As cases surge, COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after easing of virus rules
BEIJING (AP) — Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one. When an employee with a clipboard shouted the name of the dead, a relative trundled up to […]
China Faces 840 Million COVID Infections in ‘First Wave’: Ex-CDC Official
Up to 840 million people in China could be infected with COVID-19 at the height of the coming wave, a senior health adviser has said, projecting a figure that would surpass the current worldwide case count by nearly 200 million. Beijing took the first step in exiting its stringent zero-COVID policy this week by scrapping regular testing and […]
9 things to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1, BQ.1.1
9 things to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1, BQ.1.1 https://www.wftv.com/news/local/9-things-know-about-omicron-subvariants-bq1-bq11/A3BLJNK6JRAMZPMSTK6HFNVY3Q/
Nasal spray Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by Hong Kong scientists approved for emergency use in mainland Chi na in ‘historic breakthrough’
Nasal spray Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by Hong Kong scientists approved for emergency use in mainland China in ‘historic breakthrough’ https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3202179/nasal-spray-covid-19-vaccine-co-developed-hong-kong-scientists-approved-emergency-use-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed
A Repurposed Liver Drug May Be Our Best Bet Against COVID-19
A Repurposed Liver Drug May Be Our Best Bet Against COVID-19 https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-repurposed-liver-drug-may-be-our-best-bet-against-covid-19?source=articles&via=rss
New Covid variant: How severe is the BQ1 Omicron strain?
New Covid variant: How severe is the BQ1 Omicron strain? https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/new-covid-variant-omicron-how-severe-bq1-symptoms-b1044483.html
New COVID Variant XBB Emerges in the US
New COVID Variant XBB Emerges in the US https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/covid-xbb-variant/2022/11/28/id/1098200/
BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are now the dominant COVID variants. Here’s what this means.
BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are now the dominant COVID variants. Here’s what this means. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/11/20/new-covid-omicron-variants-winter/10718706002/
Guangzhou to build 250,000 quarantine beds as China COVID cases rise
Guangzhou to build 250,000 quarantine beds as China COVID cases rise https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-is-making-plan-speed-up-covid-vaccinations-chinese-health-expert-2022-11-17/
Uganda ends school year early as it tries to contain growing Ebola outbreak
Uganda ends school year early as it tries to contain growing Ebola outbreak https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/11/10/1135619132/uganda-ends-school-year-early-as-it-tries-to-contain-growing-ebola-outbreak
