health

Denmark offers fourth Covid vaccine dose to over-50s

COPENHAGEN, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  Denmark's government said Wednesday the country will begin offering a fourth dose of the…

Singapore, South Korea report first monkeypox cases

One imported case, a British flight attendant, confirmed in Singapore; two suspected cases, including a foreign national, reported in South…

France monkeypox count rises to 277, one woman infected

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France has detected 277 cases of monkeypox, health authorities said Tuesday, including the first case…

DOH notes 82 percent increase in Covid cases from June 13 to 19, compared to previous week

Covid cases on the rise but hospital bed occupancy remains low, says OCTA (Eagle News) – The Department of Health…

‘Huge uncertainty’ for EU firms over China’s Covid curbs, chamber warns

by Beiyi SEOW Many European firms are rethinking their investments in China because of its strict Covid controls, a top…

China’s mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain

by Matthew Walsh Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China…

Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration

Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to…

Covid in Hong Kong shows ‘signs of rebound’, city leader says

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's coronavirus case numbers are showing signs of rebounding, city chief executive Carrie…

Anthony Fauci, Biden’s top Covid advisor, tests positive

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Top scientist Anthony Fauci, the face of America's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, tested…

US panel recommends Covid vaccines for youngest children

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A panel of experts convened by the US…

More cases of highly transmissible Omicron subvariants found; six of 16 new cases are in NCR

6 new BA.5 cases and 10 new BA.2.12.1 cases added to growing number of Omicron cases in PHL   (Eagle…

US panel weighs authorizing Covid vaccines for youngest children

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After months of anxious wait for some parents, a panel of experts convened by the…

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