Covid-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans’ yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the…
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Hong Kong’s tourist hotspot of Tsim Sha Tsui retained its ranking as the most expensive retail destination in Asia-Pacific, but slipped to third place globally due to pandemic-related curbs that brought tourism to a standstill, according…
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Sir Chris Whitty giving evidence at Dorland House in London (Picture: PA)Plans in case there was a pandemic in the UK were ‘not particularly helpful’ when Covid-19 hit and would have been ‘woefully deficient’ for a flu outbreak,…
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(NewsNation) — A new study found the COVID-19 vaccine may have prevented thousands of premature births. The authors found that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy increased the risk of preterm birth, which can have lifelong…
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Boris Johnson will reportedly admit he “unquestionably made mistakes” in his handling of the pandemic at the Covid inquiry next week.But the former prime minister will also argue that the timing of the lockdowns he imposed ended up saving…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday.COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among…
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China has denied there was any cover-up, but for the past three years it has had to fight a fierce publicity battle to defend its reputation and restore international trust.That is why the response by the WHO and Beijing to this latest…
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Local media reported health facilities being ‘overwhelmed with sick children’ in Beijing and Shanghai (Picture: AP)Worrying video footage shows crowds gathering inside a Chinese hospital in scenes eerily reminiscient of the…
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(NewsNation) — There’s a new push in Congress to finally hold those who committed fraud using COVID-19 pandemic relief funds accountable. Florida Rep. Aaron Bean introduced the PPP/EIDL Fraud Report Act of 2023, otherwise known as…
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Raab says he does not believe Johnson's government was 'puppet regime' run by CummingsDominic Raab, who was foreign secretary at the start of Covid and who stood in for Boris Johnson after he was hospitalised, has been giving evidence to…
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