Top news of the week: 15.11.2022.
CanSino's inhalable COVID-19 vaccines to be available in Tianjin from Nov 10
Chinese pharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics said on Wednesday its inhalable COVID-19 vaccines will be available in China's northern city of Tianjin from Nov 10, a statement on its ...
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5
Britain's health regulator on Wednesday approved the country's first two-pronged COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants and the original coronavirus strain.
China's COVID infections reach peak since late April
China reported on Saturday its largest tally of new COVID-19 infections since late April, a day after Beijing unveiled a spate of measures, including shorter quarantines, to ease the impact ...
China's COVID cases rise, record daily numbers seen in Beijing and other cities
China reported 14,878 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 12, including a record number of new daily cases in capital city Beijing, as well as in manufacturing hubs Guangzhou and Zhengzhou.
Explainer: To mask or not to mask? G20 gathers nations with divergent COVID rules
Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such ...
WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still ...
Asia shares rise while oil falls on China COVID outlook
Asian share markets were higher on Tuesday and oil was weaker as investors sought to digest the economic implications of China's COVID-19 policy adjustments and a rescue package for the ...
China industrial output, retail sales miss expectations in Oct
China's industrial output rose 5.0% in October from a year earlier, slowing from the 6.3% pace seen in September, official data showed on Tuesday, as COVID-19 restrictions weighed on ...