Tag: Pandemic
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Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning ... -
Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The 101 new cases was ... -
Asia Today: New cases continue to rise in China’s Xinjiang
New coronavirus cases continue to rise in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, with 57 reported on Tuesday. Beijing also reported its first case of domestic transmission ... -
Asia Today: Australian outbreak attributed to sick workers
MELBOURNE — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state on Monday posted a new daily record of 532 new COVID-19 cases, and the government leader warned that a lockdown ... -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
BRASILIA — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said today (Saturday) that he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said ... -
Asia Today: Amid new surge, India tests potential vaccine
NEW DELHI — India began its first human trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases. ... -
Asia Today: Tokyo sets virus case record as holiday begins
TOKYO — The city of Tokyo announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a ... -
Asia Today: Australian state leader says sick not isolating
MELBOURNE — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state reported a record 484 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and health authorities warned that numbers could continue to rise. With ... -
Opinion | Conferences work better when everyone stays home
I was helping to organize would have to take place virtually. I believed that our event was doomed to become the academic analog of a cooking ... -
Asia Today: Outbreak in northwest China spreads to second city
BEIJING — China’s latest coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. One of the 17 new cases reported on ... -
Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus
What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and ... -
Asia Today: Rules return in Hong Kong, India, ease in China
HONG KONG — Renewed restrictions took effect in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with restaurants limited to takeout after 6 p.m., as the Asian financial center battles ... -
Asia Today: Another spike brings India past 900,000 cases
India’s number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 on Tuesday and are fast approaching 1 million. The 28,498 cases reported in the past 24 hours ... -
Asia Today: Hong Kong, hot spots shut again
Hong Kong reported 52 new cases yesterday (Monday), 41 of which were locally transmitted as the city battles a renewed outbreak of the coronavirus. Of the ... -
Hong Kong reports 28 more Covid-19 cases, 16 local
Health authorities confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19 in Hong Kong today (Saturday), with another 33 cases pending confirmation, RTHK reported. The Centre for Health Protection ... -
Asia Today: Australia Victoria state daily cases drop, China rejects food imports
MELBOURNE — The beleaguered Australian state of Victoria received some good news Saturday with health officials reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 ... -
Asia Today: Australia’s Victoria state has record 288 cases
— Australia: Victoria state on Friday reported the new daily record of 288 coronavirus cases, which also reflects a record number of tests exceeding 37,500. Meanwhile, ... -
Big Read: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in virus aid
By REESE DUNKLIN & MICHAEL REZENDES, NEW YORK The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least ... -
Asia Today: Hong Kong, Tokyo see record spikes feed fears of Asia second wave
— Hong Kong will tighten its social-distancing measures again after reporting 42 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, sparking fears of a new wave of infections. Of ... -
Asia Today: Australian PM defends Melbourne lockdown
CANBERRA — Australia’s prime minister says a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won’t ... -
Asia Today: China’s university exam begins after virus delay
BEIJING — Almost 11 million students began taking China’s university entrance exam Tuesday after a delay as the country worked to bring down coronavirus infections. The ... -
Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom
Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose ... -
Asia Today: India’s virus cases surpass 600,000, curve rises
NEW DELHI — India’s number of coronavirus cases passed 600,000 on Thursday with the nation’s infection curve rising and its testing capacity being increased. The 19,148 ... -
New case of Covid-19 in Macau, tally at 46
A new imported case of Covid-19 in Macau was reported early today (Friday) by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center. It’s the 46th infection registered ... -
Asia Today: Beijing’s outbreak appears to be firmly waning
BEIJING — New virus cases declined Wednesday in China and in the capital Beijing, where a roughly two-week spike appears to be firmly on the wane. ... -
Asia Today: Virus sets off new school closures in Australia
MELBOURNE — Australia’s Victoria state has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19, resulting in the closing of two primary schools in Melbourne. State Premier Daniel Andrews ... -
Asia Today: 4th-worst-hit India sees rural virus cases soar
India’s coronavirus caseload has risen to 425,282 as infections soar in rural areas to which migrant workers fleeing major cities have returned in recent weeks. India’s ... -
Asia Today: Beijing’s daily cases drop, India’s rise sharply
China’s capital reported a decline in newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Thursday, with a public health expert saying a recent outbreak in the city was under ... -
Asia Today: Beijing adds more measures to curb new outbreak
BEIJING — Beijing reported a slight increase in new coronavirus cases Wednesday as it fights a new outbreak with strict measures aimed at reducing human contact ... -
Dexamethasone | First drug proves able to improve survival from Covid-19
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by ... -
Asia Today: More controls used in Beijing as outbreak grows
BEIJING — China increased testing and lockdown measures in parts of the capital Tuesday to control what appeared to be its largest coronavirus outbreak in more ... -
Asia Today: Beijing reinstates virus controls as cases rise, Seoul traces new infections
BEIJING — China reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday as the capital Beijing reinstated measures to contain a resurgence. Of the new cases, 36 were ... -
Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans, Asians
Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns — but ... -
Asia Today: China sees 57 new cases, Bangladesh over 3,000
BEIJING — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and ... -
A semi-private viewing of Ronaldo as Italian soccer resumes
TURIN — Cristiano Ronaldo bellowed out a loud expletive when he missed a chance at the end of the first half in Italy’s first soccer match ...
