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Travelers should wear masks as a new COVID variant spreads – WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) officials recommended that countries consider recommending masks for passengers on long-haul flights given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States. WHO and Europe…
Morocco bans arrivals from China because of a COVID outbreak
The Moroccan foreign ministry said on Saturday that Moroccans arriving from China, regardless of their nationality, will be prohibited from entering the country. This is in an effort to prevent any new waves of Coronavirus infections. A…
World in a better place after four years of pandemic – WHO
With the beginning of the fourth year of the Coronavirus pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed his optimism for the end of the pandemic in 2023. During a press conference…
UK-based firm reports 9,000 daily deaths from COVID in China
According to a new report by Airfinity, the number of deaths from COVID infections in China has doubled as infections soar. There will be 584,000 COVID deaths in China by January 23, according to the report. As reported by an Australian…
Death of a Korean man caused by brain-eating Amoeba – Naegleia Fowleri
In Korea, a man died after being diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri, also known as a brain-eating amoeba. Naegleria fowleri has made headlines before. This summer, the death of a child in Nebraska in the US reintroduced Naegleria fowleri, a…
Passengers from China among others to undergo COVID tests prior to entering India
COVID-19 negative test reports will be required for passengers arriving from countries with a high number of cases, India's health minister said. "We will identify the countries with the highest caseload in the next week," Health Minister…
December COVID-19 infections estimated at 250 million in China
China's top health officials estimate that almost 250 million people caught COVID-19 in the first 20 days of December, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported. It represents the largest COVID-19 outbreak to date, affecting roughly…
As COVID-19 cases soar again in China, cremations are rising
The Chinese government has already prepared for an inevitable spike in deaths related to COVID-19 following the reversal of Beijing's "zero-COVID" policy. In response to widespread protests, the government loosened its restrictions, which…
New COVID model predicts one million deaths in China by 2023
Over a million deaths could result from China's sudden lifting of COVID-19 restrictions through 2023, according to the latest projections from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). It is estimated that about 322,000 deaths…
Studies link COVID-19 vaccination status with higher car crash risk
Science presents actual facts and connects dots you might never have noticed before. Suppose, for instance, that traffic accidents are associated with people not getting vaccinated against COVID-19? A recent study published in The American…