COVID-19 cases rise in Americas, Pacific
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organisation says.
In its latest weekly...
Monkeypox in Italy, Sweden as WHO on alert
Italy and Sweden have became the latest countries to report cases of the rare disease monkeypox, with the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and the United...
US virus cases up, China travel curbs ease
Coronavirus cases in the Americas have surged 27.2 per cent in a week, driven primarily by a spike in infections in the United States, the...
Global tests dip, WHO doubts China policy
The World Health Organisation says China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable while health experts warn tracking the course of the pandemic is becoming...
Beijing nervous, COVID cases not dropping
Beijing residents are fretting over tightening COVID-19 curbs in its biggest district and dozens of new cases reported daily as China's leaders reiterated their...
WHO links 14.9mln deaths to COVID-19
Nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the...
Virus cases dip except in Americas, Africa
The World Health Organisation says the number of newly reported coronavirus cases and deaths globally has continued to fall in the last week, continuing...
Omicron sub-lineages dodge immunity: study
Two new sub-lineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far...
US ‘out of pandemic phase’ as cases dip
Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country...
Unexplained kids’ hepatitis cases hit 190
About 190 unexplained cases of severe hepatitis have been reported in children around the world, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says.
The...
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