Guangzhou Covid-19 outbreak enters final stage
The dominant virus strain remained BA.5.2, with no XBB strain found among locally-infected people, said the deputy director of the Guangzhou health commission.
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‘For now, our Covid-19 cases are plateauing’: Philippines health dept
The Department of Health officer-in-charge added, however, that there were "a few areas being monitored where Covid-19 admissions are increasing a little."
Govt should review $72.3b in Covid-19 spending for any payment errors: Watchdog
A parliamentary watchdog set up to scrutinise public spending said the review would also ensure that any loss of public monies is reported and recovered.
Over 200 Indonesian frontline health workers have yet to be financially compensated
Independent data initiative LaporCOVID-19 received a total of 241 reports regarding late payment of the incentives.
Hong Kong aiming to lift all Covid-19 curbs this year: John Lee
Speaking in regards to the restrictions, the Chief Executive said he expects “all the problems” to be resolved in the first quarter of this year.
Covid-19 has peaked among Chinese populace, figures show
While the number of Covid-19 patients needing intensive care has "reached a plateau", the number seeking treatment at fever clinics is dropping nationally.
Restrictions stay even with pandemic end: Dept of Health
“Even if The public health emergency will be lifted, we know that the virus is here to stay”, Vergeire said, “So the Philippines will continue to be cautious."
Nepal requests additional 1.5 million Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent vaccine doses
First lot of 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccine will arrive on February 3, officials say.
An oil boss will lead UN climate talks. Will he really push the green agenda?
The decision at first glance seems riddled with conflicts of interest, given that the use of fossil fuels has caused a sharp increase in the amount of carbon emissions.
3 mRNA jabs enough to keep healthy people protected: Expert
An expert in emerging infectious diseases said this applies even when it involves new virus variants like the Kraken.