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Kamala Harris tests positive for coronavirus but has no symptoms

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday became the highest ranking official in the Biden administration to test positive for the coronavirus, but was not experiencing symptoms, her office said.

Los Angeles Times

Majority of Americans, including 3 out of 4 children, have had Covid-19, CDC finds

US has reached ‘inflection’ point in public health crisis as infections climb

The Independent UK

US working to make Covid drugs more widely available as cases fall

But White House’s Covid response coordinator says more funding will be needed to supply pills beyond a few more months

The Guardian - US

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US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top Covid adviser predicts

Ashish Jha says spreading variant unlikely to have much effect on the nation’s pandemic recovery

The Guardian - US

Punjab FC fails to breach Gokulam defence, again

CHANDIGARH: RoundGlass Punjab FC struggled to breach table-toppers Gokulam Kerala FC's defence for the second time in a week after going down 0-2 in their I-League 2021-22 championship phase opener at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Bengal on Saturday.

The Times of India

Biden to attend White House Correspondents' Association gala

President Joe Biden plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on April 30

The Independent UK

Mask mandate on US transit set to expire as omicron cases tick up

Passengers on U.S. airlines and public transit will get their first chance in more than a year to travel without a mask next week, if the federal government sticks to its current plan to let a pandemic-era mandate expire.

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Mask rule for planes and trains still up in the air

How much longer will airline travelers and subway riders have to wear face masks

The Independent UK

Biden official: Mask mandate for airplanes could be extended

Ashish Jha, the White House's new COVID-19 response coordinator, said an extension is "absolutely on the table."

Axios

Biden’s new Covid tsar urges calm on new sub-variants

‘We don’t have to let it dictate our lives anymore,’ Dr Ashish Jha says

The Independent UK

I-League: New coach fails to change Punjab FC's fortunes

CHANDIGARH: Dutchman Ed Engelkes' first match as RoundGlass Punjab FC coach ended in a disappointing 0-2 loss to Real Kashmir FC in the Northern Derby of the I-League, played at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal on Friday.

The Times of India

Ashish Jha: Biden’s COVID response chief

The Bihar-born Harvard physician will lead America’s fight against the virus

The Hindu

Morning digest | Indian firms buy more oil from Russia; Ashish Jha is Biden’s COVID-19 response chief, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu

Biden names Ashish Jha as new White House Covid-19 response coordinator

The well-known public health expert will be replacing Jeff Zients, who was appointed 14 months ago

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Jha to lead White House response as pandemic enters new phase

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients is leaving his post at the helm of the administration’s virus response effort, and Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, will replace him as the U.S. navigates a new phase of the pandemic, the White…

The Independent UK

Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month

Axios

Jeff Zients to step down as Biden's COVID response coordinator

Zients will be replaced by Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

Roll Call

Jha to lead White House response as pandemic enters new phase - Roll Call

The arrival of Ashish Jha to lead the White House response to COVID-19 comes as the pandemic enters a new phase.

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