Why has China decided to relax COVID restrictions?
CGTN reporter Li Jingjing talks about why this decision has come now, why the Chinese government enforced such strict curbs for so long, and what can be expected now that the COVID policy is changing.
Protests take place in China against COVID-19 policies
The protests started on Friday in the north western city of Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang province, and in the following days spread to bigger cities including Beijing and Shanghai
Building international norms for protecting health workers
An expert roundtable consisting of health workers and trade unionists discussed the role of international legal norms in protecting health workers, and whether these can be improved by a new WHO instrument
More equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines would have saved a million lives: study
It had been widely assumed that the disparity in vaccine distribution led to a loss of lives during the pandemic. But the new research has come out with an estimate of the global loss, which could be helpful in planning for future pandemics
Bubonic plague left a mark on our genomes and it may have a link to disorders
A recently published paper in Nature suggests that marks of the bubonic plague can still be found in genes that are involved in the immune system
World food crisis: causes, consequences and solutions
The war is exacerbating the food crisis, but to end it, the United States must first realize no military solution to the conflict in Ukraine will bring about the defeat of Russia it seeks
Health systems, pandemic response and social participation: lessons from Latin America
Latin America has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, following years of privatization and fragmentation of health systems, and low public investment in health
Pandemic vs endemic debate: A brief explanation
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha take a look at the debate around when the COVID-19 pandemic might turn endemic
Cuba shows an alternative to Big Pharma hegemony through global solidarity
Cuba puts people before profits – showing the world an alternative to the monopolistic practices of Big Pharma. It promotes a public health system, state-funded research and shows global solidarity through tech transfer and vaccine delivery to developing countries
US public school teachers fight for COVID safety
As the US breaks the global world record for daily COVID cases, teachers are demanding basic safety precautions
US health infrastructure once again unprepared for COVID-19 surge
In the nation with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths, people in the US are confronting a third wave of coronavirus cases as the Omicron variant surges through the country.
People infected with Delta Variant shed virus before symptoms appear
Symptoms appear 5.8 days after infection and 1.8 days after they first tested positive for viral RNA, shows study. The R0 value for Delta was 6.4, much higher than the original variant’s value of 2-4
