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The Epstein-Barr virus could be the reason why some children develop a life-threatening syndrome from Covid-19.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong largely escaped the 11-week winter flu season, with far fewer critical cases thanks to increased vaccination efforts, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) announced on Thursday (March 27).
PETALING JAYA: Dr Chang Chee Seong was a general practitioner, working in a clinic chain when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March 2020.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF said on Thursday, as they urged action to restore vaccination levels that slumped after the COVID-19 pandemic.
SINGAPORE: Prosecutors in the fake Covid-19 jab trial crossed swords with suspended doctor Jipson Quah over police statements he gave, in which he had singled out co-accused Iris Koh as the mastermind of the scheme.
The pandemic is over, but the virus remains with us and there are still lessons to be learnt.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, but Brunei Darussalam has recorded a decline in cases over the past year, reflecting ongoing efforts to combat the infectious disease.
PETALING JAYA: A total of 2,220 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine for mpox prevention have been received under the Asean Covid-19 Response Fund, benefiting 1,100 individuals at risk of infection, says the Health Minister.
PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 and influenza situation in Malaysia remains under control, with no increase in cases requiring intensive care unit (ICU) treatment and no fatalities reported.
Japan is facing a concurrent increase in influenza and Covid-19 cases nationwide, according to official data, prompting health ministry reminders to take prevention measures as temperatures fall during winter.
SINGAPORE: Patients of a general practitioner (GP) at the centre of an alleged criminal conspiracy involving fake Covid-19 vaccinations had paid up to S$6,000 for saline shots, the court heard at the start of a 15-day trial.
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet decided not to charge former President Jair Bolsonaro with fraud in his vaccination records, asking the Supreme Court to throw out the case, a document showed on Thursday.
Seniors aged 60 years and older, and those who are medically vulnerable, should get a booster vaccination against Covid-19 to protect themselves against serious illness and death.
‘Without transparency, sharing and cooperation, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.’
BEIJING: A Chinese director who made a film about the 2022 "white paper" demonstrations against China's Covid-19 restrictions was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Shanghai court this week, his former lawyer said.
An initiative called Celik TB aims to improve tuberculosis awareness and treatment adherence among Malaysians.
KUALA KANGSAR: A trader has been acquitted of charges related to spreading false news about a policeman's death allegedly caused by the Covid-19 vaccine three years ago at the Sessions Court here.
A court in Vietnam on Friday jailed more than a dozen officials for up to 12 years for corruption over repatriation flights and quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic.
PHNOM PENH: The Communicable Disease Control Department (CDC) warns of a human metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in China. hMPV causes symptoms like the common cold and Covid-19, with rising infections, especially among children, prompting public health caution.
The health authorities in Singapore are keeping watch on four diseases, including Covid-19, H5N1 and mpox, as part of efforts to prepare the Republic for another pandemic.
