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President Joe Biden, second left, participates in the White House COVID-19 Response Team's regular call with the National Governors Association in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Washington. Seated with the President from left Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biden, Jeff Zients, COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House calls on Congress to pass COVID-19 deal immediately

The White House said Tuesday it wants Congress to pass a $10 billion deal for domestic COVID-19 needs "immediately" and warned lawmakers not to tie the funding bill to the administration's decision to lift a pandemic-era rule that blocked many illegal immigrants from entering the U.S.

April 5, 2022
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, on Nov. 23, 2021. Lam has announced she will not seek second term. Lam made the announcement Monday, April 4, 2022, at a news conference.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam declines to seek second term

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will not seek a second term after battling with democratic protesters in 2019 and then a huge surge in the coronavirus in recent weeks, resulting in pressure from both everyday citizens and the central government.

April 4, 2022
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a view of the an area of the Shanghai New International Expo Center converted to hold when completed up to 15,000 beds to quarantine mild cases and asymptomatic carriers amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai on March 30, 2022. The metropolis of Shanghai prepared Thursday to re-open the eastern half of the city overnight and shut the western half, while authorities elsewhere announced the lifting of one of the citywide lockdowns in the province hit hardest by China's ongoing omicron-driven outbreak. (Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP)

Shanghai official admits city was ill-prepared for omicron wave

A leading Shanghai official said Thursday the major Chinese city had been "insufficiently prepared" for the COVID-19 wave that is striking the coastal financial hub -- a rare admission in the communist-run country, which has taken a draconian approach to fighting the virus.

March 31, 2022