Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
South Africa’s Afrigen partners with U.S. on mRNA vaccine research
(Reuters) - South Africa's Afrigen Biologics Limited said on Friday that it will collaborate with U.S. government researchers to develop mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. The agreement will enable the s...
Jul 08, 2022
After backlash, Beijing drops COVID vaccination mandate for crowded venues
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's city government has dropped plans to allow only vaccinated people to enter crowded venues such as libraries, cinemas and gyms from Monday, following a strong online backl...
Jul 08, 2022
Shanghai faces ‘relatively high’ risk of further COVID community spread
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commercial hub Shanghai faces a "relatively high" risk of further community transmission of COVID-19, Lei Zhenglong, an official at the National Health Commission, said on ...
Jul 08, 2022
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - China is reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app show the previous seven days of travel, down from 14. DEATHS AND INFEC...
Jul 08, 2022
China tells regional officials to ready for disasters after months of torrential rain
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese regional officials need to prepare for potential disasters and ensure relief in a timely manner as the flood season reaches a critical period, a government official warned ...
Jul 08, 2022
Shanghai reopens cinemas but warns of COVID risks amid outbreaks
By Brenda Goh and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai reopened most cinemas on Friday, sticking to a plan of gradual resumption of daily activities after it lifted a two-month COVID-19 lockdown in...
Jul 07, 2022
China COVID monitoring app cuts travel history scrutiny
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's national authorities are reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app shows the previous seven days of trave...
Jul 07, 2022
China reports 478 new COVID cases for July 7 vs 409 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 478 new coronavirus cases for July 7, of which 97 were symptomatic and 381 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. That compared with 409 ...
Jul 07, 2022
Macau adds more casino hotels for use as COVID medical facilities
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau authorities have added two hotels in popular casino resorts to be used as COVID-19 medical facilities from Friday as they try to ramp up capacity to handle a surge of infec...
Jul 07, 2022
Two test positive in Ghana for highly infectious Marburg virus
DAKAR (Reuters) - Two people in Ghana who later died tested positive for Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Tests conduc...
Jul 07, 2022
