WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency

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WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency

The World Health Organization ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on Friday more than three years after its original declaration, and said countries should now manage the virus that killed more than 6.9 million people along with other infe..
Hajj Pilgrims still required to have 2 COVID vaccine shots, 1 booster

Two COVID vaccine shots and 1 booster dose are required to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year Muslims planning to perform Hajj in 2023 are still required to have taken two COVID-19 vaccine shots and 1 booster jab. According to Saudi Ar..
Man Declared 'Dead' Due To COVID-19 Returns Home After 2 Years

Two years after being declared dead due to Covid-19, a man returned home, shocking his family members in Madhya Pradesh, India, according to the local PTI news agency. In 2021, Kamlesh Patidar had fallen ill during the second wave of the pandemic ..
WHO recommends that China monitor excess COVID 19 mortality

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19 to gain a fuller picture of the impact of the surg...
Beds Run Out at Beijing Hospital as COVID-19 Spreads

Patients, mostly older people, laid on stretchers in hallways or took oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as a COVID-19 outbreak stretched public health facilities’ resources in China’s capital Beijing, even after its reported peak. Th..
China’s ‘zero-COVID’ U-turn Leads to Loss of Faith in Leadership

As years of severe “zero-COVID” restrictions come to an abrupt halt in China, relations between the country’s rulers and the ruled are under strain. People who once supported zero-COVID have been left wondering what the years of ..
Qatar to Require All Travelers from China to Have a COVID Test

As of Tuesday, all visitors to Qatar from China must show proof of a negative pre-travel PCR test, according to a report from Doha's official news agency (QNA) on Monday. According to the new entrance regulation, regardless of their immune sta..
China to End COVID Quarantine for Incoming Passengers

China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from January 8, the National Health Commission says in a major step towards opening its borders, which have been largely shut since early 2020. China’s management of..
Chinese Crematoriums Struggle as COVID Spreads

Crematoriums in cities across China are straining to deal with an influx of bodies amid a widening COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said, as authorities scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever-screening clinics. Crematoriums in the citi..

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