Category: Asia
Asian Coronavirus News
WHO: The end of the pandemic is “still a long way off”
Just two weeks ago, WHO Director Tedros Ghebreyesus told reporters that the world had “never been in a better position to end the pandemic”, and “the end is in sight.”… ...More...
Japan: More than 800 infected with Covid after dance festival superspreader event
819 people were found to have been infected with coronavirus after a summer dance festival turned into a Covid superspreader event.… ...More...
Monkeypox: More than 64,000 cases reported worldwide
More than 64,000 cases of Monkeypox have been recorded globally since the outbreak began in May 2022.… ...More...
North Korea: Masks mandated for the winter to prevent Covid-19
North Korea has announced a facemask mandate for the entire nation to begin in October and to last all winter. … ...More...
Professor Jeffrey Sachs is pretty convinced COVID-19 came out of US lab biotechnology
The chair of the Lancet Covid Commission, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, whose recent report into the global mismanagement of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic we covered in this post, has used an online interview to explain his views on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.… ...More...
Lancet: Covid response “a massive global failure at multiple levels”
The Lancet Commission looking into the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic response has levelled some withering criticism at the failure of governments and agencies to tackle the pandemic and uncover its origins.… ...More...
Japan: Half of Covid deaths in under 20’s had no underlying health problems *1 Update*
NHK are reporting that about half of under 20’s who died from Covid recently had no underlying health problems.… ...More...
WHO: The End Is Nigh
Tedros Ghebreyesus: “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.”… ...More...
Japan: 89% of those who died of Covid in the latest wave had moderate symptoms
Japan says an increasing percentage of people are dying after developing moderate symptoms of COVID-19.… ...More...
Research: “Omicron variant is highly likely a product of artificial genetic modification”
An extraordinary claim in a research paper just released: that the Omicron variant could be a product of artificial genetic modification.… ...More...
China: Covid-19 vaccine administered by inhaler approved
China has granted CanSinoBIO approval for its Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine for Inhalation to be used as a booster dose.… ...More...
India: More than 2 million children orphaned by Covid-19
A project by Imperial College in London outlines the horrendous toll of the pandemic on children across the globe as millions are orphaned by the virus.… ...More...
Covid-19: When do the winter waves start?
You might be surprised to learn that, in Europe at least, the winter wave may have already started.… ...More...
Japan: Record-breaking Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Japan has seen record-breaking Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the past few days.… ...More...