Top news of the week: 13.12.2022.
China medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed - state media
China should change its official name for COVID-19 to reflect the virus' mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to quarantine at home, a leading authority on ...
China health app starts online sales of Pfizer's Paxlovid for COVID treatment
A Chinese healthcare platform has started selling Pfizer's oral COVID treatment pill Paxlovid in what appears to be the first retail sale of the drug in the country, as China braces for a ...
Why vaccine hesitancy persists in China — and what they're doing about it
The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is a problem for a government facing intense pressure to roll back strict COVID policies.
China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines
The Chinese foreign ministry said China and Germany had reached an agreement on providing "German vaccines" to German nationals in China, after the German Chancellor recently said that ...
New study describes two major possible onsets of the COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers have analyzed millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes and identified two major genetic drivers of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
China, a leading growth engine for world economy amid COVID-19 control
China, a leading growth engine for world economy amid COVID-19 control-
Efficacy of awake prone positioning in patients with covid-19 related hypoxemic respiratory failure: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
Objective To determine the efficacy and safety of awake prone positioning versus usual care in non-intubated adults with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to covid-19. Design Systematic ...
China’s Covid-19 Reversal Sparks Rush for Medicines, Jabs
After years saying the virus is too deadly to live with, leaders now risk a lethal surge in infections.