北京 — China released a circular on further optimizing the COVID-19 response on Wednesday, announcing 10 prevention and control measures. The measures were introduced based on the latest epidemic situation and mutation of the virus to contain the epidemic in a more science-based and targeted manner, according to the circular issued by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism …
當局將加速取消近期 Omicron 引發的疫情爆發後實施不必要的限制,以減少疾病控制策略’ 經濟影響和其他後果 “不便之處”, 一位高級衛生官員週二表示, 在民眾對遏制政策執行扭曲的不滿情緒高漲之際. National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng said local governments are racing to …
COVID-19 and allergies share some similar symptoms, but there are indicators of COVID-19 that are distinct and highly unlikely to be caused by allergies. Fever and shortness of breath are serious symptoms of COVID-19 that are rarely related to allergies. One study reported that 98% of participants with COVID-19 had a fever, 和 55% experienced shortness of breath. Here are …
China will cut COVID-19 quarantine period for incoming travelers from 10 至 8 天, cancel the circuit breaker for inbound flights and no longer determine secondary close contacts of confirmed cases, health authorities said on Friday. Categories of COVID-risk areas will be adjusted to high and low, from the old tertiary standards of high, medium and low, according to a …
北京 — Some China-based researchers have recently developed three rapid testing methods for monkeypox virus (MPXV) that can provide the result in 20 至 30 minutes and are significantly faster than the traditional quantitative real-time PCR (聚合酶鏈反應) method. Quantitative real-time PCR is currently the gold standard for MPXV diagnostics, but it requires trained laboratory personnel and specialized equipment, …