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Mon, 2010-08-02 23:17 — mdmcdonald

The mission of the GRIA is working group is to establish Global Resilience in Asia.

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Global COVID markers decline, but hot spots remain in Asia and the Mideast

Thu, 2023-04-27 16:52 — mike kraft
Global COVID markers decline, but hot spots remain in two regions CIDRAP

Though COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline over the past 4 weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking rises in two of its regions, South East Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean. In its weekly update today, it also noted rises in individual countries in other parts of the world.

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China, Japan end COVID border checks.

Wed, 2023-04-26 09:45 — mike kraft
China drops COVID-19 PCR test requirement for travelers - UPI.com Those traveling to China will no longer have to provide PCR test results, the country said on Tuesday, removing a major hurdle for visitors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. UPI
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Covid XBB.1.16 varient continues to spread in U.S. and elsewhere with new symptoms

Thu, 2023-04-20 10:38 — mike kraft
The XBB.1.16 COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now The new strain, also known as XBB.1.16, is presenting a few new issues that we haven't really seen with infections before. Yahoo News

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Red, itchy eyes have been reported in children infected with XBB.1.16, but adults may experience the symptom as well.

Fevers are higher than in previous COVID variants.

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Global COVID cases fall overall athough cases rising in several areas --WHO

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:43 — mike kraft
Global COVID markers fall, though cases rising in several countries CIDRAP

The World Health Organization (WHO) in its weekly pandemic update said yesterday that COVID-19 cases and deaths declined over the last month, but added that levels are rising in 31% of countries, especially in two world regions.

Cases rise in India and the Middle East

Also, the WHO on March 30 added one more variant under monitoring to its list, XBB.1.9.1.

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Taiwan to end COVID quarantine for arrivals and welcomes back tourists

Fri, 2022-09-30 09:44 — mike kraft
Taiwan to end COVID quarantine for arrivals, welcome back tourists Taiwan will end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct. 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday, completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world. Reuters Reuters

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OVERVIEW: U.S., Asia, Canandian developments

Mon, 2022-08-22 08:42 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to cancel a planned trip to Tunisia to attend a key conference on African development, a person close to him said on Sunday. Reuters Reuters

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World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia--WHO

Thu, 2022-08-18 17:18 — mike kraft
WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia LONDON (AP) — New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the World Health Organization. AP NEWS

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At a press briefing Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said reported coronavirus deaths over the past month have surged 35%, and noted there had been 15,000 deaths in the past week.

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N. Korea’s low death count questionable amid COVID-19 outbreak

Fri, 2022-05-20 10:15 — mike kraft
N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis. AP NEWS

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North Korea boasts recovery from a million cases as WHO worries over missing data

Wed, 2022-05-18 17:42 — mike kraft
North Korea boasts recovery as WHO worries over missing data SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday added hundreds of thousands of infections to its growing pandemic caseload but also said that a million people have already recovered from suspected COVID-19 just a week after disclosing an outbreak, a public health crisis it appears to be trying to manage in isolation as global experts express deep concern about dire consequences . AP NEWS

 

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How North Korea's COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Fri, 2022-05-13 20:04 — mike kraft
Explainer: How North Korea's COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis North Korea's admission that it is battling an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak has raised concerns that the virus could devastate a country with an under-resourced health system, limited testing capabilities, and no vaccine programme. Soo-Hyang Choi,Josh Smith Reuters
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