Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Macau begins 11th round of mass testing in worst COVID outbreak
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau kicked off an 11th round of COVID-19 testing for residents on Monday, as the world's biggest casino hub extended a lockdown of casinos and other businesses in the fight on ...
Jul 17, 2022
Shanghai to hold mass COVID testing exercise over July 19-21
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai will require residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to undergo testing for COVID-19 over July 19-21 in an effort to stem any community sprea...
Jul 17, 2022
China reports 598 new COVID cases on July 17 vs 691 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 598 new coronavirus cases for July 17, of which 167 were symptomatic and 431 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday. That compared with 69...
Jul 17, 2022
Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious Marburg virus
(Reuters) - Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, its health service said on Sunday, after two people who later died tested posit...
Jul 17, 2022
Crew killed in cargo plane crash in Greece, airline Meridian says
KYIV (Reuters) - All the crew were killed when an Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, an official at Ukraine's Meridian cargo airline said on Sunday. "Of course they...
Jul 17, 2022
India’s COVID vaccinations hit 2 billion, new cases at four-month high
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit four-month high, official data showed. ...
Jul 17, 2022
China reports 691 new COVID cases on July 16 vs 547 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 691 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, of which 154 were symptomatic and 537 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. That compares wi...
Jul 16, 2022
Japan daily COVID infections exceed 110,000 to hit record -Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's daily COVID-19 infections hit a record of more than 110,000, Jiji news agency reported on Saturday. Faced with a seventh COVID wave, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday ...
Jul 16, 2022
Australia reinstates COVID quarantine pay amid fresh Omicron wave
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will reinstate support payments for casual workers who have to quarantine due to COVID-19, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as a fresh wave ...
Jul 15, 2022
China reports 547 new COVID cases on July 15 vs 533 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 547 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, of which 129 were symptomatic and 418 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That compares wi...
Jul 15, 2022
