These were the news stories and post used in the Saturday, August 23rd virus update.
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Still out Saturday.
Rider with measles may have exposed others on N.J. trains. Here’s when they traveled.
https://www.nj.com/news/2025/08/rider-with-measles-may-have-exposed-others-on-nj-trains-heres-when-they-traveled.htmlGeisinger: COVID-19 infections on the rise, but there’s no need to panic.
The area is once again experiencing a summer surge in COVID-19 cases, but luckily so far those cases have not translated to an uptick in hospitalizations, according to Dr. Mark Shelly, medical dire...
Health Canada approves updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall.
Provinces and territories are responsible for deciding who will get free vaccines. Saskatchewan govt. says "information about the fall dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available this fall....
Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis
WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 17 August 2025.
WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 17 August 2025
🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.8% est. (-0.4%)
🔹PCR cases: 263 (+10.9%)
🔹Hospitalisation: Decreased to an average of 86 per day (-4.4%)
🔹...
Taiwan's life expectancy up in 2024, but still short of pre-COVID peak.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202508230011COVID-19 cases in Japan increase for the ninth straight week.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15981969
