Covid-19 News
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Covid-19 tracking needed to match vaccines to variantsThe efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines varies depending on the original strain with which a person was infected, a study suggests.This...
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Why tracking COVID reinfections has waned even as more people became sickMillions of COVID-19 reinfections have been reported across the country yet just 11 states confirmed they are actively tracking them,...
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Could security be the prescription the healthcare industry needs?The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major eye-opener for the healthcare industry. It showed how overburdened the healthcare system was...
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Govt keeps price cap on covid drugs, devicesThe National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended till June the price cap on five essential medical devices such as...
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Excess deaths sustain pandemic highs as Covid peak passes, figures showExcess deaths in England and Wales continue to trend high, even with Covid-related illnesses and conditions discounted, new figures from...
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Covid: Half a million people missed out on heart drugsDuring the pandemic, nearly half a million people in the UK missed out on starting medication to help prevent heart...
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Wuhan turns page on COVID, three years onResidents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of COVID-19, three years...
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Pregnant women with Covid 'seven times more likely to die'Pregnant women with Covid are seven times more likely to die and face a substantially higher risk of suffering from...
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WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 informationThe World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the...
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Wear masks on long flights as XBB.1.5 Covid variant spreads, WHO saysPassengers should be advised to wear masks on long flights to counter the spread of Covid-19 as a new variant...
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China Covid: Young people self-infect as fears for elderly growThey went to Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing, where they were told to either try other hospitals or sit in the...
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China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVIDTravelers began streaming across land and sea crossings from Hong Kong to mainland China on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited...
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Covid-positive travellers from China 'will not be forced to quarantine' in UKTravellers arriving in the UK from China who test positive for Covid will not be forced to quarantine, a cabinet...
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Some in China return to regular activity after COVID infectionsSome people in China's key cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections...
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U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from ChinaThe U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of...
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U.S. Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitelyThe Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been...
