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As cases rise, Americans are ‘checked out’ on COVID-19 COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis.   Even in blue cities, restaurants are packed with people, and many Americans don’t we… lvella The Hill

COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis.  

Even in blue cities, restaurants are packed with people, and many Americans don’t wear masks even on the subway or on airplanes.  

More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 12 countries, including the US More cases of a rare disease have been reported worldwide, including in the United States -- where one health official said he expects more cases in the days ahead. Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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Biden: Monkeypox threat doesn't rise to level of COVID-19 TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden sought Monday to calm concerns about recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States, saying he did not see the need to institute strict quarantine measures. AP NEWS

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Speaking in Tokyo a day after he said the virus was something “to be concerned about,” Biden said, ”I just don’t think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19.”