health

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed…

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while…

PHL to start second booster dose for immunocompromised next week

Second booster dose for health workers (A1) and the elderly (A2) to follow only after WHO, CDC approval   (Eagle…

Shanghai official Covid death toll rises to 25

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai logged eight official Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, reporting a mounting death toll even as…

Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths since start of lockdown

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- China reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday, after hundreds of thousands…

China economy accelerates in Q1 but virus stalks outlook

  by Beiyi SEOW Agence France Presse China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year to 4.8…

Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since the start of lockdown: city govt

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Shanghai reported the first Covid deaths since the start of its weeks-long lockdown, three elderly…

Pres. Duterte reminds Filipinos about Covid protocols amid possibility of another surge

Reminds public to follow health protocols amid summer break, election season   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned that…

NCR, 68 other areas under Alert Level 1 until April 30

42 provinces and three cities under Alert Level 2 (Eagle News) -- Metro Manila remained under Alert Level 1, while…

20 countries still below 10% Covid jab rate: WHO experts

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Twenty mostly African countries have still not vaccinated even 10 percent of their…

China’s health system faces raft of challenges as Omicron hits

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic,…

Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available…

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