(2022-04-12). Nepal logs 8,591 new COVID-19 cases, 5,05,643 in total. aninews.in Kathmandu [Nepal], May 22 (ANI): Nepal on Saturday reported 8,591 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative count of infections in the country to 5,05,643.
(2022-04-12). Pakistan: Sindh extends coronavirus restrictions for two weeks amid cases surge. aninews.in Sindh [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): The Sindh province of Pakistan has extended the coronavirus restrictions for another two weeks amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
(2022-04-12). Remove content terming 'Indian variant': India tells social media intermediaries. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India took a strong objection to the use of the term so-called 'Indian variant' for the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus on social media posts.
(2022-04-12). Activision Blizzard workers walk out over vaccine mandate rollback. wsws.org Following a strike action last year and Activision Blizzard King's acquisition by Microsoft, ABK workers virtually walked out again to protest the video gaming company's cancellation of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees.
(2022-04-12). India in greater need for COVID-19 vaccines to save lives, will not exert pressure for supply of doses: Bhutan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): In view of the deadly second wave and surge of COVID-19 cases in India, neighouring Bhutan has said it is not going to pressurise New Delhi for supply of vaccines as it is in greater need.
(2022-04-12). Without ID proofs, 3 million people including refugees in Pakistan may miss out on Covid-19 jabs. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): At least three million people, including unregistered refugees, are likely to miss out on Covid-19 vaccinations in Pakistan due to lack of proofs of their identity, reports The Dawn.
(2022-04-12). Australian prime minister begins election campaign with a big lie on COVID. wsws.org Morrison claimed that his government had saved 40,000 lives during the pandemic, while it is enforcing the murderous "let it rip" program of mass infection and death.
(2022-04-12). Sweden: Only 11 individual working days lost to strikes and lockouts in 2021. wsws.org A report published by Sweden's Trade union-affiliated Mediation Institute demonstrates the pro-corporate role of these organisations in promoting the interests of big business during the pandemic.
(2022-04-12). China's carbon emissions soar to record high. aninews.in Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): While the world is battling COVID-19 pandemic, China's carbon emissions has reached a new record high with a growth of 14.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the previous year, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
(2022-04-12). Media charlatan Ashish Jha takes the helm of Biden's COVID-19 response team. wsws.org Dr. Jha takes over under conditions in which the Omicron BA.2 subvariant is now dominant across the US and is causing a new surge of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
(2022-04-12). Union helps university managements reopen Australian campuses as COVID-19 resurges. wsws.org Growing numbers of university workers are disgusted with the union's role, and the inadequate mitigation measures it has requested from the employers.
(2022-04-12). Health care expert Gregory Travis speaks on the impacts of COVID-19 on children, misinformation and the cover-up of data. wsws.org Travis exposes the lies and misinformation spread about COVID-19, in particular its impacts on children, and documents the steady erosion of data tracking over the past year and during the Omicron surge.
(2022-04-12). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.
(2022-04-12). Philippines logs 6,831 new COVID-19 cases. aninews.in Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,831 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,178,217.
(2022-04-12). Germany bars visitors from Britain, N Ireland over Covid variants of concern. aninews.in Berlin [Germany], May 22 (ANI): Travellers from Britain and Northern Ireland will be barred from Sunday from entering Germany, which has classified the United Kingdom as a Covid-19 virus variant area of concern region.
(2022-04-12). Lab gears up for large-scale COVID-19 testing in Shanghai. ecns.cn The laboratory, consisting of seven air-inflated chambers, is expected to process 100,000 single-tube test samples per day.
(2022-04-12). China at critical point in fight against COVID-19: health spokesperson. ecns.cn China will maintain its dynamic zero-COVID approach as the country is at a critical moment in the fight against COVID-19, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). Lockdown lifted in some residential areas in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai began implementing a three-zone epidemic control system on Monday that categorizes communities based on the level of COVID-19 infections, which will allow some residents restricted movement.
(2022-04-12). Bangladesh records 1,028 new COVID-19 cases, 38 more deaths. aninews.in Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,028 new COVID-19 cases and 38 new deaths on Saturday, taking the tally to 787,726 and the death toll to 12,348, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
(2022-04-12). US stands with India in fight against COVID-19: Envoy. aninews.in New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): The United States stands with the people of Delhi and India in the fight against COVID-19, said US envoy Daniel B Smith.
(2022-04-12). Dental problems in childhood cancer patients. en.mehrnews.com Treatment of most diseases is along with different kinds of side effects. Cancer, as a disease that needs long term treatment, follows the same rule.
