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South Korea: Nearly half of recent Covid cases in Seoul are vaccine breakthrough infections

“Of the 646 new cases confirmed in Seoul on Sunday, 49.4 percent, or 319 cases, were breakthrough cases,” Park Yoo-mi, a disease control official at the Seoul metropolitan government, said in a briefing. More...

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Germany: As many Covid patients in ICU as a year ago, deaths are even higher

Despite vaccination, about as many Covid patients are currently being treated in the intensive care unit as a year ago. More...

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Belgium: 71% of Flemish hospitalised Covid patients are fully vaccinated

33 patients were in a Flemish hospital with Covid between 16 and 22 October. More...

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WHO: 500,000 deaths from Covid in Europe this winter

“The current pace of transmission across the 53 countries of the European Region is of grave concern,” said regional WHO head Hans Kluge. More...

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USA: family unaware of Covid victim dissected at autopsy event in hotel

A man who died of COVID-19 was dissected in front of a paying audience in a Portland, Oregon hotel, and his widow had no idea. More...

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Ireland: highest Covid numbers since January 2021 despite 92.5% vaccination rate

Ireland has reported the highest 7 day Covid case rate since the peak of January 2021 wave. More...

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Russia: Putin asks army to build field hospitals for Covid patients

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients as Russia battles a surge in infections that has led to a nationwide workplace shutdown. More...

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China: Zero Covid is still less costly than living with it

China’s top respiratory diseases expert has defended the country’s zero-Covid strategy against scrutiny from some public health experts, saying it was still less costly than living with the disease and reintroducing restrictions each time outbreaks occurred. More...