Coronavirus

The pandemic demonstrated that the current global public health system is failing the Global South. We need a new one....

They will not affect global infection numbers or new variant spread but might be pushing an opaque China to open up....

Move would restructure federal response to treat virus as endemic public health threat, ending some government support....

World's largest humanitarian network says strong preparedness systems 'severely lacking' despite three years of COVID....

"How do you account for lives that might have been saved versus lives that have been ruined?"...

Reports of North Koreans panic-buying food ahead of lockdown triggered by rising cases of respiratory illnesses....

For the past three years, Lunar New Year celebrations were muted due to the coronavirus pandemic....

Scientist says Lunar New Year travel rush unlikely to lead to a COVID surge as most people have been infected....

Experts say restrictions on China 'very unlikely' to help fight the virus and could lead to discriminatory behaviour....

Despite removal of COVID travel restrictions, many have grappled with whether to visit vulnerable loved ones....

Millions of Chinese are taking advantage of the lifting of COVID-19 curbs to reconnect with family after years apart....

Zero-COVID left many Chinese families - overseas and at home - separated for years. Now, they can finally reunite....

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has been reported in dozens of countries and has been called the most transmissible yet....

From December 8 to January 12, deaths related to the virus in Chinese hospitals totalled 59,938....

China's zero-COVID policy is over. Despite a surge in infections, the nation opened its doors to the rest of the world....

MP Andrew Bridgen said the rollout of the vaccines was the 'biggest crime against humanity' since WWII-era genocide....

The move came after Seoul and Tokyo introduced measures for visitors from China last month, including visa restrictions....

During the pandemic in 2020, only about 1,000 residents were allowed to perform the Muslim pilgrimage....

Beijing takes first move against countries that have introduced new measures as a result of China's surging cases....

Minister says checking vaccinations was inconvenient and a panel of health experts had agreed to withdraw the new rule....

China lifts quarantine rules for inbound travellers, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation....

China has suspended or closed hundreds of social media accounts critical of the government's COVID-19 policies....

Stripping the two men of their positions comes as Vietnam's Communist Party intensifies fight against corruption....

Experts say testing wastewater from flights from China will help identify new variants that might emerge....

EU also urges wastewater testing on aircraft and for passengers travelling to and from China to wear face masks....

Previously told Chinese people were fighting the virus together, some are disillusioned after the abrupt policy change....

A senior official at the WHO criticised China's 'too narrow' definition for COVID-related deaths....

Criticism from International Air Transport Association comes as EU weighs bloc-wide rules on arrivals from China....

'There is minimal public health risk to New Zealand,' COVID-19 minister Ayesha Verrall said of visitors from China....

The US, Canada, Japan and France are among more than a dozen countries that have put curbs on travellers from China....

EU to meet to determine if a coordinated approach on entry to the region is necessary for visitors from China....

Australia's chief medical officer advised there was not 'sufficient public health rationale' for new travel rules....