(2022-04-11). German coalition government adopts far-right AfD's coronavirus policy. wsws.org With the rejection of a vaccine mandate in a parliamentary vote, it is apparent that the government's pandemic policy aligns with the demands of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
(2022-04-11). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the March Consumer Price Index. cepr.net (The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, April 12 at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) | With the core and overall CPI rising at unusually rapid rates, analysts will be looking at the March data for evidence that inflation is either accelerating or slowing. | The inflation dove's view is that we had one-time increases in many areas due to supply chain problems associated with reopening after the pandemic shutdown. These problems are being resolved, albeit slowly, which should mean that many of the price jumps seen over the last year will be largely revers…
(2022-04-11). UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson stakes his claim as Europe's top warmonger. wsws.org Johnson also calculated that the trip into a war zone would divert attention from a government mired in crisis, which has overseen over 190,000 COVID deaths and is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police over parties held during pandemic lockdowns.
(2022-04-11). Pandemic strikes at heart of China's vehicle production. ecns.cn China's auto industry is suffering from the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit two major car-producing cities: Shanghai and Changchun, capital of Jilin province.
(2022-04-11). Budget cuts to deepen in Australian universities. wsws.org The opposition Labor Party voted for the federal budget, which targets higher education for further steep cuts, on top of the elimination of up to 90,000 jobs in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-04-11). Residents In Shanghai Report Food Shortages From Covid Lockdowns. moguldom.com Residents in Shanghai, China, are reporting food shortages one week into a zero-covid lockdown that has left some people starving and screaming from the windows of their apartments while riots break out in some neighborhoods, according to a Daily Beast report. The city of more than 26 million people went into lockdown on April 5 …
(2022-04-11). Record number of COVID-19 patients discharged. ecns.cn More than 3,000 people who tested positive for COVID-19″ÄÄin Shanghai have recovered and were discharged from hospitals and released from medical observation on Sunday, a record daily high since the onset of the outbreak which started early last month, the municipal government said on Monday.
(2022-04-11). Thailand risks 50,000 daily cases after Songkran Festival super-spreader. wsws.org The government is lulling people into a false sense of security by implementing the unscientific program of declaring COVID-19 "endemic" by July, along with the dismantling of COVID public health restrictions.
(2022-04-11). Expert stresses continued need for centralized quarantine. ecns.cn Asymptomatic carriers or people with a mild infection of COVID-19 should not be quarantined at home as this can cause further spread of the virus, a leading health expert said on Sunday.
(2022-04-11). Macao unveils makeshift hospital in case of COVID-19 outbreak. ecns.cn China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday unveiled a makeshift hospital converted from the Macao East Asian Games Dome, the largest indoor sporting facility in the SAR, in case of local COVID-19 outbreaks in the future.
(2022-04-11). Australian governments plan to scrap COVID-19 mitigations as cases pass five million. wsws.org New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, "the faster we can get to a point where the close contact rule is relaxed, the better."
(2022-04-11). Shanghai classifies communities according to COVID-19 risk. ecns.cn Medical workers help an elder use QR code for nucleic acid test at a community in East China's Shanghai, April 9, 2022.Follow-up tests to confirm those with abnormal results are currently ongoing, said Gu Honghui, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai municipal government.
(2022-04-11). The Leaked WTO Covid Patent Waiver Text Is Very Bad. commondreams.org South Africa owes it to the nations that supported its initial waiver proposal to reject the text and continue negotiations.
(2022-04-11). US Spreads Biological 'Poison' Worldwide. telesurenglish.net Chinese authorities consider the U.S. the biggest threat to global security when comparing the military expenditures of various countries. | After World War Two, the US ran amok around the world, leaving behind a plague of war and hatred wherever they went. Whether in the biological front or in the ideological front, the US is the top "poison disseminator."
(2022-04-11). Chinese health officials seem to make progress in the struggle against BA.2 in Shanghai. wsws.org Chinese health officials have completed two rounds of testing in Shanghai. Districts without infections for two weeks can expect to have restrictions lifted. Public health experts remain optimistic the outbreak in Shanghai and China can be brought under control.
(2022-04-11). Ferrero Rocher: Salmonella infection has no link to Chinese mainland. ecns.cn All Kinder products produced in China or imported into the Chinese mainland (including products in transit and on sale via authorized channels) have no link to the Belgian factory involved in the salmonella infection.