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WHO worried about surge of COVID in China amid lack of info
The head of the World Health Organization says the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive spread across the country and the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government
Source: ABC News: Health - January 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
China: From Zero-Covid to Zero-Control
Medical equipment supplied by the World Food Programme (WFP) arrives in Beijing.
Meanwhile, as COVID-19 infections surged in China, coronavirus experts gathered at the UN health agency in Geneva on January 3, to discuss next steps. Photo courtesy of Yingshi ZhangBy Jan ServaesBRUSSELS, Jan 4 2023 (IPS) Three years after the coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the Chinese government began in December to abruptly scrap its harsh containment policy known as “zero-Covid.”
This zero-Covid policy relied on strict lockdowns, use of a Covid tracking app, domestic travel restrictions, and quarantin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Servaes Tags: Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
The E.U. And China Are Barreling Toward a Political Standoff Over COVID-19
BRUSSELS — The European Union and China on Tuesday moved closer to a political standoff over the COVID-19 crisis, with Beijing vehemently rejecting travel restrictions some E.U. nations have started to impose that could be expanded in coming days.
An E.U. offer of help, including vaccine donations, was also as good as slapped down, with Beijing insisting the situation was “under control” and medical provisions “in adequate supply,” government spokesperson Mao Ning said.
And as the 27-nation bloc moved closer to imposing some sort of restrictions on travelers from China, Beijing threatened coun...
Source: TIME: Health - January 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Raf Casert/AP Tags: Uncategorized China COVID-19 wire Source Type: news
In China, here is what we want the west to know about our Covid response | Zheng Zeguang
Our approach to the pandemic has always been science-led, and that ’s still the case with our new, more lenient guidelinesZheng Zeguang is the Chinese ambassador to the UKNews: China Covid: experts estimate 9,000 deaths a dayOver the past weeks, Beijing has become the first city to go through the infection peak, and life and work are returning to normal in the capital. The Covid-19 situation in China is generally stable and controllable, and people are making plans to work, study and travel.That ’s why the Chinese government has announced that, starting from 8 January, Covid-19 will be managed with measures against Cla...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 30, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Zheng Zeguang Tags: China Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science World news Medical research Asia Pacific Omicron variant Source Type: news
How Bad Is China ’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.
In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.
Source: NYT Health - December 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Stevenson and Benjamin Mueller Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) China Deaths (Fatalities) Research Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus Omicron Variant your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
We are ignoring Covid case rises once again | Letters
The decision to stop reporting the Covid growth rate is the latest in a series of attempts to limit the available information about the current spread, writesDr Brian Ramsden, whileSusan Treagus has been keeping a Covid diaryWith a predictable adherence to the principle of burying bad news, the government ’s UK Health Security Agencyannounced on the Friday before Christmas that it is now ceasing to publish the reproduction number – the R value – and the growth rate for Covid-19 in the UK (UK to stop publishing Covid modelling data, 25 December).This decision was taken at a time when the R value and the growth rate bo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 29, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science NHS Source Type: news
Anthony Fauci Prepares for Retirement After Half a Century in Government
The nation ’s top infectious disease expert, whose last day as a federal employee is Saturday, plans to write a memoir and wants to encourage people to go into public service.
Source: NYT Health - December 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Fauci, Anthony S Content Type: Personal Profile Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases United States Politics and Government Government Employees Medicine and Health Source Type: news
Changes in Expenditures of the National Health Insurance of Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Financial Implications Thereof
Yonsei Med J. 2023 Jan;64(1):71-75. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2022.0481.ABSTRACTAs the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients increased rapidly, the Korean government decided to pay most of the related medical expenses with finances from the National Health Insurance (NHI). We aimed to document changes in NHI medical expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic period. We also sought to compare how Japan and Taiwan, neighboring countries with NHI systems, responded to COVID-19 and to discuss policy implications.PMID:36579382 | DOI:10.3349/ymj.2022.0481
Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - December 29, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Yoon Jung Choi Jungwoo Sohn Tae Hyun Kim Source Type: research
