Tag Archives: Covid19

Taipei CNN  —  Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said the self-ruled democratic island is willing to provide assistance to help China deal with its Covid surge after Beijing eased its hardline approach last month. China abandoned its restrictive zero-Covid stance after nearly three years, ending snap lockdowns, contact tracing, mandatory testing …

A global population weary of the chaos caused by COVID-19 pandemic had to contend with a new, highly transmissible variant at the beginning of the year: Omicron. Omicron and on This latest version swept across Europe, leading to record weekly case numbers, although the number of deaths was relatively low, …

Hong Kong CNN  —  Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top health officials, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported Friday. If correct, the estimate – which CNN cannot independently confirm …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over the circulation of counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits.   The anti-drug agency raised the alarm in a NAFDAC public alert released to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.   According to the agency, the counterfeit …

The immediate relaxation of the COVID-19 safety measures and travel advisory, including the suspension of all pre-departure, pre-boarding, and post-arrival PCR test requirements has been approved by the federal government.   The announcement was made in a statement released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman …

By Emeka Kenechukwu (MBBS, FMCPAED Nig) 12 September 2022   |   11:55 am It’s 1100hrs on Tuesday. The alarm goes off and Tola reaches out and dismisses the alarm. He is alone in the house as his wife and kids have all left for the day. He has piles …

But when forecasters try to get a bead on what influenza might have in store for North America in any given winter, they look to countries like Australia and New Zealand, where the season typically runs from April to October — winter months in the Southern Hemisphere. This year, Australia …

By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearPolicy Senate Democrats have asked for another $21 billion to fight coronavirus and other outbreaks. That’s after $4.3 trillion in federal funds have been allocated so far to Covid-19 related spending. At what point do Americans say “enough is enough”? Democrats argue the funds will be needed to …

Netflix has paused the filming of the third season of its hit series ‘The Witcher‘ following a reported Covid-19 positive cast member. The announcement comes amid unconfirmed reports that the show’s lead star Henry Cavill tested positive to the virus. While the streamer did not comment on the identity of …

Filming for third season of the Emmy-nominated series kicked off in April with a teaser image shared on social media. According to the viral announcement, season three will follow Geralt’s bid to protect Ciri and his “newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.” No premiere date has been …