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DC-area universities go remote amidst omicron case surge

As the omicron and delta variants of the infectious-disease continue to infect people across the U.S., two education in the nation’s capital announced Wednesday that some classes would be held virtually at the start of the 2022 spring semester. Leaders at American University and Georgetown University, both located in washington-dc” …

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Biden issues proclamation revoking travel ban on 8 southern African countries

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< order that barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in eight southern African countries from entering the U.S. WHITE HOUSE LIFTING OMICRON TRAVEL BAN ON SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AMID SPREAD IN US The previous proclamation from Biden that imposed travel restrictions on south-africa” target=”_blank”>South Africa< …

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Record-setting COVID-19 cases in DC, Maryland, Virginia over holiday: report

As the infectious-disease rapidly spreads across the country, us-regions, us-regions and washington-dc” target=”_blank”>Washington D.C.< weekend.  According to a report from The Washington Post, on Monday the nation’s capital and its neighboring states reported the highest seven-day new case averages of any point during the pandemic.  FLU SEASON RESURGES IN US …

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US churches canceling in-person Christmas services amid omicron surge

Many religion” target=”_blank”>churches< cases that have put a damper on people’s holidays for a second year.   Among those churches were Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital; St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York<. The Washington National Cathedral is seen at dawn …

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Fit people drink more than those who don’t exercise : study

Highly fit women and men are more likely to consume drinks” target=”_blank”>alcohol< published in the journal, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.  A group of researchers in us-regions found that higher fitness levels are associated with greater alcohol consumption among a large group of adult patients compared to those …

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