Coronavirus 2019
HK offers free flights after COVID isolation
Hong Kong is ready to welcome the world back, its leader said Thursday, as he pitched free flights and positive...
NCR COVID positivity rate up slightly to 2.4%
The COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) slightly increased to 2.4 percent on Friday, independent monitoring OCTA...
COVID slows down; WHO mulls
lowering alert level on pandemic
COVID-19 has significantly slowed down, but still kills thousands across the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun discussions—its...
China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent
The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month,...
WHO chief worried over COVID deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday expressed concern over the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide. WHO Director-General Tedros...
Millions head home for China holidays, Xi flags COVID-19 worry
Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations Thursday, though President Xi Jinping...
‘Total mess’ in China’s rural east as Covid wave hits hard
By Matthew Walsh Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients...
Pentagon rescinds Covid-19 vaccine mandate
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday rescinded the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, a move required by Congress over...
Research group says weeklong NCR COVID positivity rate down by 5.8%
The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has dropped to 5.8 percent in the first week of...
Why China’s Covid wave is stirring fear
By Laurie Chen China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month....
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