Pandemic
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SSM reports two fatal influenza cases
The Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed two influenza-related deaths Friday, marking the sixth and seventh severe cases of the year. Both victims, a 69-year-old woman ... -
One of two Covid cases at Hong Kong party was false positive
One of two people who attended a large gathering with senior Hong Kong officials and was believed to be infected with COVID-19 turned out ... -
Covid-19 | Conditions hard for residents in Xi’an partial lockdown
Authorities in Xi’an say they can provide food, health care and other necessities for the residents under a now almost two-week-old partial lockdown. But ... -
The Question Why are so many vaccinated people getting Covid-19 lately?
A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect people, ... -
Pandemic | Low-vaccinated Eastern Europe braces for omicron surge
As the fast-spreading coronavirus variant omicron rages through Western Europe, officials and experts in low-vaccinated Eastern Europe anticipate a post-holiday explosion of COVID-19 cases ... -
Pandemic | Asia keeps omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
Much of Asia has largely managed to keep omicron at bay even as the variant rages in other parts of the world, but the ... -
Macau enters ‘immediate prevention status’ after a family of four tested positive
As of 3 p.m. today (Tuesday), Macau entered the “immediate prevention status” — soon after the government reported that a family of four locals ... -
Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms
As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree ... -
Early in the Covid crisis, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented ... -
Exclusive | Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month
The lean season is coming for Burkina Faso’s children. And this time, the long wait for the harvest is bringing a hunger more ferocious ... -
China’s new virus outbreak underscores continued threat
China’s capital was bracing yesterday for a resurgence of the coronavirus after more than 100 new cases were reported in recent days in a ... -
Salmon shunned after link to Beijing outbreak
The $700 million market for imported salmon in China is at risk after the fish was implicated in a new outbreak of coronavirus cases ... -
Plastic is the hero of coronavirus, says the plastics industry
On March 18—a week after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic—Tony Radoszewski, head of the plastics industry’s main U.S. lobbying group, sent ... -
Vietnam ratifies trade deal with EU in boost for economy
Vietnam ratified a landmark trade deal yesterday with the European Union that is expected to energize the country’s manufacturing sector and exports, as it ... -
Beijing defends its coronavirus response in new report
Senior Chinese officials released a lengthy report Sunday on the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, defending their government’s actions and saying that China ... -
China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers
China is advising its citizens not to visit Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against Asians, in what appears to be Beijing’s latest attempt ... -
Largely peaceful protests against police brutality march on
Massive protests against police brutality nationwide capped a week that began in chaos but ended with largely peaceful expressions that organizers hope will sustain ... -
AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; Beijing denies
At least two U.S. senators said yesterday [Macau time] that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course ... -
Singapore’s long lockdown challenges leaders facing election
Singapore’s approach to the virus is set to become a defining issue in upcoming elections, with lockdown curbs set to drag on past most ... -
Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few infections
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day ... -
South Korea reopening schools despite spike in cases
South Korea yesterday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defended its decision to reopen ... -
Italy to map out economic revival as travel ban ends
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will unveil his plan to rebuild a battered economy on the day Italians end almost three months of lockdown measures ... -
Europe’s economy scarred by lockdowns starts on slow recovery
Europe’s economy is slowly emerging from a record slump that’s destroyed businesses and jobs and could lead to a near double-digit contraction year. A ... -
Macau Urban Renewal Limited records loss in 2019
Government-owned Macau Urban Renewal Limited recorded an investment loss of 1,439,932 patacas in 2019, according to the Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs of ... -
Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors yesterday [Macau time] that he would deploy the military to states if they ... -
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control
Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health ... -
Pandemic opens door to ideas new and old for a better economy
Modern economies will change forever after the coronavirus pandemic passes if some radical thinkers get their way. Governments have already cast aside dogmas at ... -
Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes
Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened yesterday for the first time in more than two months, with worshipers ordered to follow ... -
Greece clarifies policy, to allow tourists from all nations
Greek officials said Saturday that the country will not limit arriving airline passengers next month to people coming from 29 countries but that travelers ... -
India to exit lockdown in phases even as infections surge
India announced a phased lifting of the nationwide lockdown by allowing malls, restaurants and places of worship to open from June 8, as the ... -
US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people
The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But ... -
Rubio warns of foreign actors amplifying virus conspiracies
Sen. Marco Rubio, the new Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is warning that foreign actors will seek to amplify conspiracy theories about ... -
WHO warns that first wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes
As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle ... -
Xi seeks victory over Trump in race for a Covid-19 vaccine
President Xi Jinping’s government is throwing the might of the Chinese state behind the country’s vaccine developers as the world races to make a ...
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