Treating Covid patients in secret Myanmar clinics
A handful of Myanmar nurses hiding from the junta have been risking arrest by running makeshift clinics…
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24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods
About 24,000 people have been evacuated and two children killed in floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra…
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China locks down city of 1.2 million after three virus cases
More than one million people in a city in central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rushed to hospital with intestinal blockage
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to hospital early Monday with abdominal pain that doctors…
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Fauci cites near ‘vertical’ rise in Covid, but sees hope
The United States is experiencing “almost a vertical increase” in Covid cases as the Omicron…
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China says ‘positive’ signs as Xi’an cases ease
New Covid-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi’an fell to their lowest in a week, health…
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England hospital staff absences double as virus surges
Hospital staff absences due to Covid have more than doubled in a month in England as the virus surge…
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Israel ‘leads the way’ with 4th Covid jabs for vulnerable
Israel on Friday started giving fourth Covid vaccine shots to people with weakened immunity, becoming…
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J&J Covid booster highly effective against severe Omicron: study
A preliminary South African government study published Thursday showed a booster of the Johnson &…
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US hits new record for daily Covid cases amid testing woes
The United States has hit its highest-ever average of new Covid cases as the Omicron variant spreads…
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