Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Shanghai chases karaoke COVID cluster as China looks to curb outbreaks
By Brenda Goh and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Millions in Shanghai queued up for a third day of mass COVID-19 testing on Thursday as authorities in several Chinese cities scrambled to sta...
Jul 06, 2022
Factbox-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 549.04 million, death toll at 6,766,468
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 549.04 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,766,468 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
Jul 06, 2022
Australia seeks to expand fourth COVID dose eligibility amid fresh Omicron threat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia looks set to expand the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines as it battles a steady rise in hospital admissions from the coronavirus fuelled by the highly trans...
Jul 06, 2022
Merck in advanced talks to buy Seagen in $40-billion deal – WSJ
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co is in advanced talks to buy cancer-focused biotech company Seagen Inc in a deal that could be worth roughly $40 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on We...
Jul 06, 2022
China reports 409 new COVID cases for July 6 vs 427 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 409 new coronavirus cases for July 6, of which 124 were symptomatic and 285 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compar...
Jul 06, 2022
Macau shuts popular shopping mall in race to contain COVID outbreak
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau shut down a popular shopping mall adjacent to MGM China's casino resort on the city's main peninsula after several COVID-19 infections were found, as authorities raced to t...
Jul 06, 2022
Goodbye Shanghai: After 16 years, COVID curbs send American family packing
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - American Heather Kaye and her family, including cat Mochi, are part of a wave of residents departing Shanghai, leaving behind their homes and memories, driven out by...
Jul 06, 2022
Dominican Republic confirms first case of monkeypox
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a patient who arrived in late June from the United States, Health Minister Daniel Rivera said on Wednesday...
Jul 06, 2022
Shanghai reports 22 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 32 symptomatic for July 6
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai reported 22 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 6, up from 15 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases rose to 32 from 9, the city go...
Jul 06, 2022
U.S. will consider limiting plastics in federal purchasing
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday took a first step toward limiting single-use plastic in federal procurement following pressure from environmental groups. The move by the U.S. governm...
Jul 06, 2022
