Covid: Why are some places testing Chinese arrivals?
Beijing is finally opening its borders – but some countries are wary of a Covid threat. Source link
Beijing is finally opening its borders – but some countries are wary of a Covid threat. Source link
China is reporting about 5,000 cases a day, but analysts say such numbers are vastly undercounted – and the daily case load may be closer to a million. Hospitals are overwhelmed and residents are struggling to find basic medicines, according to reports. Source link
A healthcare worker collects the swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 testing at Chennai International Airport on. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B. The mandatory random testing at airports in Tamil Nadu of 2% samples of people arriving from other countries for COVID-19 has been dispensed with in accordance with the revised guidelines issued … Read more
Dr Susan Hopkins, the UK Health Security Agency’s chief medical adviser, said: “Covid case rates and hospitalisations are on the decline, demonstrating the positive impact of the vaccines, which remain our best form of defence. The data from our surveillance shows prevalence is low and decreasing, and we will continue to monitor this data closely.” … Read more
Health staff and those eligible for new Covid treatments will still have access to free tests. Source link
Editor’s note: This story will be updated. Aug. 11, 2022 – It might be a good time to stock up on home COVID-19 tests. Today, the FDA issued new guidance on at-home COVID testing. It still recommends repeat testing after a negative result, but is also recommending that people who have no symptoms but think … Read more
The 79-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue to work, the White House says. Source link
July 14, 2022 – People with monkeypox face a wide range of symptoms, from mild skin lesions to severe, debilitating pain. And experts have no reliable way yet to predict who will have the worst symptoms. There is an antiviral treatment, tecovirimat (TPOXX), but it’s only available from the Strategic National Stockpile at the moment. … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Testing for HIV suffered a sharp setback during the first year of the pandemic, new government data shows. The number of HIV tests funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administered in health care settings dropped 43% between 2019 … Read more
Colin Gibson says being diagnosed means “you know what you are dealing with”. Source link