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Is COVID-19 on airplane air filters?

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With this support, the researchers will specifically look for evidence of pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, on used filters collected from airplanes. If viruses can be found on filters, then filters from could be used as a new way to track when and where viruses enter the country. Rather than testing travelers individually, it might be possible to monitor entire flights with one test...

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E.U. to relax travel rules for vaccinated residents

 

The E.U. will relax its travel rules for vaccinated residents and those who’ve recovered from the virus.

The European Union recommended on Tuesday that people traveling among its 27 member states who have been vaccinated in the past nine months or recovered from the coronavirus should not face additional restrictions like testing or quarantine — the latest indication that the bloc is accepting Covid-19 as a part of everyday life rather than a severely disruptive force.

The change came a day after the World Health Organization said that the spread of the Omicron variant could change the pandemic from overwhelming to manageable.

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