Covid drives hospitalizations across the country as winter virus season ramps up

As a seasonal slew of respiratory illnesses circulate, it’s Covid that continues to send the most people to the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. “Covid is still the primary cause of new respiratory virus hospitalizations…

Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail

Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos…

Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in intensive care

Italian ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated politics for decades, was in intensive care on Wednesday for heart problems, a member of his entourage told AFP. The 86-year-old media mogul and senator, who has been in and out of the…

I am not just a sperm donor, I want my child!

My sperm made a child and I want him! I am in talks with my lawyer so I can’t reveal much here. But here’s the story. I met two ladies while I was house-sitting for someone back in 2020. At…

Elderly in China protest over slashed health benefits

Crowds of retirees in China have again taken to the streets to protest against cuts to their medical benefits. They gathered on Wednesday for a second time in Wuhan, where Covid was first detected, and also in the north-eastern city…

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

The US is considering imposing new Covid restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month. American officials say this is due to a lack of transparency surrounding the virus in China, as cases surge.…

Shanghai schools to go online as Covid spreads in China

China’s largest city, Shanghai, has ordered most of its schools to take classes online as Covid cases soar. Nurseries and childcare centres will also shut from Monday, according to Shanghai’s education bureau. Restrictions were eased by Chinese authorities earlier this…

FG: COVID tests no longer required for travellers irrespective of vaccination status

The federal government says pre-arrival or post-arrival testing for COVID is no longer required for travellers, “irrespective of vaccination status”. The development was annonced in a letter by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), dated December 12, 2022, and addressed…

Li Wenliang: Chinese pour hearts out on Covid martyr’s page

They began writing to him just minutes after officials announced they were abandoning key parts of zero-Covid. On China’s internet, thousands rushed to the social media account of China’s hero doctor to tell him the news. As if stopping by…

UK summons Chinese ambassador over arrest of BBC journalist

China’s ambassador to the UK has been summoned to the Foreign Office amid a diplomatic row over the arrest and alleged beating of a BBC journalist covering COVID protests in Shanghai. According to a UK government source, Zheng Zeguang has…

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