From CNN.
(CNN) Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
"I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative."Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted," the former President said. "It's a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven't already, even as cases go down."This is a breaking story and will be updated.
A reminder that even if you wear a mask...
Even if you are fully-vaccinated and boosted...
COVID-19 and its subvariants are still with us.
China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Agence France-Presse
Sun 13 Mar 2022 00.02 ESTChina reported nearly 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years.
A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai and lock down several north-eastern cities, as almost 19 provinces battle clusters of the Omicron and Delta variants.
Hong Kong:
‘It’s like we are being left to die’: Hong Kong tackles deadliest Covid wave
‘Dynamic zero-Covid policy’ under scrutiny in region with highest death rate in developed world
Fri 11 Mar 2022 07.58 EST
Chaotic scenes reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and Italy have played out across Hong Kong’s public hospitals in recent weeks, as the city battles its fifth and worst wave of Covid-19.
Almost 3,000 people have died and more than half a million have been infected. Patients – most of them elderly, many unvaccinated – lie on gurneys in lift lobbies and waiting areas, or worse, outside, where they are at the mercy of capricious spring weather.
Even New Zealand, the country that distinguished itself by having low infection rates, has experienced a surge:
14,494 new Covid-19 cases in NZ, 8 deaths
Please check out Bilboteach’s update in the comments, regarding the current subvariant surge.