During the latest outbreak of COVID-19 infections, a temporary hospital in Shanghai was closed down on Wednesday. The hospital, which was built inside the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, was the first of its sort and was used during the megacity’s epidemic. On March 26, the improvised hospital, which has a capacity of … Read more
THE HAGUE, March 29, 2022 (AFP) – The EU medicines watchdog on Tuesday began a rolling review of a Covid-19 booster vaccine made by Spanish pharmaceutical firm HIPRA, saying early results showed it was effective against the Omicron strain. “Preliminary results suggest that the immune response with Covid-19 vaccine HIPRA may be effective against SARS-CoV-2, including … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 22,491 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 4,054,926, according to the Health Ministry. There are 382 new imported cases, with 22,109 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 65 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 34,600. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 17,828 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 4,010,952, according to the health ministry. They included 407 new imported cases and 17,421 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 63 deaths have been reported from the pandemic, bringing the death toll … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 19,105 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 3,993,124, according to the health ministry. There are 386 new imported cases, with 18,719 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 71 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 34,400. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 28,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,900,433, according to the health ministry. There are 698 new imported cases in the country, and 27,600 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 105 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 26,534 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 3,872,135, according to the health ministry. There are 691 new imported cases and 25,843 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 95 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,994. The … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 22,030 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 3,845,601, according to the health ministry. There are 394 new imported cases, with 21,636 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 92 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,899. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 32,800 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 3,774,786, according to the health ministry. There were 541 new imported cases, with 32,259 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 76 deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 33,643. The … Read more
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s health authorities have urged citizens to get their COVID-19 vaccines as 900,000 locals were yet to receive their doses due to an anti-vaccination movement spreading across the country, local media reported here Thursday. Epidemiology Unit Director of the Health Ministry, Samitha Ginige quoted in the Daily Mirror said that 17.6 million … Read more
SYDNEY – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has decided to scrap mask mandate rules for students at schools while the COVID-19 infections continue to increase in the state. From Feb. 28, masks will no longer be required in high schools for students or staff in NSW. Schools will be able to welcome … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile on Tuesday said it registered 18,380 new COVID-19 infections and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 2,895,931 cases and 41,526 deaths. According to the Health Ministry’s daily report, the latest figures placed the COVID-19 positivity rate at 23.33 percent nationwide and 15.08 percent in the Santiago … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 21,072 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 3,040,235, according to the health ministry. Data released on the ministry’s website said 65 cases were imported, with 21,007 being local transmissions. A further 11 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,125. The ministry … Read more
SAO PAULO – Brazil registered 54,220 COVID-19 infections and 314 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide counts to 27,479,963 and 638,362, respectively, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Sunday. The national seven-day moving average of deaths reached 881, while that of daily infections stood at 135,279. As of Saturday, 152.4 million … Read more
PARIS: France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday in a bid to ease citizens’ daily lives, dividing opinion as the country only last month reported record Covid-19 infections. Audience capacity limits for concert halls, sporting matches and other events were also removed, and although homeworking will no longer be mandated it is … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 3,856 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,832,945, according to the health ministry. Of the new infections, there are 492 imported cases and 3,364 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,813,934, according to its health ministry. The new infections included 274 imported cases and 2,971 local transmissions, showed data released on the health ministry’s website. An additional nine … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland recorded 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, a considerable drop compared with 127 newly reported a day earlier. Tuesday saw 33 new local infections in Henan, 14 in Tianjin, seven in Guangdong, and one in Beijing, according to the latest data from the National Health Commission. Read … Read more
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — The first three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant in Vietnam have been confirmed in its southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday. The three people were all related to another COVID-19 patient who recently entered Vietnam from the United … Read more
BERLIN: Germany has registered more than 100,000 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the country’s public health agency on Wednesday. Europe’s biggest economy recorded 112,323 coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours and 239 fatalities, the Robert Koch Institute said. The weekly incidence rate reached 584.4 new infections per 100,000 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 2,342 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,810,689, according to the Health Ministry. There are another 180 imported cases, with 2,162 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 16 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Mongolia recorded 2,135 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 412,677, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. The latest confirmed cases were all locally transmitted, and more than half of them were detected in the national capital Ulan Bator, the hardest-hit area by … Read more
MANILA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — The Philippines reported 37,070 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,242,374. The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases soared to an all-time high of 290,938 as the country’s positivity rate dipped to 46 percent from … Read more
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Mongolia reported 1,673 new local COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 410,542, the country’s health ministry said Monday. More than half of the latest confirmed cases were detected in the national capital Ulan Bator, the hardest-hit area by COVID-19 and home to over … Read more
WASHINGTON: The World Bank has approved $90 million in additional financing for Iran, to help fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said Friday. The Washington-based development lender’s board of directors approved the aid on December 21, a World Bank spokesperson said, which “will be utilised only for procuring additional lifesaving, essential medical equipment to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 3,346 new COVID-19 infections and 12 more deaths as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,802,263 and death toll to 31,762. The health ministry said 267 of the new cases were imported and 3,079 were local transmissions. The ministry reported 3,052 new recoveries, bringing the … Read more
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Mongolia has recorded 2,347 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 imported ones over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 406,118, the country’s health ministry said Saturday. More than half of the latest confirmed cases were detected in the national capital Ulan Bator, the hardest-hit area by COVID-19 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 3,198 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,795,233, according to the health ministry. Another 303 new cases are imported, with 2,895 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Fifteen more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
