As China opens the floodgates, we’ve finally been hit by the Covid-19 tsunami
Just two days after China abruptly surrendered its stranglehold on Covid-19, practically everyone at the China bureau fell sick.
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Covid-19-battered Guangzhou crawls back to life
Shopkeepers are happily busy preparing to welcome sales in the lead-up to the Chinese New Year next month, one of the busiest periods for the wholesale sector.
Medicine shortages fire spirit of sharing in China
Many cities have urged residents to give away extra medicines to friends, relatives or strangers in need, due shortages of common drugs.
Cities begin welcoming more people back to the workplace
As Chinese cities gradually regain their hustle and bustle with optimized epidemic prevention and control measures, people are being encouraged to return to work if their health…
Optimized services promote Covid-19 vaccination for the elderly
The full vaccination rate for Covid-19 has exceeded 90 per cent in China.
South Korea to drop indoor mask rules at schools, public offices in Jan 2023
The government, however, is still in discussion about whether to include other public spaces frequently visited by the elderly, such as supermarkets, schools and public offices.
Top China health official predicts three winter waves of Covid
The government hasn’t officially reported any Covid deaths since Dec 7, when restrictions were lifted following mass protests against its zero-Covid policy.
Nearly half of Filipino health workers still without 2nd booster shot
Covid-19 vaccination is currently provided free by the government to persons 5 years old and above, though authorities have yet to approve booster shots to children 5 to 11 years…
WHO eyes end of COVID-19 emergency in coming year
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the weekly COVID-19 death toll was now around a fifth of what it was a year ago—but was still far too high.
China factories brace for tsunami of Covid cases
The world’s second-biggest economy is rapidly dismantling restrictions that largely kept the virus at bay for almost three years.