Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says health ministry
Data has been supplied to World Health Organization and China says flu and other known pathogens are culprits A surge in respiratory illnesses across China...
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Public health experts excoriate Canada Covid response and call for inquiry
Country failed to collect and share data, masking issues and inequalities, according to editorial in British Medical Journal Prominent public health experts have called on...
US-China cultural exchange at low point after tensions and Covid, data shows
Tourism, academia and literature all exhibit signs that trend of closer ties has gone into reverse Cultural ties between the US and China are at...
Covid-19 likely emerged from laboratory leak, US energy department says
Updated finding a departure from previous studies on how the virus emerged and comes with ‘low confidence’ The virus which drove the Covid-19 pandemic most...
Africa has become ‘less safe, secure and democratic’ in past decade, report finds
Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing better Africa is less safe, secure...
North Korea locks down capital Pyongyang over respiratory illness
Residents told that rising cases mean they must stay home for five days and do frequent temperature checks Authorities in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang,...
Labor flags wastewater tests on inbound planes as mandatory Covid checks for China arrivals resumes
Health minister defends country-specific testing as necessary due to ‘absence of comprehensive information’ on Covid’s spread in China Follow our Australia news live blog for...
China’s President Xi battles to save face as Covid U-turn weakens his grip on power
Despite public bullishness, overflowing hospitals across the country suggest its leader may have made a huge miscalculation China’s leader Xi Jinping told his country it...
Xi Jinping urges unity as China’s Covid fight enters ‘new phase’
Chinese leader speaks of continuing struggles as thousands gather in Wuhan, epicentre of the pandemic three years ago Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for...
US to require arrivals from China to provide negative Covid test
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases The US has announced all travellers...