Health

As borders reopen, Hong Kong sees an inflow of Chinese visitors

Monday, February 6th, was the first time in three years that all border gates were fully reopened without COVID-19 limitations.…

February 6, 2023

Marcos launches infrastructure push with P6 billion cancer center

The building of a P6-billion ($112 million) cancer center has been approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., marking the beginning…

February 3, 2023

North Korea has shut down its capital city due to a ‘respiratory ailment’

NK News, citing a government notification, said on Wednesday that authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a…

January 25, 2023

China says COVID-19 epidemic reducing before travel rush

China stated that the worst was over in its fight against COVID-19 prior to what is set to be the…

January 20, 2023

Japan may reclassify COVID-19 to a less dangerous infectious illness

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on January 20 that Japan may explore lowering COVID-19 to a less severe infectious illness…

January 20, 2023

China rushes to produce COVID medications as Xi worries about rural outbreaks

Chinese drugmakers scrambled to produce anti-fever medications and other COVID-19 therapies on Thursday, January 19, after President Xi Jinping expressed…

January 19, 2023

Indonesia’s health ministry warns after TikTok videos show people eating liquid nitrogen-infused snacks

Several children were reportedly injured after swallowing a snack containing liquid nitrogen, prompting the Indonesian government to encourage local health…

January 18, 2023

China may not benefit economically by terminating zero-COVID-19 in 2023

China's abrupt shift away from a zero-COVID plan in December 2022 makes its reopening one of the year's most significant…

January 16, 2023

China’s air travel is improving despite concerns about COVID-19 infection

People in China are resuming travel before to the Lunar New Year, despite concerns about infections, after Beijing lifted COVID-19…

January 14, 2023

Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 shot is ‘very unlikely’ to increase the risk of stroke in seniors

US federal health experts ruled on Friday (Jan 13) that a relationship between Pfizer's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and an elevated…

January 14, 2023

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