Tag: COVID-19
Biden Catches COVID & Boris Johnson Gives A "Terminator" Farewell Speech | The Daily Show
Biden tests positive for COVID, Boris Johnson gives his farewell speech, and Amazon buys health care company One Medical.
Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games to be held in September 2023
The 19th Asian Games will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023 in #Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, the #Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Tuesday. Originally scheduled for September 10 to 25 this year, the Games were postponed b...
Shanghai fears summer lockdown as millions undergo Covid-19 tests in sweltering heat
Shanghai residents queued in sweltering heat for compulsory Covid-19 mass testing on July 14, 2022. New outbreaks fuelled anxiety in the Chinese metropolis city still recovering from a two-month lockdown that was lifted only a few weeks ago.
Hundreds in hazmat suits moved to quarantine facilities under China’s strict zero-Covid policy
Hundreds of people in hazmat suits were seen lining the streets of Wuxi, China, on July 1, 2022, waiting to be transported to a quarantine facility. This came after a cluster of 27 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were detected that day. China has adhered...
Highly contagious new Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 latest global Covid challenge
As the globally prominent BA.5 variant of the coronavirus continues to drive a surge in Covid-19 cases in many countries, a new sub-lineage known as BA.2.75 is also on the rise, particularly in India. Although health experts are not yet sure if the mutati...
Shanghai's 'amazing race' new season: hoarding food, queuing up for tests, ready for lockdown
The Shanghai epidemic prevention agency reported multiple new Covid-19 infected cases on July 03 and 04. The authorities added that there is a risk of social transmission in several districts.
Tens of millions under lockdown in China following outbreak of CovidBA.5 subvariant
China’s Covid-19 pandemic infection cases continued climbing since a fresh outbreak began in early July 2022, with 24 cases detected nationwide on July 6. Shanghai launched another round of mass testing in nine districts after detecting new cases on July...
Zero-Covid strategy in China | DW Documentary
DW’s Daniel Satra travels to China to get a sense of the country’s Covid-19 strategy. What he finds is constant mandatory testing, workers dealing with lockdowns and severe isolation rules. The government’s strategy even affects his own reporting. Why doe...
Natalie Portman on Thor: Love and Thunder, World Premiere Clip and School Pick Up with Chris Hemsworth
Natalie talks to guest host Sean Hayes about the premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder, her love of baking, her kids reaction to her new action figure, shooting in Australia, running into Chris Hemsworth at school pickup, Taika Waititi directing the film, we...
FDA authorizes Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for children down to 6 months of age
U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent this bulletin at 06/17/2022 09:08 AM EDT
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez on Britney Spears’ Wedding, Steve's COVID and Only Murders
Steve, Martin & Selena (in a briefcase) talk about Steve having COVID, Selena going to Britney Spears’ wedding, their Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building,” the many guest stars they are going to have in season two, what it’s like for Selena to w...
No green QR code, no subway ride in Shanghai.
In China, residents must scan a QR code to enter the Shanghai metro. A PCR test of less than 72 hours is mandatory to maintain your green QR code and to be authorized to access all public places or use transport. You are not watching a science fiction mov...
North Korea’s Covid-19 problem: from zero to millions in a matter of weeks
For two years, North Korea has said it has kept Covid-19 at bay. But on May 12, 2022, leader Kim Jong-un announced the country’s “first” outbreak. Within a matter of weeks, cases have blown up to over 3 million “fevers”, the term used for suspected Covid-...
Shanghai reopens after two-month Covid lockdown, but how fast can life return to normal?
After requiring residents to stay home for more than two months, China's commercial hub of Shanghai officially ended its lockdown on June 1, 2021, giving free rein to 2.67 million businesses, from corner shops to multinational manufacturers, to resume ope...
Einar Tangen discusses the latest on the Shanghai lockdowns
CGTN's Gerald Tan spoke with Einar Tangen, a political and economic affairs commentator, about the reopening of Shanghai and China's plan to restart the economy after 2 months of lockdowns.