カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Analysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNANewly released genetic data gathered from a live food market in Wuhan has linked Covid-19 with raccoon dogs, adding weight to the theory that infected …
Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outside Kolkata hospitalNineteen children have died of acute respiratory infections in West Bengal this year, and thousands more are in hospital a…
Department of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessmentsAccording to the Wall Street Journal, an updated and classified 2021 US energy department report has concluded that the coronavirus behind th…
Child died and father tested positive for H5N1, prompting fears of possible person-to-person transmissionThe discovery of two cases of bird flu within the same family in Cambodia has highlighted the concern over potential human-to-human spread of the v…
Case is the country’s first known human infection with H5N1 strain since 2014, health minister saysAn 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died after being infected by a strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, the government says.It was the …
Government figures, which cannot be verified, showed big rises in travel and hospitality activity during lunar new year compared to the same time last yearChina’s wave of Covid is “coming to an end”, health officials have claimed, saying there had been…
After three years of lockdowns, the country was ill prepared for its abrupt ‘freedom’. Now, with some estimating 1m deaths, public anger is growingWhen Sunny* thinks back to March last year, she laughs ruefully at the ordeal. The 19-year-old Shanghai s…
But reporting from inside China during the lunar new year period suggests rates of infection and fatalities exceeding official reportsChina’s health authorities have said the Covid wave is past its peak, with rapid decline in both severe cases and deat…
Travel packages also advertised in Macau as interest grows in mRNA vaccines unavailable on mainlandPrivate services offering Chinese travellers access to mRNA vaccines are attracting droves of mainlanders to Hong Kong and Macau seeking a booster shot t…
Readers take issue with an article by the Chinese ambassador to the UK about his country’s coronavirus responseThere has been a desire around the world to shield political decisions with science, so I understand the basic logic of the remarks by the Ch…
Health minister defends country-specific testing as necessary due to ‘absence of comprehensive information’ on Covid’s spread in ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily…
Despite public bullishness, overflowing hospitals across the country suggest its leader may have made a huge miscalculationChina’s leader Xi Jinping told his country it stands on “the right side of history” in a new year address on Saturday, but exper…
Steve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing was not ‘upfront’ about its dataThe requirement for travellers from China to England to provide a negative Covid test before departure could hav…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says WHO officials stressed to Beijing the importance of sharing data ahead of easing of travel restrictions on 8 JanuaryThe World Health Organisation again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific, real-tim…
After long pursuing a strict zero-Covid regime, restrictions have been lifted in China as new variants emergeAfter long pursing a zero-Covid policy, China has relaxed many restrictions including quarantine rules for travellers. But some experts have ra…