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As flu tapers off, Covid-19 again shows signs of a winter spike
Health & Fitness
January 10, 2023
As flu tapers off, Covid-19 again shows signs of a winter spike
First, the respiratory virus season brought us RSV to worry about, and then came influenza. Now, Covid-19, which had taken…
Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US
Health & Fitness
January 3, 2023
Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US
For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in…
12 countries ban entry of travelers from China due to COVID-19
Egypt
January 2, 2023
12 countries ban entry of travelers from China due to COVID-19
Several countries around the world have announced a new ban on the entry of travelers from China following reports of…
Presidential health advisor: COVID-19 situation in Egypt under control
Egypt
January 1, 2023
Presidential health advisor: COVID-19 situation in Egypt under control
The coronavirus pandemic situation in Egypt is fully under control as the country has been recording very few cases over…
Cabinet discusses decisions taken to reduce impact of 2022 crises
Egypt
December 28, 2022
Cabinet discusses decisions taken to reduce impact of 2022 crises
The Egyptian cabinet discussed and took up all measures and urgent decisions to ease negative repercussions of the world crises…
Respiratory viruses could surge following the holidays, public health experts warn
Health & Fitness
December 28, 2022
Respiratory viruses could surge following the holidays, public health experts warn
There is growing concern among infectious disease and public health experts that the US could face even more respiratory infections…
Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports
Health & Fitness
December 27, 2022
Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports
Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has…
Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system
Health & Fitness
December 26, 2022
Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system
Beijing CNN — Beijing will begin distributing Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the city’s community health centers in the coming…
A Covid-19 ‘senior wave’ is driving up hospitalizations
Health & Fitness
December 26, 2022
A Covid-19 ‘senior wave’ is driving up hospitalizations
When Linda Stewart felt a tickle in her throat a few weeks ago, she got worried. She’s a 76-year-old woman,…
This year’s top health-related Google searches are in, and Covid-19 is nowhere to be found
Health & Fitness
December 26, 2022
This year’s top health-related Google searches are in, and Covid-19 is nowhere to be found
You can learn a lot from a search history. This month, Google released its annual “Year in Search” list to…