President Xi Jinping Wednesday expressed concerns over the spread of the virus in rural China, much of which lacks medical resources.
Officials have said that as of Wednesday, 480 million people have travelled across the country since January 7.
The figure refers only to deaths at medical facilities, with the total number likely to be higher.
Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday recommended use of weight-loss drugs in children ages 12 years or older for treatment of obesity, which impacts about 14.4 million kids and adolescents in the United States and can lead to serious health complications.
AstraZeneca said on Monday it had struck a deal to buy U.S.-based drug developer CinCor Pharma Inc for up to $1.8 billion to increase its stock of heart and kidney drugs.
Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
The project is part of a new agreement with the British government focused on "cancer immunotherapies, infectious disease vaccines.
Travellers began streaming into mainland China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Understaffed and underfunded clinics stand half-empty in parts of the Chinese countryside even as hospitals in major cities heave under an unprecedented Covid wave -- an illustration of the stark disparities in the country's healthcare system.
A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak.
One in every five patients picked up by an ambulance in England last week took more than an hour to be admitted to emergency care.
In rules that come into effect on January 5, all travellers to the UK from China must submit a negative test before boarding.
Thousands of Chinese took to the streets to mark the New Year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country was under control and nearing its peak.
The debate continues over whether or not vaccines are more dangerous than people are led to believe.
Beginning on Jan. 5, all air passengers 2 years old and older will require a negative result from a test no more than two days before departure from China, Hong Kong or Macao.
Watching extreme pornography can affect a person's ability to perform in the bedroom.
A South Korean citizen died of an infection caused by a "brain-eating" amoeba that he was apparently exposed to in Thailand.
In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this.
Beijing last week admitted the scale of the outbreak has become "impossible" to track following the end of mandatory mass testing.
Millions of elderly people across China are still not fully vaccinated, raising concerns that the virus may kill the most vulnerable citizens in huge numbers.
Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the surprise ditching of China's tough virus policies.
A 6-year-old girl was left bedridden for days after she contracted a Strep-A infection earlier this month.
Nearly 650 million confirmed Covid cases and more than 6.6 million deaths have been reported to the WHO
New Zealand has passed a historic legislation that will prevent future generations from smoking cigarettes.
The authorities have put UK medical staff on alert for signs of the deadly camel flu as people return from Qatar after watching the FIFA World Cup.
Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to delay due to concerns vulnerable people have easier access to death than to a life without suffering.
Malaria-related deaths fell slightly in 2021 after a significant increase in the first year of COVID-19, but remained higher than the pre-pandemic estimated toll, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on Thursday.
A 31-year-old who had been suffering from a congenital heart defect since 2009 has finally been able to lead a normal life due to donor's generosity.
The UK government has advised parents to be on the lookout for signs of Strep A infections in their children.
