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.
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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.
About-turn in China’s Covid-19 messaging after moving to co-existence with virus
The phrase “dynamic zero-Covid”, often invoked up till two weeks back, has been quietly dropped from all official rhetoric.
Funeral guidance for Covid victims to be eased
Under the current guidelines corpses are supposed to be kept in body bags to mitigate the spread of the disease, but this is expected to be scrapped.
Covid-19 classification discussions to get into full swing in Japan
The country is contemplating lowering Covid-19’s classification from its current level as the second-most severe category to the same level as seasonal influenza.
China to stop releasing tally of asymptomatic cases
Currently only workers in key sectors are being tested for the virus as an adjusted measure.
S’poreans in China cheer lifting of zero-Covid curbs even as they keep an eye on rising infections
With this sudden switch to living with the virus, Singaporeans in China are bracing themselves for an uptick in infection cases by taking extra precautions.
WHO eyes end to COVID-19 emergency in 2023
As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said the virus was here to stay but would need managing alongside other respiratory illnesses.
China’s eased restrictions set to spur Spring Festival travel surge
Soon after the government scrapped the digital travel code used to track travel moves searches for the coming Spring Festival holiday travel options surged by a factor of 12 on…
Omicron BQ.1 detected on mainland
The subvariant had no marked increase in its pathogenicity and it did not increase the risk of severe illness, health officials and experts said.