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Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» PARIS: The number of new Covid-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80% in the last month, the World Health Organization said on Friday, days after designating a new "variant of interest".
No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid: study
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» PARIS - No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday.
China stats 'under-represent' true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization criticised China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
Why China's Covid wave is stirring fear
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» BEIJING - China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month.
Singapore braces for fresh Covid wave, 'new variants of concern' from China
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/12/2022
» More Covid-19 infections and a new coronavirus wave are expected amid an increase in year-end travel and as more people take part in the festivities, but it will not be something that Singapore has not experienced, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said.
US approves updated Pfizer, Moderna shots targeting Omicron
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - US health officials on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that specifically target the latest strains of the Omicron variant, with the goal of jump-starting a new booster campaign.
Covid vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year: study
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» PARIS - Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modelling study on the topic released Friday.
Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February
AFP, Published on 27/04/2022
» WASHINGTON - By February of this year, 58 percent of the US population -- more than 190 million people -- had been infected with Covid, according to an antibody survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Tuesday.