カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Key cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dalian are under curbs again, amid protests and data showing factory slowdown China has placed millions of its citizens under renewed lockdown after fresh outbreaks of Covid-19 as the government persists in its har…
Chongqing authorities criticised for move as area faces heatwave, wildfires, severe drought and power outagesResidents of the south-western Chinese city of Chongqing have been queueing on the streets to be tested for Covid, despite extreme temperatures…
New viral infection detected in dozens of children in Kerala, and now also in Tamil Nadu and OdishaAn outbreak of a new viral infection referred to as tomato flu that was first detected in children in the southern Indian state of Kerala in May has spre…
The country has the world’s largest number of multi-drug-resistant cases – but doctors and activists warn patients are going undiagnosed and untreated Meera Yadav’s flat in Mumbai once felt like a prison, but it’s now a war room. For five years, Yadav …
Potentially deadly, rheumatic fever has been eradicated in most of the developed world. Fresh research may help New Zealand finally follow suitNathanial Harland was four years old when his daycare teachers noticed the usually playful boy was lethargic …
As global demand for monkeypox vaccine surges, health officials say they are stuck in the queue and don’t know when jabs will be availableNew Zealand health officials have revealed they are stuck in the queue to order monkeypox vaccine and are unsure w…
Tokyo considers measures to ease pressure on hospitals as country struggles to contain outbreakJapan could soon overhaul its battle against coronavirus to relieve pressure on hospitals as it struggles to cope with its biggest outbreak since the start o…
Monitoring sewage thought to be a quicker, more cost-effective way to understand the spread of the virusResearchers in Thailand are examining wastewater for signs of monkeypox, as part of surveillance efforts to detect the spread of the virus.Academics…
People in Okinawa asked to avoid non-essential outings amid new wave of infections driven by highly transmissible BA.5Japan’s government has urged people to exercise the “highest level of vigilance” after the country reported a record number of new Cov…
Authorities say the case is in a returned traveller who is now isolating, and is not linked to the first New Zealand has reported its second monkeypox case in a matter of days, but health authorities say the second has no link to the first.The latest i…
Zero-Covid strategy shuts down north-central city of 13 million following 18 reported cases of OmicronBusinesses, schools and restaurants in Xi’an will close for one week, officials have said, after the Chinese city logged a handful of Covid-19 cases a…
Communist party official posts notice saying mass mandatory testing and travel curbs will continueAuthorities in Beijing have sparked confusion and alarm after announcing the strict zero-Covid policy could be in place for the next five years, including…
Self-service bar popular with locals and foreigners has been shut down after being linked to hundreds of casesHeaven Supermarket’s ability to attract young Chinese customers and foreigners has always been viewed with envy by its competitor bars in the …
Latest batch of at least 287 cases has raised new worries about outlook for Chinese economyAuthorities in Beijing have warned that a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases linked to a 24-hour bar was critical and the city of 22 million people was in a “race agai…
Cluster comes week after city eased restrictions, raising fresh concerns over ‘zero Covid’ policy and economy Authorities in Beijing are racing to contain a Covid-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions …