Anti-virus controls that have shut down some of China’s biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of
Category: Covid-19
China says Hong Kong’s priority is to cut COVID infections, deaths
Hong Kong needs to stick to its “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy, focused on reducing infections, severe illnesses and death, a senior Chinese health official said, as the city braced for details of an expected mass testing plan this month. “Reducing
Convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates does beltway circuit
A large group of truck drivers who object to COVID-19 mandates drove two loops around the beltway surrounding Washington, Sunday, deliberately moving slowly to impact traffic and make their feelings known to lawmakers in the nation’s capitol. People crowded onto
Calls for more help as international border stays closed due to COVID threat
Australia’s tourism industry has demanded more financial support amid warnings the nation’s international border could remain shut for much of this year. Key points: Australians have been warned international border restrictions could be in place for “most” of this year
42 people died from coronavirus and pneumonia per day in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Health has updated data on mortality from coronavirus and pneumonia with signs of CVI in Kazakhstan, Liter.kz reports . During the day, 42 people died from diseases. Most victims in Almaty – 11. 62,662 people in the country continue to receive
California’s COVID-19 Transmission Rate Is Lower Than Other States
LOS ANGELES — California is seeing lower coronavirus transmission than other U.S. states as virus cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19 decline following a summer surge. The state is currently the only one experiencing “substantial” coronavirus transmission, the second-highest level on the
Researchers Link Erectile Dysfunction to Penile Damage from Covid-19
Vaccination may protect men from this sexual health complication Medical researchers from the Department of Urology at the University Of Miami Miller School of Medicine have uncovered compelling motivation for men to get vaccinated against Covid-19. A new study shows
How Respiratory Viruses Really Spread
We got it wrong with cholera, measles, tuberculosis, and SARS-CoV-2 Source: iStock/exdez How an infectious disease spreads from one person to another is a question so vital that if we get it wrong, we will fail to control its spread
Debunking the Arguments for Vaccine Apartheid
“Wait your turn” is not epidemiologically sound Photo: Vishal Bhutani/Unsplash The Biden administration’s (carefully worded) support for a WTO IP waiver on vaccines may not be the full-throated support the issue warrants, but it was still a complete reversal of
Tinder and the White House Want You to Swipe Right on the Covid-19 Vaccine
Dating apps are working to promote public health Photo: Antonio_Diaz Istock/Getty Images Cabin fever is kicking in. It turns out that staying home and being alone is harder than we thought. Dallas’ own Match Group announced a public health partnership
