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This time two years ago, Maryland recorded its first three COVID-19 cases. Over 1 million recorded cases later, the state now said it's hit its lowest number since August.
 

Maryland’s case rate, positivity rate, and hospitalizations are all at their lowest points in more than eight months, per the Maryland Department of Health.
 

Does the recent CDC announcement that more than 70% of Americans can stop wearing masks mean the pandemic is winding down? Not exactly.
 

Hundreds of civilians have been killed since Russian forces started bombing populated areas across Ukraine, according to numerous reports. At least one cluster munition strike hit a hospital, killing four and injuring 10.
 

For many of us in the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed our relationship with face masks. And as the pandemic continues to shift into its endemic phase, that relationship is changing.
 

As Omicron recedes, the COVID-cautious can reassess what’s possible. It’s time to figure out a way to live that feels sustainable in the long term.

Now, American cities are dropping vaccination requirements as the omicron wave recedes. Public health officials also doubt whether keeping the mandates in place would persuade more of the unvaccinated to be immunized.
 

The war in Ukraine highlights weaknesses in the world’s global health network.
 

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to reverse decades of progress made towards gender equality, according to a global study that reveals women have been hit much harder socially and economically than men.
 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says many Americans can now shed their facemasks. But if you aren't ready do that, one-way masking still offers protection — if you do it right.
 

As coronavirus pandemic case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to plummet, fewer people now than in January say they are concerned that they will be infected after the rise and fall of the wildly contagious virus variant, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
 

Cuba has defied the odds in the fight against Covid-19 by developing five vaccines. NBC News’ Ed Augustin explains how the country is so far ahead of others.