In China's first reprisal against COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers, the country has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Koreans and Japanese.

COVID-19 curbs retaliation: China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans, Japanese

The authorities in Hong Kong have scrapped its coronavirus app, which was meant for contact tracing. Amid the relaxation of pandemic measures, Hong Kong's technology chief said it had "completed its historical mission".

COVID-19: Hong Kong scraps its contact tracing app

Players at this month's Australian Open will not be required to take COVID-19 tests and could play even if they had the virus, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Monday.

Players could play at Australian Open with COVID-19, confirms tournament director Craig Tiley

The first known coronavirus (COVID-19) case was reported in China and the deadly virus started to spread globally at a compounding rate. In the battle to beat Covid, vaccines played a crucial role but the so-called vaccine deniers tried to malign the immunisation programmes adopted by countries.

Fact Check: No, COVID-19 vaccines didn't kill Canadian doctors. Social media claims are unproven

China, the only major economy witnessing a huge wave of fresh Covid infections, is in talks with Pfizer for it COVID-19 antiviral drug, said Reuters citing sources.

China in talks with Pfizer for COVID-19 anti-viral medicine paxlovid: Report

Scientists have found that the baseline immune statuses in men previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 were altered in ways that changed the response to an exposure different from SARS-CoV-2.

COVID-19 changes body’s immune response depending on sex, finds study

Residents in Hong Kong are racing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before an expected influx of visitors from mainland China.

Why Hong Kong residents are rushing to get Covid-19 vaccination?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised China for the “very narrow” definition of COVID-19 deaths and said that the government has not revealed the true impact of the new infections.

WHO says data provided by China ‘under-represents’ true impact of Covid outbreak

Belgium will now test wastewater from planes arriving from China, the government announced on Monday as a part of its new steps amid a rise in coronavirus cases in Beijing.

Amid Beijing's covid spike, Belgium to test wastewater on flights from China

2022: The year of coronavirus and its variants

On New Year's Eve, many people in China uploaded reflection posts on social media talking about their battle with Covid-19 and criticising the zero-Covid policy imposed by the government for around three years.

China censors online posts reflecting people’s battle with Covid-19, government policy

Residents in China have been scouring the market for generic COVID-19 drugs and India seems to be the answer to their problem. In the recent past, the Chinese authorities have approved two Covid antivirals – Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Azvudine – for the treatment.

China looking at Indian market for approved Covid-19 drugs as demand increases

Due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in China, the fear of the pandemic is back. Once again, people are worried about whether they will be able to survive another deadly wave or not.

How safe is your food? Study reveals coronavirus can stay on some groceries for days

Hospitals across Indian states conduct mock drills on December 27 to check Covid preparedness, including availability of beds and manpower, to deal with any increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

WION Dispatch: Hospitals across India conduct mock drill amid Covid surge

Former world number one Novak Djokovic arrived in Australia on Tuesday almost one year after he was deported for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, tennis officials said.

Novak Djokovic lands Down Under to play Australian Open, a year after being deported

The news of China ending mandatory quarantine for arrivals has resulted in instant gains when it comes to Asian markets. China’s benchmark Shanghai index and the second index in Shenzhen both opened with considerable gains while similar trends were also observed in Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Mumbai.

Asian markets gain momentum following China's decision to loosen Covid restrictions

Commuters wearing masks filled the subway trains of Shanghai and Beijing on Monday as the two cities of China took a step towards living with Covid-19 as hospitals continued to swell up with millions of new coronavirus patients.

People return to work in Beijing as China takes a step towards living with Covid

China is struggling with one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks the world has ever seen and it is expected to get worse. In spite of that, the Asian giant is scrapping most of its Covid policies amid the emergence of Omicron subvariant BF.

China has 1mn Covid cases, 5k deaths a day, claims report as it plans to cut travellers' quarantine

The travel and tourism sector was one of the most impacted during the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) waves, which wreaked havoc globally after the first case was reported in China in late 2019.

COVID-19 and travel: Here's what Indians prefered when they travelled in 2022

The local government in Shanghai has asked schools to hold online classes from Monday in their latest attempt to keep the COVID-19 cases in control. In the past few weeks, the infections have gone up significantly all around the country as the Communist Party of China relaxed restrictions in the face of protests.

Schools ordered to hold online classes in Shanghai to control COVID-19 cases

Public health officials in the United States have been warning for weeks that 'triple-demic' could strain an already very health care system. Hospitalisations from three viruses that is Covid-19, flu and RSV that has been simultaneously rising.

US: People are sick of being sick; 'triple-demic' of flu, RSV and Covid-19

In China, people's attitude towards COVID-19 disease has started to shift and the credit goes to the authorities who have decided to transform their coronavirus response strategies and drop the onerous restrictions.

As China recalibrates its COVID-19 response strategy, celebs share their infection experiences

The Chinese government decided to loosen its strict COVID-19 restrictions under the Zero Covid policy and the decision was lauded by global economic leaders on Friday.

Global economic chiefs hail China’s decision of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions

The Chinese government has decided to drop the need for people living in Beijing to show negative COVID-19 tests in order to enter supermarkets and offices. The decision was taken in the aftermath of massive protests all around the country due to the latest set of lockdowns and restrictions.

Beijing ‘readies itself for life again’ as authorities drop some COVID-19 tests

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