The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Covid-positive China arrivals won’t need to isolate, minister confirms

Voluntary tests being done to ‘collect info Chinese government is not sharing’, says Mark Harper

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Chinese cities may be passing peak COVID infections

According to official data, both manufacturing and services activity have contracted for three straight months.

Fortune · Jan 3, 2023

Karnal faces a shortage of 43 percent doctors, 117 posts vacant

KARNAL: Amid speculations of Covid's 4th wave, Haryana's Karnal district is facing a shortage of 43 percent of doctors in various state-run health facilities including district hospital, CHCs, and PHCs.

The Times of India · Jan 3, 2023

Government explains new Covid travel rules and what happens if you test positive

The new rules come into force on Thursday

Wales Online · Jan 3, 2023

Subway traffic rise hints at Covid peak in China

Nearly a dozen major Chinese cities are reporting a recovery in subway use, a sign that an “exit wave” of Covid infections may have peaked in some urban areas.

Bangkok Post · Jan 3, 2023

Morrisons set to slash prices of 130 items including meat and cleaning products

It comes as the cost of living crisis continues to grip Brits hard

Bristol Post · Jan 3, 2023

Supporting a child with long COVID – tips from parents of children living with the condition

Long COVID is the patient-preferred term used to describe symptoms lasting more than four weeks after a COVID-19 infection. Children and young people can also suffer from long COVID following even a mild infection with the virus. The latest figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics show an estimated…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2023

Covid Alert: No Second Booster Dose Required, Say Govt Sources

As of now no second Covid-19 booster dose is required, said government sources amid an apparent increase in Covid-19 cases. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 3, 2023

Australia's 'unique' mix of COVID variants a challenge for monoclonal antibody treatments, study finds

A "uniquely Australian" mix of variants will make treating severe COVID-19 more challenging, according to new research, with fewer effective drugs against new evasive strains of the virus.

ABC News · Jan 3, 2023

China’s economy ends year in slump as Covid infections surge

China’s economy ended the year in a major slump as business and consumer spending plunged in December, with more disruption likely in the first few months of the year as Covid infections surge across the country.

The Times of India · Jan 3, 2023