HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Macau reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (July 5), taking the total to more than 900 infections since mid-June, as authorities in the world’s biggest gambling hub race to contain its largest outbreak since the pandemic began. More than 13,000 people are under quarantine in the Chinese special administrative region, […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s Anhui province reported 231 Covid-19 cases for Monday (July 4) as authorities race to quash any risk of infections spilling over into one of the nation’s most economically significant regions. The eastern province has now recorded more than 1,000 infections since late last week. Authorities locked down Si County and a […]
Medical personnel (left) passes by a newly hospitalized COVID-19 patient (center) at the "Pneumophysiology Institute Prof Dr Marius Nasta" in Bucharest on Oct 7, 2021. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU / AFP) BUCHAREST / FRANKFURT – The number of new COVID-19 infections in Romania nearly doubled over the last week, with a peak of 10,000 daily cases expected in […]
A health worker inoculates a child with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign in Lima on Jan 25, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) ROME / BERLIN / HAVANA / LIMA – Peru registered 17,841 COVID-19 cases between June 19 and 25, an increase of 70 percent […]
A worker of the Cremona hospital cleaning staff, wearing a personal protective equipment, walks past the COVID-19 intensive care unit of the Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy on Jan 11, 2022. (MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) ROME / BERLIN / HAVANA – The number of active cases of coronavirus surpassed 1 million in Italy on Sunday, […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Wuxi, a Chinese manufacturing hub, tightened its Covid-19 control measures on Sunday after reporting 31 new coronavirus cases, as the country continues battling clusters of the disease under a zero-Covid-19 policy. The city in the Yangtze Delta on China’s central coast halted operations at many public venues located underground, including shops and supermarkets. […]
This file photo dated April 20, 2021 shows an exterior view of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (PETER DEJONG / FILE / AP) NEW YORK / BERLIN / ROME – Coronavirus vaccines tweaked to include the Omicron variant strain can improve protection when used as a booster, the European Medicines Agency and other […]
People queue outside the Stade de France stadium, which has been converted into a temporary COVID-19 vaccination site, in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, April 6, 2021. (THOMAS SAMSON / POOL VIA AP) BRUSSELS / SAO PAULO / COPENHAGEN / OTTAWA / SAN SALVADOR / BELGRADE / ADDIS ABABA / WINDHOEK / PARIS – A new wave in France of COVID-19 infections fuelled by […]
WELLINGTON (XINHUA) – New Zealand recorded 7,423 community cases of Covid-19 and 19 more deaths during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday (June 30). In addition, 206 new cases of Covid-19 were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently, 411 patients are being treated in hospitals due to Covid-19, including […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, June 17, 2022. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) BRUSSELS / SAO PAULO / COPENHAGEN / OTTAWA / SAN SALVADOR / BELGRADE / ADDIS ABABA / WINDHOEK – European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is no longer […]
CANBERRA (XINHUA) – Health authorities in Australia’s capital Canberra have warned of a new wave of coronavirus infections. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith revealed that modelling has indicated the territory is currently experiencing another wave of Covid-19 infections. “We are seeing those case numbers starting to increase and we expect that is […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s two largest cities have contained Covid-19 following a bruising four-month fight that saw millions of residents locked in their homes, exhaustive testing and restrictions on daily life that impacted every facet of society and the economy. The capital and financial hub both recorded zero new locally-transmitted Covid infections for Monday (June […]
French Health and Prevention Minister Brigitte Bourguignon receives a second booster vaccination dose against COVID-19 in a pharmacy in Paris, on June 23, 2022. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) PARIS / LOS ANGELES / ADDIS ABABA – French people should start wearing masks again in crowded areas, especially in public transport, as France has to deal with […]
KARACHI (REUTERS) – Pakistan’s aviation regulator has made masks mandatory on domestic flights given a gradual rise in the number of Covid-19 cases across the country, it said a statement. The order comes a day after Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, reported that its Covid-19 positivity ratio, or the rate of positive cases out of all […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – The Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, warned on Sunday (June 26) of a persistent risk of new Covid-19 flare ups as it gradually opens up from a weeks-long lockdown. The city reported seven asymptomatic cases for Saturday – half the total number of cases in all of mainland China […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Beijing on Saturday (June 25) said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai’s top party boss declared victory over Covid-19 after the city reported zero new local cases for the first time in two months. The two major cities were among several places in China that […]
In this July 6, 2021, file photo, a patient receives a Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 in Hammanskraal, South Africa. (ALET PRETORIUS / AP) QUITO / ROME / WASHINGTON / JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has repealed COVID-19 restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at […]