NEW YORK (AP) - Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down.

But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues.The ends of epidemics are not as thoroughly researched as their beginnings.

But there are recurring themes that could offer lessons for the months ahead, said Erica Charters of the University of Oxford, who studies the issue."One thing we have learned is it’s a long, drawn-out process" that includes different types of endings that may not all occur at the same time, she said.

That includes a "medical end," when disease recedes, the "political end," when government prevention measures cease, and the "social end," when people move on.The COVID-19 global pandemic has waxed and waned differently in different parts of the world.

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Start of B.C. cruise season delayed as first planned arrival in Victoria scrapped

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Calgary police investigate third suspicious death in two days

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Calgary animal rescue groups have seen a recent surge in the number of dogs being surrendered by their owners. As Lauren Pullen reports, the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society says it has seen two main reasons why.

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Okanagan fruit growers react to foreign worker quarantine program ending

Okanagan fruit growers are happy the B.C. Government has lifted its temporary foreign worker quarantine program.

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Fixing my gut health made me feel and look ten years younger

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Have Brexit, pollution and the pandemic killed the great British shellfish industry?

the industry has been in a steady downward spiral.A post-Brexit world has proven to be a difficult place for shellfish fishermen. EU red tape in the immediate wake of Brexit caused prices to plummet and created chaos at the border, as British exporters got stuck with lorries full of live shellfish, only to be turned away if a form was filled out in the wrong colour pen. One company sent £15,000 worth of scallops to the border in January 2021 and got delayed due to paperwork errors; by the time they arrived in France, the scallops had gone off.In the year since, exporters have been trying to fathom the new regulations after Brussels ruled they could no longer bring live mussels, oysters, scallops, clams and cockles into Europe from what are referred to as ‘category B’ waters, unless they had been purified.

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Living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19

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Scottish ministers failed to visit any care homes during two years of Covid pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon and her senior ministers have admitted failing to visit a single care home since the start of the Covid pandemic.

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Facebook, Whatsapp, YouTube etc, blocked in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has blocked access to Social Media following a request by the Ministry of Defense. This was confirmed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Technology.The move comes after the government decided to impose an nation-wide curfew that came into effect from 6 PM on Saturday (2) to 6 AM on Monday (4).Nation-wide Protests :Nation-wide ‘Peoples Protests’, were planned for Sunday (3), most publicly affirming zero political affiliation.

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Mumbai: BMC to dismantle jumbo centres as Covid cases decline

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Covid-19: India logs 1,096 new cases, 81 deaths in last 24 hours, active tally falls to 13,013

COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

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China reports highest new covid cases since February 2020

coronavirus cases in the previous day, the national health authority said on Sunday, down from 2,129 a day earlier.

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Chris Rock performs in Atlantic City after Oscar slap

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Covid-19 alert: Why WHO has warned against the new virus strain ‘XE’

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WHO suspends UN supply of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine for Covid-19

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Kansas cruises to 81-65 win over Villanova in Final Four

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: David McCormack #33 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots the ball as Jermaine Samuels #23 of the Villanova Wildcats defends in the second half of the game during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal. (Photo NEW ORLEANS, La. - Kansas and Villanova waged a 3-point shooting contest at the Final Four with one of them racing out to a big lead in the opening minutes and the other spending the rest of the night trying in vain to catch up.It all may sound familiar to basketball fans.But in a rematch of a rout by the Wildcats four years ago in San Antonio, it was the Jayhawks who joyously walked off the court with the win this time at the final buzzer Saturday night.

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8,810 community cases; 690 hospitalisations; 26 in ICU; 18 deaths

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Daniel Craig Tests Positive For COVID, Prompting Cancellation Of ‘Macbeth’ Shows

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NCAA: UConn, South Carolina women meet for title game

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Two men sent to the hospital in critical condition after being shot in North Philadelphia, police say

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Daniel Craig Tests Positive for COVID, Prompting Cancellation of 'Macbeth' Shows

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Taron Egerton quits West End show for ‘personal reasons’ after on stage collapse and Covid battle

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Pennsylvania State Police searching for suspect accused of carjacking man in Boyertown

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COVID-19: People should continue to wear masks despite relaxed mandates, says Tam

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COVID-19 free: How have so many people escaped the virus? Here’s what we know

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Inheritance Pass offers entry to Yellowstone National Park in 150 years

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Man shot in the chest during daytime shooting in Port Richmond, police say

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Police: Man driving at high rate of speed killed after crashing into parked cars in Wynnefield

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Official: 4 men, 2 women died in I-81 crash of 80 vehicles

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Daniel Craig Tests Positive for COVID-19, Performances of Broadway's 'Macbeth' Are Canceled

Daniel Craig has tested positive for COVID-19.

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COVID-19 cases soar in Asian hot spots; US gets new COVID czar

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Trump appears to rule out Pence as running mate for potential 2024 bid

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Vice President Kamala Harris' Husband Doug Emhoff Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Lawmakers call to end gas taxes across US amid price surge

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2nd round of free at-home COVID tests available now, White House says

Image of an iHealth at home Covid-19 rapid antigen test supplied for free by the U.S. Postal Service.

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Nearly 80% of Amazon rainforest shows signs of loss, study finds

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The Great Return: More companies calling employees back to the office

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Trucker convoy headed to DC; expected to arrive over weekend

WASHINGTON - Trucker convoys from across the U.S. are expected to arrive in the D.C.

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Test to treat, variant vaccines part of new federal COVID-19 plan

Today members of the Biden COVID-19 preparedness team addressed the nation unmasked and from the same room as they spoke about the country's move to a "new normal" stage of the pandemic, where COVID-19 is no longer a national emergency.

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White House shares new pandemic plan as COVID should no longer 'dictate how we live'

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Free at-home COVID-19 tests: U.S. households can order second round of kits next week

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COVID-19 need no longer controls the lives of the Americans.

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State of the Union: Biden condemns Russian aggression, vows to stop inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) - Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.Biden declared that he and all members of Congress, whatever political differences there may be, were joined "with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny." He asked the lawmakers crowding the House chamber to stand and salute the Ukrainians as he began his speech. They stood and cheered.Biden highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the commitment of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance that has worked to rearm the Ukrainian military and cripple Russia’s economy through sanctions.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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