Top news of the week: 29.03.2022.
Coronavirus
As Covid-19 Flares Anew in Britain, the U.S. Watches for Possible New Surge
The Delta and Omicron variants have tended to strike Europe before reaching America. Here is what the data show on whether that is likely to happen again.
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published
Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
Shanghai Covid-19 Lockdown Poses Fresh Test to Supply Chains
The Covid-19 lockdown marks another potential setback for China’s export machine, reigniting concerns over the risk of renewed disruption to global supply chains pummeled by the pandemic ...
Partnerships bolster COVID-19 infection prevention and control in Kiribati
With boots on the ground, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Louise Laurie and The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Margaret Leong are ready to support around a dozen health workers and share ...
Elon Musk Tests Positive for Covid-19 as Tesla Pauses Production in Shanghai
The company’s four-day suspension is a sign of the challenges that the city’s abrupt lockdown poses to manufacturers there.
Covid-19: Masks will no longer required in school communal areas
It was recommended masks be worn in school communal areas but that will end after the Easter break.
Covid-19: WHO set to reject Canadian plant based vaccine because of links with tobacco industry
A unique plant based coronavirus vaccine newly approved in Canada is unlikely to be listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization, a WHO official has warned, because a tobacco ...
COVID-19’s Endlessly Shifting Landscape
COVID-19 experts discuss public and individual risk management during transition into endemicity