The number of new coronavirus cases globally increased by 7% in the last week, driven largely by rising infections in the Western Pacific, even as reported deaths from COVID-19 fell, the World Health Organization said.
Mar 23, 2022
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China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases on Tuesday, as the nation's "zero-Covid" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.
Mar 22, 2022
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Samoa will go into lockdown from Saturday as it faces its first outbreak of COVID-19 after a woman who was about to leave the country tested positive.
Mar 18, 2022
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When I began drafting this article, COVID cases in Australia were coming down and the situation was stabilizing.
Mar 16, 2022
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South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country continues to ease restrictions despite the Omicron-fuelled wave of infections.
Mar 16, 2022
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Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for seniors, saying data from Israel suggests older adults would benefit.
Mar 15, 2022
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A new study from the University of Toronto has found that that COVID-19-related health concerns are more prevalent among marginalized people who are migrants to Canada.
Mar 10, 2022
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In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe Biden spoke of a "new moment" where the coronavirus will be more manageable and the need for masks less frequent.
Mar 9, 2022
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The extreme weather and flooding in recent days is likely to boost mosquito numbers, even as we say goodbye to summer.
Mar 3, 2022
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South Africa has recorded zero COVID-19 deaths in the last two days, for the first time since May 2020, health authorities said Tuesday.
Mar 1, 2022
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