Coronavirus 2019
WHO chief worried over COVID deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday expressed concern over the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide. WHO Director-General Tedros...
Millions head home for China holidays, Xi flags COVID-19 worry
Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations Thursday, though President Xi Jinping...
‘Total mess’ in China’s rural east as Covid wave hits hard
By Matthew Walsh Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients...
Pentagon rescinds Covid-19 vaccine mandate
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday rescinded the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, a move required by Congress over...
Research group says weeklong NCR COVID positivity rate down by 5.8%
The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has dropped to 5.8 percent in the first week of...
Why China’s Covid wave is stirring fear
By Laurie Chen China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month....
73.7M Filipinos got COVID jabs in 2022—DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) has significantly reduced the country’s vulnerability to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) through its continuous...
Chinese jubilant, plan trips abroad as inbound Covid quarantine set to end
By Matthew Walsh Chinese reacted with joy and rushed to book flights overseas Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap...
COVID cases up in 4 provinces, further climb seen
The positivity rate for COVID-19 rose significantly in four provinces last week, the independent OCTA Research Group said Monday, even...
Xi urges steps to ‘protect’ lives amid virus wave
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on...
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