COVID-19 cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over, World Health Organization says
The U.N. health agency reported that there were just under 4.2 million new infections last week and about 13,700 deaths - a 5% drop. Read more
The U.N. health agency reported that there were just under 4.2 million new infections last week and about 13,700 deaths - a 5% drop. Read more
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has made clear that zero COVID is as much an ideological undertaking as a public health one. Read more
Sichuan, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where tectonic plates meet, is regularly hit by earthquakes. Read more
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said Saturday that it had approved the Pfizer vaccine for use in people age 12 and older. The Moderna vaccine was approved last month. Read more
Residents have been ordered to stay home, and about 70% of the flights have been suspended to and from the city. Read more
The measures affected about half of the 6 million residents of the port city of Dalian, along with an undisclosed number in Chengde and Shijiazhuang in Hebei province. Read more
The retaliatory move follows the Chinese government’s decision to limit inbound flights by U.S. carriers including United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. Read more
Little League International says participation in its baseball and softball leagues was up this season, and team managers are optimistic about another bump next year coming off the first full-scale Little League World Series since the pandemic. Read more
North Korea maintains it has had no confirmed coronavirus cases since Aug. 10, when leader Kim Jong Un declared a widely disputed victory over the virus. Read more
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China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
North Korea on Thursday said it found four new fever cases in its border region with China that may have been caused by coronavirus infections, two weeks after leader Kim Jong Un declared a widely disputed victory over COVID-19. Read more
The 65-year-old prime minister was on summer vacation last week and was scheduled to return to work Monday. It’s not clear where or how he was infected. Read more
Thousands of pilgrims from all corners of the vast Kalunga territory flocked to the municipality Cavalcante, some 180 miles north of the capital, Brasilia, for this year’s coronations and other rituals. Read more
The largely unchecked nature of the attacks on the indisputable health benefits of the vaccine highlight the clear limits of a social media company to thwart even the most destructive kind of disinformation. Read more
Chinese citizens are not allowed to go overseas for “nonessential” trips. Read more
From post offices temporarily closing to train and bus operators reducing their services, the seventh wave of coronavirus infections is having a growing impact on social and economic activities across Japan. Read more
The annual numbers show how the economy would have grown if the quarterly rate were to continue for a year. Read more
Germany’s health minister said he expected the European Medicines Agency to meet Sept. 1 to consider a vaccine that would provide protection against the original virus and the omicron variant. Read more
Sima Samar left Kabul in July 2021 for the United States on her first trip after the COVID-19 pandemic, never expecting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country and the Taliban to take power for the second time soon after on Aug. 15. Read more
Hong Kong’s government says its population has shrunk for a second year as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births declined, but it made no mention of an exodus of residents following a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement. Read more