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☆ Shanghai asks residents to stay in on Christmas as China Covid surges
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation’s most populous city as Covid-19 rages nationwide after tough curbs were lifted. Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in China, but it is common for young couples and some families to spend the holiday together. People lamented on social media that they will be staying inside as most of their friends have tested positive for Covid. China’s national health authority on Saturday reported 4,128 daily symptomatic Covid-19 infections, and no deaths for a fourth consecutive day. In Wuhan, the central city where Covid emerged three years ago, media reported on Friday that the local blood repository had just 4,000 units, enough to last two days.

☆ Shanghai asks residents to stay in on Christmas as China COVID surges
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SHANGHAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation's most populous city as COVID-19 rages nationwide after tough curbs were lifted. Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in China, but it is common for young couples and some families to spend the holiday together. Taiyuan authorities urged residents to call the number only for medical emergencies, saying guidance about COVID "does not fall within the scope of the hotline." A health official in Qingdao said the port city was seeing roughly 500,000 daily infections, media reported on Friday. In Wuhan, the central city where COVID emerged three years ago, media reported on Friday that the local blood repository had just 4,000 units, enough to last two days.

☆ China is likely seeing over a million COVID cases and 5,000 deaths a day, report says. But Beijing's official data is showing 7 deaths so far this week.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China is likely seeing over 1 million infections and 5,000 deaths a day from COVID-19, per Airfinity data. Beijing has also changed the way it records COVID-19 deaths, which may cause the low official count. The staggering estimates were released just as China's seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, after the country loosened pandemic restrictions following nearly three years of strict containment measures. China reported 3,696 new local COVID-19 cases and zero deaths on Thursday, according to the National Health Commission. Airfinity predicts two upcoming COVID-19 peaks in China with cases reaching 3.7 million a day in mid-January and 4.2 million a day in early March 2023.

SummarySummary Companies COVID infections may peak next week- Chinese health officialChina reports no new COVID deaths for 3rd dayOverstretched health system braces for more severe casesBEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country's health system even as they downplay the disease's severity and continue to report no new deaths. China reported less than 4,000 new symptomatic local COVID cases nationwide for Dec. 22, and no new COVID deaths for a third consecutive day. Authorities have narrowed the criteria for COVID deaths, prompting criticism from many disease experts. Experts say China could face more than a million COVID deaths next year. NO DATAThe World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID hospitalizations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy.

☆ Hospital warns of ‘tragic battle’ as Covid spreads in China
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a “tragic battle” with Covid-19 as it expects half of the city’s 25 million people will get infected by the end of next week, while the virus sweeps through China largely unchecked. China reported no new Covid deaths for a second consecutive day for Wednesday, even as funeral parlour workers say demand for their services has increased sharply over the past week. Authorities — who have narrowed the criteria for Covid deaths, prompting criticism from many disease experts — confirmed 389,306 cases with symptoms. A Covid patient is wheeled on a stretcher at hospital in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on Thursday. Footage from a Beijing hospital on CCTV state television showed rows of elderly patients in the intensive care unit breathing through oxygen masks.

☆ China COVID deaths probably running above 5,000 per day - UK research firm Airfinity
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - More than 5,000 people are probably dying each day from COVID-19 in China, health data firm Airfinity estimated, offering a dramatic contrast to official data from Beijing on the country's current outbreak. Its estimates were "in stark contrast to the official data which is reporting 1,800 cases and only seven official deaths over the past week," it said in a statement. On Thursday it reported no new COVID-19 deaths and 2,966 new local symptomatic cases for Dec. 21. Airfinity said its mortality risk analysis suggested between 1.3 to 2.1 million people could die in China's current COVID outbreak. Analyses by other modelling groups have also predicted as many as 2.1 million deaths.

☆ BioNTech ships COVID shots to China for use by Germans
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BioNTech said it is working with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (600196.SS) to deliver the shots to greater China, with availability expected in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu. China would need to approve expanding access beyond the about 20,000 German nationals, the source said on Wednesday. "Most of Chinese here got the BioNTech vaccine, the vaccine that was first available. SinoVac vaccine was not available in Europe," a first-generation Chinese expatriate who has lived in Europe for more than a decade told Reuters. The expatriate, who asked to remain anonymous to protect their family in China, said that the government there might only make BioNTech shots available to Chinese nationals if it came to the worst-case scenario.

