by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Pandemic
The prevalence of XBB.1.5 has kept increasing since late last year, and it is estimated to account for 89.2 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the country this week, up from 85.4 per cent last week and 79.7 per cent two weeks prior, reports Xinhua news agency The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 22, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
”Vaccination is the safest way to acquire immunity, whereas acquiring natural immunity must be weighed against the risks of severe illness and death associated with the initial infection,” said lead author Stephen Lim from the Institute for Health Metrics and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 11, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
”Our analysis suggests two known Omicron sub-variants – rather than any new variants – have chiefly been responsible for the current surge in Beijing, and likely China as a whole,” said lead author Professor George Gao, of the Institute of Microbiology at...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2023 | Data, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
However,there is great skepticism about the COVID data released by China and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently accused it of underplaying the seriousness of the pandemic by concealing the true nature of the situation in the country, the Hong Kong Post...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The National Bureau of Statistics reported a total of 10.41 million deaths in 2022, averaging 867,500 deaths per month. The announced 59,938 COVID-19-related deaths over a month, showcased 7 per cent of 2022’s monthly average deaths, which is in no way...
