South Korea lifts most Covid-related curbs as cases dips
As the Omicron variant recedes and daily infections drop to a more than two-month low of less than 50,000, South Korea dropped practically all...
Hong Kong to ease Covid-curbs from April 21
Hong Kong stated on Thursday that it will relax some of the world's strictest COVID-19 regulations, allowing beauty salons, theatres, and gyms to operate...
Crumbling health services: Drugs running out, surgeries cancelled in Sri Lanka
Eight years ago, Rosanne White was stricken with cancer and lost a kidney. After her cancer reappeared five years ago, an oncologist in Colombo,...
Salmonella fears: Ferrero recalls Kinder chocolates from US
Ferrero, an Italian confectionary company, has voluntarily recalled some of its Kinder candies from American markets due to a possible salmonella contamination risk.Ferrero North...
Over two thirds Africans got Covid-infected since pandemic began
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released on Thursday, more than two-thirds of Africans have been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic...
Japan to ease Covid-curbs for foreign travellers from 106 countries
Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries, including the United States, the...
Covid-19 death rate higher among poor than rich in US
According to a research released Monday by the Poor People's Campaign, Americans in poorer areas died at nearly twice the rate of those in...
Covid booster shots not mandatory for staff in US offices: Meta
A corporate representative said on Friday that Meta (FB.O), the owner of Facebook, will no longer require employees to have COVID-19 boosters in order...
Population drop in 73% US counties in 2021 amid Covid
The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic was reflected in a natural drop in the population of approximately three-quarters of U.S. counties last year compared...