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WHO declares monkeypox a global public health emergency

WHO declares monkeypox a global public health emergency

The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global public health emergency on Wednesday for the second time since 2022.
Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes

Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes

Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll, costs mount

Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll, costs mount

Macau to reopen city as no Covid infections detected for 9 days

Macau to reopen city as no Covid infections detected for 9 days

Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from Tuesday, authorities said, as the world's biggest gambling hub seeks a return to normalcy after finding no Covid-19 cases for nine straight days.
August 1, 2022 | 12:44 am PT
Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak prompts NZ, Australia restrictions

Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak prompts NZ, Australia restrictions

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions.
July 24, 2022 | 10:49 pm PT
Record number of Covid-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges

Record number of Covid-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges

The number of Australians admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 hit a record of about 5,450 on Monday, official data showed, as the spread of highly contagious new Omicron sub-variants strains the healthcare system nationwide.
July 24, 2022 | 10:48 pm PT
Macau launches more Covid testing as infections soar

Macau launches more Covid testing as infections soar

Macau kicked off a new round of city-wide Covid-19 testing on Monday for its more than 600,000 residents, as officials raced to contain a spiraling number of cases in the worst outbreak to hit the world's biggest gambling hub since the pandemic began.
July 3, 2022 | 06:35 pm PT
Vietnam detects Omicron subvariant BA.5

Vietnam detects Omicron subvariant BA.5

Phan Trong Lan, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, said Monday that Vietnam has detected the Omicron subvariant BA.5, but did not elaborate.
June 27, 2022 | 07:27 am PT
Casino hub Macau launches third round of Covid testing as infections rise

Casino hub Macau launches third round of Covid testing as infections rise

Macau launched a third round of mandatory Covid-19 testing for its more than 600,000 residents on Monday, in a push to curb a rise in infections in the world's biggest gambling hub.
June 26, 2022 | 06:31 pm PT
North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid battle against Covid

North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid battle against Covid

North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country's healthcare system which is battling an unprecedented Covid-19 wave.
June 15, 2022 | 07:23 pm PT
Some in Beijing back to work, Shanghai inches closer to ending Covid lockdown

Some in Beijing back to work, Shanghai inches closer to ending Covid lockdown

Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old Covid-19 lockdown from Wednesday, as the number of infections across China dropped.
May 29, 2022 | 10:48 pm PT
HCMC plans border temperature scanners to detect monkeypox

HCMC plans border temperature scanners to detect monkeypox

HCMC is ramping up health surveillance measures and preparing responses after the monkeypox outbreak has spread to more than 20 countries.
May 27, 2022 | 05:01 pm PT
North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants: WHO

North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants: WHO

A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in North Korea, creates a higher risk of new variants.
May 18, 2022 | 01:49 am PT
N.Korean leader Kim slams officials' 'immature' response amid Covid outbreak

N.Korean leader Kim slams officials' 'immature' response amid Covid outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his country's response to its first officially confirmed Covid -19 outbreak as "immature," accusing government officials of inadequacies and inertia as fever cases swept the country, state media reported on Wednesday.
May 17, 2022 | 06:39 pm PT
N.Korea reports 8 more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak

N.Korea reports 8 more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak

North Korea on Monday reported eight more deaths from “fever” after recently announcing its first Covid cases, with the military deployed to resolve “supply of medicines” issues.
May 15, 2022 | 06:33 pm PT
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