France sees no Olympic spike in Covid cases: minister
- 25-Jul-2024
There has been no spike in Covid cases in France as tourists surge in for the Paris Olympic Games, a minister said Thursday, adding that the government would remain “vigilant”. “Covid is still with us at a low level” but “we’re not in a period with an explosion or strong return” of the virus, junior […]
Soaring China Covid cases increase risk of new variants: experts
- 29-Dec-2022
An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a “potential breeding ground” for new variants to emerge, health experts warn. China announced this week that incoming travellers would no longer have to quarantine from January 8, the latest major reversal of strict restrictions that have kept the […]
Chinese hospitals ‘extremely busy’ as COVID spreads unchecked
- 28-Dec-2022
CHENGDU: Chinese hospitals were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surge of COVID-19 infections strained resources in the last major country to move towards treating the virus as endemic. In an abrupt change of policy, China this month began dismantling the world’s strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and extensive testing, putting its battered economy […]
China’s COVID cases overwhelm hospitals
- 27-Dec-2022
In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this. Patients are arriving at his hospital in ever-increasing numbers; almost all are elderly and many are very unwell with COVID and pneumonia symptoms, he said. Bernstein’s account reflects similar testimony from medical staff across China […]
China’s daily Covid cases highest since pandemic began
- 24-Nov-2022
China’s daily Covid cases have climbed to the highest since the pandemic began, official data showed Thursday, despite the government persisting with a zero-tolerance approach involving gruelling lockdowns and travel restrictions. The numbers are relatively small when compared with China’s vast population of 1.4 billion and the caseloads seen in Western countries at the height […]
Beijing sees record Covid cases as China outbreak spirals
- 22-Nov-2022
China’s capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees to work from home. More than 28,000 new infections were reported nationwide — nearing the record high since the pandemic […]
COVID cases rise in Shanghai, other cities; preventive steps strengthened
- 11-Oct-2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese authorities have stepped up testing in Shanghai and other megacities as COVID-19 infections rise again, as well as extending quarantine times and closing some public spaces where the virus could spread. Local infections have risen to their highest since August this week, and the uptick is coinciding with increased domestic travel during the […]
Pakistan reports 392 fresh Covid-19 cases: NIH
- 02-Aug-2022
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has reported a decline in fresh Covid-19 cases as the country has registered 392 infection cases during the last 24 hours, ARY News reported. The National Institute of Health (NIH) stated that during the past 24 hours, a total of 13,822 tests COVID-19 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 392 samples came back […]
Pakistan sees 532 fresh Covid cases
- 24-Jul-2022
ISLAMABAD: At least three people have died due to Covid while 532 fresh cases of the pandemic have been reported in the country during the last 24 hours, the data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH) said Sunday. According to the NIH report, 19,402 Covid tests were conducted across the country in the […]
Pakistan reports 693 COVID cases in 24 hours: NIH
- 23-Jul-2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported as many as two Covid-related deaths while 693 fresh cases of the pandemic have been reported in the country during the last 24 hours, the data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH) said Saturday. According to the NIH report, 23,423 Covid tests were conducted across the country in the […]