by owner | May 2, 2023 | China, News
Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos of scenes in Wuhan, the...
by owner | Apr 24, 2023 | Medical, News, U.K.
Five people who had the Arcturus strain of Covid have died, according to the latest data from public health chiefs. As of 17 April there were 105 cases of XBB.1.16 – also known as Arcturus – in England, with infections located in all regions apart from the North East....
by owner | Apr 21, 2023 | California, Medical, News
Los Angeles County has identified the first local cases of a newly emerging strain of COVID-19, the public health director said, although the numbers remain generally low and current vaccines are believed to be effective in preventing severe illness from it. Commonly...
by owner | Oct 30, 2022 | China, News
Workers have broken out of Apple’s largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a Covid outbreak forced staff to lockdown at the workplace. Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in the...
by owner | Oct 22, 2022 | News
Large numbers of people have left Hong Kong not only due to political unrest, but also strict COVID-19 policies. Over the past year, more than 100,000 people have left — a record. The exodus includes many who work in business and banking, who form the lifeblood of the...
by owner | Oct 21, 2022 | Legislation, News
Covid-19 vaccine safety will come under scrutiny in Parliament on Monday after a petition from concerned Brits reached the threshold for a debate. MPs are set to debate the safety of Covid vaccines after a petition calling for an “immediate and full scientific...
