カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Border will first open to New Zealand citizens coming from Australia, then from the rest of the world, and finally to all other vaccinated visitors from AprilSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has announced it will reopen its borders to vaccin…
Benefits of approving age extension outweigh the risks, says secretary for food and healthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong has approved lowering the age limit for the Covid-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac Biotech to…
Claim will reignite debate about origins of pandemic, a continuing source of tension between US and ChinaThe first known Covid-19 case was a vendor at the live-animal market in Wuhan, according to a scientist who has scrutinised public accounts of the …
Animals slaughtered and restrictions introduced in response to outbreaks of the virus in a number of countriesSeveral outbreaks of severe bird flu in Europe and Asia have been reported in recent days to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), i…
Pilot scheme launched in what is thought to be the last country to reopen schools since March 2020Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of children have returned to their classrooms after more than 18 months of home stud…
Russia reports 1,239 fatalities to take official death toll to 250,454; Germany’s infection rate rises to 232.1 per 100,000 residentsHesitancy, inequity: is US making the same mistakes with kids’ vaccines?Emmanuel Macron urges acceleration of France’s …
Authorities announced the 100,000 yuan ($15,640) rewards for residents in Heihei, saying illegal hunting or crossing the border should be reportedSee all our coronavirus coverageResidents of a Chinese city bordering Russia have been offered major cash …
The island, once a pandemic success story, is effectively closed off to the world and despite the toll on tourism, trade and lifestyle there is no plan to reopenSee all our coronavirus coverageAt a beachside bar at the southern tip of Taiwan, a handful…
German decision comes amid swelling fourth wave; figures show slightly slower growth in positive tests but officials urge cautionPfizer pills highly effective at preventing Covid deaths, trial suggestsChinese journalist jailed over Covid reporting ‘clo…
UK government’s latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive; only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%Europe once again at centre of Covid pandemic, says WHOUK first country to approval oral antivira…
Parents alarmed as children held overnight before some sent to centralised quarantine for two weeksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChildren as young as seven were held for hours in a Beijing school before being sent to centr…
US to begin giving Pfizer vaccines to children aged five to 11; WHO approves Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine for emergency useJonathan Van-Tam voices concerns over rising UK Covid death rateUK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in…
The popular theme park became the site of a suspected Delta outbreak, with authorities mass testing tens of thousands in the pursuit of Covid zeroSee all our coronavirus coverageAs fireworks lit up the sky over Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday, chatter…
Booster jabs in UK can now be given to certain vulnerable people sooner than six months after a second dose; Russia reports 1,163 new Covid deathsCovid booster jabs offered a month earlier for UK care home residentsOne person in 50 had Covid in England…
With government-controlled quarantine spots in very short supply and long waiting lists for flights home, some stranded citizens are taking to the seasSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealanders stranded in Australia are sailing across the Tasman Se…