Beijing orders COVID-19 tests for its 21 million people; Shanghai reports 52 more deathsThe Chinese capital, which is battling the spread of the Omicron variant in the city, similar to Shanghai, has ordered mass testing from Tu...
26 Apr, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
Shanghai's COVID-19 surge stalls construction of China's third aircraft carrierShanghai reported 3,590 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and over 21,500 local asymptomatic carriers on Saturday, the city muni...
17 Apr, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
Tourism cuts, transport reduces in parts of China amid COVID-19 surgeAccording to CNA, Shanghai city detected three domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on November 25, official dat...
27 Nov, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
Many catching virus after first jab in West Bengal, turning silent spreaders: DoctorsDoctors and scientists have flagged off concerns about a section of vaccinated population becoming silent carriers and infecting those yet ...
09 May, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
IMA raps AIIMS for cutting quarantine period for staffThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has criticised an order by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the capital reducing the qua...
28 Apr, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
New coronavirus cases in China double, mainly in Hebei provinceThe new rule on cab journeys follows the discovery on Saturday that a ride-hailing driver in Beijing was an asymptomatic carrier of the new...
10 Jan, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
What's scariest part of the sly coronavirus? Asymptomatic & presymptomatic carriersThe role of healthy people in swelling the Covid cases remains unanswered.
22 Jul, 2020, 06.17 PM IST
Is it a crime to do asymptomatic testing? Biocon chief expresses anguishThe Executive Chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered biotech major, Biocon Ltd, said given the size of the country, the rising number of ca...
26 Jun, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Wuhan’s mass testing may have eradicated the coronavirusOf the 60,000 people tested on Sunday, no cases of asymptomatic infections were found, said the Wuhan municipal health commission on Monday...
01 Jun, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
China orders re-test of recovered Covid-19 patients, intensified screening of asymptomatic casesChina's National Health Commission (NHC) on Thursday reported 63 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including 61 imported ones taking ...
09 Apr, 2020, 08.30 PM IST
China's Wuhan lockdown ends, but another begins as local coronavirus cases riseThe Chinese city where the coronavirus epidemic first broke out, Wuhan, ended a two-month lockdown on Wednesday, but a northern town starte...
08 Apr, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first timeCases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas, with h...
07 Apr, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
After lifting lockdown, Wuhan residents asked to stay home amid fears of rebound of coronavirusChina on March 25 downgraded the risk level of the coronavirus in its epicentre Wuhan from high to medium and resumed bus services within t...
03 Apr, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
China starts to report asymptomatic coronavirus casesAsymptomatic infections would not cause a major outbreak if the transmission chain was cut, the Chinese government’s senior medical adviser...
02 Apr, 2020, 03.08 PM IST
China reveals 1,541 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases amid concerns of second wave of infectionsIn a surprise announcement on Tuesday, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said it would begin to release the data of asymptomatic pat...
01 Apr, 2020, 02.53 PM IST
China to start reporting on asymptomatic coronavirus cases from April 1: Health officialThe existence of a substantial but unknown number of coronavirus carriers displaying no symptoms has raised concerns among the Chinese publ...
31 Mar, 2020, 03.00 PM IST
China's symptom-free coronavirus carriers raise fears of new wave of infectionsAs the virus continues to wreak havoc across the world, China is close to declaring victory and is already easing travel restrictions. The ...
25 Mar, 2020, 12.06 PM IST