covid

China stops publishing daily COVID figures

China will no longer publish daily figures for Covid-19 cases and deaths, the National Health… Read More

Shanghai asks residents to stay in on Christmas as China COVID surges

Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in… Read More

Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day: official

Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every… Read More

Shanghai hospital warns of ‘tragic battle’ as COVID spreads

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a "tragic battle" with COVID-19… Read More

China’s cities battle first wave of COVID surge as wider spread looms

Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to… Read More

WHO eyes end to Covid emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be… Read More

In China’s Wuhan, a shadow of reserve and resentment even as COVID lockdowns ease

In the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak nearly three years… Read More

China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests

China's top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach… Read More

COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: People in China's southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police… Read More

Protests in Shanghai as anger mounts over China’s zero-Covid policy

Angry crowds took to the streets of Shanghai early Sunday calling for an end to… Read More

China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy

BEIJING: China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months,… Read More

Chinese cities brace for wave of Foxconn workers from COVID-hit Zhengzhou

BEIJING: Cities in central China hastily drew up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to… Read More

China rolls out first inhalable COVID vaccine

In what is believed to be a world first, China's commercial capital of Shanghai this… Read More

Fujifilm stops work on Avigan as COVID drug

Fujifilm has ended development of its anti-influenza drug Avigan to treat COVID-19, the firm said… Read More

Oil prices fall over 2% on recession and China COVID fears

Oil prices slid more than 2% on Tuesday, extending losses of nearly 2% in the… Read More

51 COVID cases reported in 24 hours: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: At least 51 COVID-19 cases were reported across the country and the positivity rate… Read More

Pakistan reports 39 new Covid cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 39 new cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, surging… Read More

Japan’s COVID herd immunity near 90% after Omicron wave

Japan's population level immunity to COVID-19 has reached about 90% in major population areas after… Read More

Canada to remove all COVID border, travel measures

Canada will remove all COVID-19 restrictions for inbound travelers from Oct. 1, as well as… Read More

COVID claims two more lives, 121 new cases reported: NIH

Islamabad: Two more people in the country lost their lives to COVID-19 in the last… Read More