars and more space for people.

South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has denounced Russia’s war against Ukraine as he joined Holocaust survivors and people from around the world at an annual observance at the former site of Auschwitz.

Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation's youngest children.

Beijing is closing all city schools in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak.

Shanghai city authorities say a taxing, one-month lockdown of China’s largest city may be eased in some neighborhoods if new COVID-19 testing shows the virus is no longer spreading in the community.

A new omicron mutant that is a descendent of the earlier “stealth omicron” has quickly gained ground in the United States.

Police and new fencing are restricting who can leave a locked-down area in Beijing, where authorities are trying to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak.

Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city officials say was an initial round of testing.

President Joe Biden and his administration want Americans and their doctors to know that the country has an ample supply of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and that it no longer needs to be rationed.

Some airlines say they will consider refunds or credits for passengers who don't want to fly now that the mask mandate has been dropped.

The CDC extended its national transportation mask mandate only to see it voided by a Florida judge days later.

The annual Florida Puerto Rican Parade & Festival is returning to downtown Orlando.

Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as $3.5 billion this year.

Broadway theatergoers will have to keep their masks up through at least May 31, the Broadway League said Friday.

U.S. health officials have cited a new COVID-19 strain as a factor in the decision.

Gov. Ron DeSantis quashed any potential for further state-supported COVID-19 restrictions in Florida, as it once again experiences an upward trend in cases.

No need for a time machine in order to step back into the 70s and 80s.

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization has fallen for a third consecutive week.

The Daytona Beach Police Department is looking for a missing 11-year-old boy who was last seen leaving his bus stop Tuesday afternoon.

Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history.

Germany’s health ministry says the country may have to discard 3 million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June.

Shanghai has discharged over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients and health authorities emphasize that they must be allowed to return home despite the lockdown that has severely restricted movement in China’s largest city.

China’s largest city of Shanghai says it will soon begin lifting lockdown in communities that report no positive cases within 14 days after another round of COVID-19 testing.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a “No Patient Left Alone” bill into law Wednesday, establishing in-person hospital and nursing home visitation rights throughout the state regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.

European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving a fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an extra booster can be administered to people over age 80.

A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, and that facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced.

Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores.

German lawmakers who proposed a requirement for all adults to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are seeking a compromise after struggling to win a majority in parliament.

A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves.

COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are still rising with millions isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown, as the draconian “zero tolerance” approach to the pandemic increasingly draws complaints from residents fed up with the restrictions.

For more than two years now, health officials have been warning people not to go on a cruise.