The World Health Organisation (WHO) shared the trends of acute respiratory infection, including human metapneumovirus (HMP virus) in the Northern Hemisphere and noted that the rate of increase of virus infections follows the usual trends.
According to NHC, the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to rise due to the inter-regional movement of people and the increase of crowd gathering around the Spring Festival.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday announced that inbound travelers will no longer require any pre-entry nucleic acid or antigen tests for Covid-19.
In the twenty-six-minute interview, Chao Shao shares an anecdote of how another researcher Shan Chao from the Wuhan Institute of Virology admits of his superior giving him four strains of coronavirus and asking him to test and to find out which one had the best ability to infect as many spec
China witnessed a more than fivefold increase in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data that shows, it has reached more than 40 per cent of those tested at the end of
China's new bank loans tumbled more than expected in April from the previous month. The development has further raised concerns regarding the economy's recovery and regulators have called on banks to cap rates offered on some deposits from next week, The Standard reported.
Chinese epidemiologist Wu Zunyou warned that Covid infection numbers in certain specific regions could rise during this Lunar New Year, state media outlet Global Times reported.
Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that the present "wave of epidemic has already infected about 80 pc of the people" in China.
The WHO chief urged all countries to share true statistics so as to contribute to a more effective fight against the spread of the disease. Last week, Tedros asked China for reliable data on Covid hospitalizations and deaths in the country.
Amid the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in China, the pharmaceutical industries are finding it difficult to cope with the high demand for medicines after the Xi Jinping-led government announced relaxations in its zero-Covid policy.
As COVID-19 cases in China continue to rise, hospitals in many cities have started working overtime during New Year's day to fight against the epidemic, Global Times reported.