Bill Gates says ‘way above’ 5% risk pandemic could get worse – Business Insider
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates said in 2015 that the world wasn't ready for a pandemic. Ryan Lash / TED Bill...
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China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good? – CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you...
Hong Kong’s foreign domestic workers face a lonely fate amid Covid pandemic – NBC News
HONG KONG — Testing positive for the coronavirus was the last thing “Kay” expected. She was between contracts as a...
Upstate NY’s COVID-19 surge is spreading. When will it stop? What we know (and don’t) – Democrat & Chronicle
Upstate New York has become the epicenter of a wave of COVID-19 infections that is now expected to spread to...
Paxlovid works for Covid treatment, experts say, if not for prevention STAT – STAT
Pfizer released news late Friday that Paxlovid, the antiviral currently subject to a big push from the U.S. government, failed...
Covid-19 Live Updates: Beijing News and More – The New York Times
NASHVILLE — Mary Howard, a dishwasher with no health insurance, has never had Covid-19. But the coronavirus, she said, caused...
Shanghai Nursing Home Resident Sent to Morgue While Alive – TIME
A Shanghai nursing home resident was mistakenly taken to the morgue while still alive, state media reported, as the city’s...
COVID-19 and antibiotic resistance: What is the link? – Medical News Today
Share on PinterestAntibiotic resistance has been on the rise in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dana Neely/Getty ImagesA...
Two new Omicron variants detected in the U.S. could spark another COVID wave. Research shows these people will fare best – Fortune
BA.4, BA.5 variants sweeping South Africa have been detected in the U.S., with the potential to start another COVID wave...
Beijing teeters on edge of Covid lockdown – Financial Times
The coronavirus pandemic is creeping closer to the halls of power in Beijing as authorities rush to avoid an uncontrolled...