Tag: Covid-19
Two Thirds of US Adults Don’t Plan on Getting COVID-19 Boosters Soon: Poll
Around two-thirds of adults in the United States do not plan to get updated COVID-19 booster shots soon...
Outbound Asian Tourists to Hit Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2024: Agoda CEO
BANGKOK (Reuters) — Asian tourists are only expected to resume international travel at pre-pandemic levels...
COVID Cases Continue Soaring in North Korea Despite Government ‘Declaring Victory’ Over Virus
COVID-19 cases continue spiking in North Korea as thousands are reportedly dying from starvation during...
Sri Lanka’s Crisis Pushes War-shattered Tamils to the Brink
Under a blazing sun, a 44-year-old Tamil labourer tended his rented patch of peanut field in Sri Lanka...
Kuehne Raises Lufthansa Stake to 17.5% as Germany Sells Remaining Shares
BERLIN/ZURICH — Logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne has increased his stake in Lufthansa to 17.5%...
China to Roll Out More Measures to Stabilize Economy: State Media Reports
BEIJING — China will continue to roll out phased policies to stabilize its economy with a focus on reviving...
Chinese Authorities Lock Down 21 Million Residents in Chengdu as ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures Continue
China’s megalopolis of Chengdu, located in the southwestern province of Sichuan, has been placed under...
Chinese Research Group Calls On Beijing to Ease ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies, Citing Worsening Economic Outlook
In a notable move by a Chinese think tank, Anbound Research Center called on the country’s central government...
Residents in China’s Guangxi Province Take to the Streets to Protest Draconian ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies
Authorities in a coastal city of southern China’s Guangxi Province have apparently relented in the face...
WHO Says We ‘Cannot Live’ With COVID-19, Despite Virus Now Killing Fewer People Than Traffic Accidents
On Aug. 17, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Vacationers Stranded on China’s Hainan Island Plead for Food and Supplies as ‘Zero-COVID’ Lockdown Drags
Since Aug. 1, China’s island province of Hainan has been under lockdown after a surge of new COVID-19...
‘It’s almost inexplicable’: Fauci Confused as to Why Many Americans Oppose Forced Masking and Vaccination
President Biden’s chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...