For 5 million people, Hong Kong to make Covid tests available in walking distance
In a step that suggests it is permanently enforcing testing requirements on citizens as in mainland China, Hong Kong will cut pricing and make...
Svante Pääbo gets Nobel Prize in medicine for research on evolution
On Monday, the Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo was presented with the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for the year 2022. The committee that...
Global Covid cases fall, WHO says ‘End of Covid in sight’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Wednesday that the world has never been in a better position to put an...
People may suffer from diseases in Pakistan due to stagnant flood water
According to government data and UNICEF on Friday, children and women are becoming increasingly susceptible as tens of thousands of people in flood-stricken Pakistan...
New York ends mask mandate after 2 years
According to Governor Kathy Hochul, the state of New York is going to end a Covid mandate that has been in place for the...
Covid-19 not getting over, say scientists
Is the coronavirus in decline? You might believe that. To help defend against the current strains spreading, new, updated booster shots are being distributed.The...
Famine worsens in Somalia, says UN
According to the United Nations, hunger may strike parts of Somalia between October and December as a drought worsens and food prices rise globally.According...
Taiwan resumes ‘visa free’ entry for some countries
As it continues to relax the limitations put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, Taiwan announced on Monday that travellers from nations...
Monkeypox cases cross 50,000 mark globally
According to WHO data released on Wednesday, more than 50,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide, however the virus' spread in Europe and...
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