by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.5 and has the strongest infection ability since it is highly transmissible, has a shorter incubation period, and has a higher capacity to cause reinfection or infect even those vaccinated. New Delhi: Three cases of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
The consensus view remains that if China can get a grip on what U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this month called the “very complex problem” of switching its COVID-19 stance, this would boost both its domestic economy and the global one Those who...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 19, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Officially, China’s vaccination rate is above 90%, but the rate for boostered adults drops to 57.9%, and to 42.3% for people aged 80 and above, according to government data, prompting warnings that the country could see over 1.5 million deaths after lifting...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
A sharp surge in deaths would test authorities’ efforts to move China away from endless testing, lockdowns and heavy travel restrictions, and realign with a world that has largely reopened to live with the disease. BEIJING: Hearses bearing the dead lined the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
China’s top official in charge of the pandemic, Sun Chunlan, while visiting hospitals on Wednesday said that China’s capital, Beijing, has for the first time been hit by a significant outbreak. Chunlan explained that the country’s focus needs to...
