Data has shown that the level of influenza intensity remains moderate in most provinces, and as middle and primary schools enter the winter holidays, a decline in influenza activity levels is anticipated in mid to late January, Wang said. Regarding human metapneumovirus (HMPV), Wang said it h...
Carissa Etienne cautioned that the Omicron subvariants, now dominant in the United States and several other countries, "is driving new infections across the Americas." "The emergence of BA.4 and BA.5 is yet another reminder that the virus keeps evolving every t...
While many other countries in Europe and Asia have managed to bring their levels of daily infection down to a point at which health officials can corner off and contain pockets of the virus, Schuchat said the U.S. is not at that point. "We're not in the situation of New Zealand or ...
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There is no vaccine for the new virus, which China says is mutating. Symptoms include fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Chinese authorities have stepped up monitoring and disinfection efforts ahead of the Lunar New Year break that starts on Jan. 24. They have also advised peopl...
Asian team championships in Manila from Feb. 11-16: China and Hong Kong withdrew. German Open in Mulheim from March 3-8 canceled. Polish Open in Krakow from March 26-29 postponed. Vietnam International Challenge in Hanoi postponed from March 24-29 to June 2-7. ...
's health ministry and local governments said Saturday that the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide had risen to 10,098 cases as of Saturday afternoon, as the country enters the first weekend since a state of emergency was expanded nationwide in a bid to stem the spread of the virus....
-- Thompson, China. Answer: Dear Thompson, Thanks for your question. We suspect you are not alone in your confusion about what to call the virus that is causing so much pain and trouble around the world. When there is a new viral disease, three groups of experts work to describe it. ...
Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under the National Health Commission, says China has been closely monitoring the changes in the virus and the disease. He says the country is continuously optimizing the prevention and control strategy and measures based on the situation ...
This may explain the spread of China's new virus 03:38 - Source: CNN CNN — The National Institutes of Health is working on a vaccine against the new virus that has infected hundreds and killed four in Asia. “The NIH is in the process of taking the first steps towards the deve...