Health

China has requisitioned medical supplies production across the country as millions struggle to obtain basic drugs and testing kits in the face of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Pharmacies in major cities have been stripped bare in the wake of the Chinese government’s sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing. Authorities have urged those with mild …

Ever since Gerald Muwonge tested positive for HIV eight years ago, keeping his viral load in check has meant carrying around vials of pills for his daily treatment regimen while dodging the stigma this could mean for him in Uganda. But he hopes that could soon change thanks to an injectable treatment that only needs to be taken once every …

Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new Covid-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital braces for a surge of severe cases. Following widespread protests, the country of 1.4 billion people this month began dismantling its “zero-Covid” regime of lockdowns and testing that had largely kept the virus …

Oil prices edged up on Tuesday, supported by a softer dollar and a United States plan to restock petroleum reserves, but gains were capped by uncertainty over the impact of rising Covid-19 cases in top oil importer China. Brent crude futures were up 24 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $80.04 a barrel at 0402 GMT, adding to a 76-cent gain in …

Crematoriums across China are straining to deal with an influx of bodies as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have said is impossible to track. Cases are soaring across China, with hospitals struggling and pharmacy shelves stripped bare in the wake of the government’s sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing. The United States …

BEIJING: Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in Covid-19 cases that has hit urban centres from north to south. China is in the first of an expected three waves of Covid cases this winter, according to the country’s chief epidemiologist, Wu Zunyou. Further waves will come …

China officially reported on Monday its first Covid-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that this could be the start of a grim trend as the virus rips through the country Monday’s two deaths were the first to be reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) since December 3, days before Beijing announced …

China’s nursing homes are fighting an uphill battle to keep their elderly residents safe as a wave of Covid-19 infections sweeps the country following a relaxation of the government’s zero-tolerance virus policy. Facilities are locking themselves off from the outside world with staff sleeping on site, while struggling to get their hands on drugs. Authorities have warned of rapidly growing …

Toxic hooch has killed at least 37 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where alcohol is banned, officials said on Saturday, with unconfirmed reports putting the death toll at over 70. Selling and consuming liquor is banned in several parts of India, driving a thriving black market for potent and sometimes lethal backstreet moonshine that kills hundreds every …

KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Thursday approved an increase in the salaries of the doctors at the directions of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.  Secretary Finance briefed the cabinet members about the issue. In the briefing, the secretary said that the federal health and KP health ministries have increased the salaries of the doctors. The increase in …