COVID-19

China reported 218,019 new weekly Covid-19 cases as of Jan. 1, the World Health Organization in its weekly report said, as the country is battling a surge in the cases of the virus.China reported five new deaths related to Covid-19 for…

President Xi Jinping said tough challenges remain in China’s fight against Covid-19and acknowledged divisions in society that led to rare spontaneous protests, after weeks of silence on a virus policy pivot that’s infected hundreds of…

TAIPEI: Taiwan'sPresident Tsai Ing-wen extended an olive branch to Beijing on Sunday, pledging to offer assistance if needed as coronavirus cases surge in China after its abrupt lifting of pandemic restrictions."As long as there is a…

SYDNEY: Australia on Sunday became the latest country to demand travellers from China provide a negative Covid-19test before arrival, citing a "lack of comprehensive information" from Beijing about the country's wave of casesHealth…

BEIJING: France and Britain on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travelers from China, and the World Health Organization pressed Beijing to be more forthcoming on real-time data amid an explosion of cases…

TOKYO: Japan on Friday started requiring Covid-19tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers and record-level deaths at home.Japan reported…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has asked Japan to withdraw a Covid-19 restrictionthat allows passenger flights from the financial hub to land only at four designated airports, saying the decision would affect about 60,000 passengers.India, Italy,…

BEIJING: Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country's wave of infections is not being…

WASHINGTON: The total number of Covid-19 cases registered in the US since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020 has surpassed the 100 million mark, accounting for the highest number in the world, according to data from the Johns…

TAIPEI, Taiwan: China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official Covid-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the…