Mainland China reported its first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year on March 19, according to a post on the National Health Commission’s website that said two people died in the northeastern region of Jilin.
COVID-19 Update: Omicron BA.2 Surges, Long COVID and Mental Health
BioNTech, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Business, China, CNBC, Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 booster shots, COVID-19 shots, Depression, France, Germany, Italy, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Johnson & Johnson, Long COVID, Moderna, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), National Health Commission (China), Omicron (B.1.1.529) (South Africa), Omicron BA.2, Pfizer, R&D, Stocks, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United KingdomMany countries around the world that appeared to have kicked COVID-19 are reporting surges, largely the result of the so-called “stealth” Omicron variant, BA.2.
China on Jan. 23 reported a slight increase in new cases of Covid-19 as the country marked the anniversary of the world’s first coronavirus lockdown, in the city of Wuhan where the disease emerged in late 2019.
Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world’s population vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease it causes, the World Health Organization said.
U.S. President Donald Trump will seek $2.5 billion from Congress to fight the coronavirus epidemic, and U.S. and South Korean militaries are considering scaling back joint training as the virus spreads in Europe and the Middle East.
Novacyt applied for emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the biotechnology company races to roll out a product that tests for the coronavirus.
As Chinese Coronavirus Spreads, Biopharma and Governments Rush to Develop Vaccines
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An outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities, including the capital Beijing and Shanghai, and a fourth case has been reported beyond China’s borders.