Tag: Pandemic
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Chinese who reported on Covid possibly released after three years
Chinese authorities were, apparently preparing on Labor Day to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during ... -
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
America's college-going rate was generally on the upswing until the pandemic reversed decades of progress. Rates fell despite economic upheaval, which typically drives more people into ... -
WHO worried about surge of Covid in China amid lack of info
The head of the World Health Organization said yesterday [Macau time[ the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive ... -
Beds run out at Beijing hospital outbreak brings more sick
Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China’s capital Beijing. The ... -
China limits how it defines Covid deaths in official count
China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits ... -
Two Covid-19 deaths reported in Beijing as virus surges
Chinese health authorities yesterday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths, both in the capital Beijing, that were the first reported in weeks and come during an expected ... -
Covid-linked deaths appear after virus controls eased
Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures this weekend as workers in ... -
China eases controls, gives no sign when zero-Covid ends
China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new variants are weaker. But they have yet to say when they ... -
Two new Covid deaths as some restrictions eased
China yesterday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations. The National Health Commission ... -
Vaccination plans spark hope for end of ‘zero Covid’
A campaign to vaccinate the elderly has sparked hopes China might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted anti-government protests, but the country faces daunting hurdles ... -
Authorities expand lockdowns as Covid-19 cases hit daily record
Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as the number of COVID-19 cases hits a ... -
Workers protest at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory
Employees at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on ... -
Guangzhou locks down millions in ‘zero-Covid’ fight
The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou locked down its largest district yesterday as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and ... -
State media demands strict adherence to ‘zero-Covid’
China’s ruling party called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID” policy yesterday in an apparent attempt to guide public perceptions after regulations were eased slightly ... -
Shenzhen records first BF.7 Covid-19 cases
Guangdong Province’s IT hub in Shenzhen has recorded its cases of the BF.7 Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Shenzhen reported 46 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases between Saturday ... -
China quarantine bus crash prompts outcry over ‘zero Covid’
A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the country’s strict COVID-19 policies. ... -
WHO: Covid end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since ... -
Health chief pledges better Covid-19 contingencies
Health Bureau’s director and pulmonologist Alvis Lo assured that the government’s plans for handling Covid-19 would see continuous refinement. The assurance was given in response to ... -
G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery
Countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic as it lingers in many parts of the world, Indonesian President Joko Widodo ... -
CE holds meeting with Zhuhai official on pandemic control measures
The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng held a meeting on Saturday via videoconference with officials in Zhuhai in order to exchange views on pandemic control measures ... -
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, even if ... -
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 region that ... -
Breaking News | Pfizer confirms Covid pill’s results, potency versus omicron
Pfizer said this evening (Tuesday) that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its ... -
Year after lockdown, Wuhan dissident more isolated than ever
One year after lockdown, Wuhan has long since sprung back to life — but Zhu Tao remains bunkered in his 14th-floor apartment, spending his days doomscrolling ... -
Analysis | How to stay safe with a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant on the loose
A fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in at least 22 U.S. states, and people are wondering: How do I protect ... -
47th case: One among 109 returnees tests positive for Covid-19
One of the returnees who arrived in Macau last night (Thursday) tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the government announced. 109 residents from 14 countries returned ... -
Portugal halts flights to UK over virus variant
Portugal is stopping flights to and from the United Kingdom from tomorrow (Saturday), blaming a COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K. for a devastating surge ... -
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins
A global team of researchers arrived today (Thursday) in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into ... -
UK | PM bets 2 million vaccine shots a week will end lockdown
Boris Johnson pinned his hopes for a national recovery on a plan to deliver 2 million coronavirus vaccinations a week, as the U.K. went back into ... -
Covid-19 | Morocco acquires 65 million vaccine doses from China, UK
Morocco announced it has acquired 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinopharm and Britain’s AstraZeneca, as the north African kingdom prepares to launch a ... -
Pandemic | After early success, South Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis
South Korea had seemed to be winning the fight against the coronavirus: Quickly ramping up its testing, contact-tracing and quarantine efforts paid off when it weathered ... -
Explainer | Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it’s unclear if ... -
Cut off: UK facing travel bans on fears of new virus strain
Trucks waiting to get out of Britain backed up for miles and people were stranded at airports today (Monday) as countries around the world imposed stringent ... -
Quarantine extended to 21 days for all arrivals, except from mainland China, Taiwan
The government has announced that from 10 p.m. today (Monday) all travellers entering the territory other than from medium risk regions in mainland China and from ... -
Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts
From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the ...
