Asia Pacific Japan news Older people World newsWorld’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies in Japan aged 116TheWorldsNewsJanuary 5, 2025 by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 5, 20250 Itooka, who died at a care home in Ashiya, enjoyed bananas and had been a keen mountain climber A Japanese woman who was the world’s...
Asia Pacific China Coronavirus news Older people Omicron variant Vaccines and immunisation World newsWith 37 million in lockdown and Covid plans under fire, Chinese ask: what comes next?TheWorldsNewsMarch 20, 2022 by TheWorldsNewsMarch 20, 20220 Elderly residents are wary of the jab even as Omicron spreads, and critics say zero-Covid policy is not sustainable When nearby neighbourhoods went into lockdown,...