Top news of the week: 20.12.2022.
China Meheco to distribute Pfizer's COVID treatment in China
China Meheco Group Co Ltd said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc to import and distribute the U.S. drugmaker's oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid in mainland China, as the ...
Covid-19 in 2022: A Year-End Wrap-Up
As year three of the COVID-19 era draws to a close, pandemic experts weigh in on the good, the bad, and the unknown of COVID-19 in 2022—and look ahead to 2023.
Medical staff in China's hospitals say COVID-19 ripping through their ranks
A growing number of China's doctors and nurses are catching COVID-19 and some have been asked to keep working, as people showing mostly moderate symptoms throng hospitals and clinics, ...
China Meheco Group shares jump after agreement to import Pfizer's COVID treatment paxlovid
Shares of China Meheco Group surged after the Chinese drug seller signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc to import and distribute the U.S. drugmaker's oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid in ...
COVID spreading faster than ever in China. 800 million could be infected this winter
Scientists predict China will see the largest COVID surge of the pandemic this winter, with hundreds of millions of people infected. But some experts say that it could have been even worse.
China officially reports first COVID deaths in weeks as virus wave swells
China officially reported on Monday its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that this could be ...
'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge
The problem is a growing headache for Beijing as it tries to persuade more people to get vaccinated in the face of a spike in infections and the prospect of more than 1.5 million deaths ...
China races to install hospital beds as COVID surge sparks concern abroad
Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free was a ...