US probes five child deaths, 109 cases linked to mystery liver disease
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases…
4 years ago
health
Asian Games postponed as China battles Covid
by Matthew WALSH Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Asian Games due to take place in the…
4 years ago
Fears mount for China’s economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Mass testing of China's vast population could bring fresh misery to the economy, experts warned Friday,…
4 years ago
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid outbreak
Millions of people in Beijing returned to work Thursday, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a…
4 years ago
Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with…
4 years ago
China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case
The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one…
4 years ago
Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- By February of this year, 58 percent of…
4 years ago
US Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid: W.House
US Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday but is asymptomatic and not considered a current close…
4 years ago
Biden doubles availability of Covid therapeutic pills
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden's administration said Tuesday it is doubling the number of outlets where…
4 years ago
China’s low Covid death toll prompts questions
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two years into the pandemic, China's resurgent Covid-19 outbreak has revived questions about how the…
4 years ago
Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears…
4 years ago
The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new Covid-19 variants, some scientists have…
4 years ago
This website uses cookies.