☆ Factbox: How many people might die, and why, if China loosens COVID restrictions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Thomas PeterSHANGHAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China has started taking steps to ease its zero-COVID policy, fuelling a mix of relief and worry as the public waits to see the health consequences, and impact on the medical system, of a full-blown exit. Researchers have analysed how many deaths the country could see if it pivots to a full reopening, with most pointing to the country's relatively low vaccination rates and lack of herd immunity as some of its most vulnerable spots. As of Friday, China reported 5,233 COVID-related deaths and 331,952 cases with symptoms. They forecasted that peak demand on intensive care would be more than 15 times capacity, causing roughly 1.5 million deaths, based on worldwide data gathered about the variant's severity. The company said it modelled its data on Hong Kong's BA.1 wave in February, which occurred after the city eased restrictions after two years.

☆ Campania de vaccinare din Uniunea Europeană ar putea fi întârziată cu peste două luni fără vaccinul Johnson & Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O suspendare a vaccinului împotriva Covid-19 produs de compania americană Johnson & Johnson ar putea întârzia campania de imunizare din Uniunea Europeană cu cel puțin două luni, au avertizat miercuri reprezentanţii companiei Airfinity, specializată în analiză şi informaţii ştiinţifice, transmite digi24.ro. Fără vaccinul Johnson & Johnson, Uniunea Europeană va ajunge la procentul de 75% populaţie vaccinată - considerat un prag important pentru atingerea imunităţii colective - în data de 8 decembrie, au prezis specialiştii de la Airfinity. De asemenea, în SUA, absenţa vaccinului Johnson & Johnson din campania naţională de imunizare împotriva COVID-19 va împinge data de atingere a pragului de 75% populaţie vaccinată din 22 iulie până pe 17 septembrie. Autoritățile americane de reglementare au recomandat o pauză în vaccinarea cu Johnson & Johnson, ca măsură de precauție, după ce 6 cazuri de tromboze au fost înregistrate la peste 6,8 milioane de doze de vaccin administrate în SUA. Marți, Johnson & Johnson a anunțat unilateral că întrerupe livrările de vaccinuri către Uniunea Europeană, în urma unor cazuri de tromboze rare apărute în SUA.

Persons: Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Organizations: americană Johnson, Uniunea Europeană, Agerpres, Johnson, Marți, Airfinity Locations: Londra, SUA, Statele Unite, Franţa, Italia, Spania

Nu este clar însă cât de mulți producători de vaccinuri se vor îmbogăți și mai mult. Datorită nevoii urgente de vaccin, guvernele și donatorii au investit miliarde în proiecte pentru a le crea și testa. Abia atunci când guvernele și agențiile au intervenit cu promisiuni de finanțare au început să lucreze la asta. Guvernele și organizațiile multilaterale s-au angajat deja să cumpere miliarde de doze la prețuri stabilite. O lansare cu succes a vaccinurilor ar putea ajuta la deschiderea ușilor pentru vânzarea terapiilor Covid sau a altor produse.

Persons: Gates, Jack Ma, Dolly, Johnson, Emily Field, Rasmus Bech Hansen, Ellen, Field Organizations: americană, Universitatea din, Law, BBC, Reuters Locations: BioNTech, Germania, SUA, Universitatea din Oxford, India, Africa de Sud, Getty

☆ Ţările bogate au cumpărat doze de vaccin cât să îşi vaccineze de 3 ori populaţia
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Ţările bogate au cumpărat doze de vaccin anti-Covid cât să îşi vaccineze de trei ori populaţia în 2021, în timp ce în ţările sărace ajung doze doar pentru 10% din populaţie. Grupul a avertizat că naţiunile bogate au rezervat şi cumpărat destule doze pentru a-şi vaccina întreaga populaţie de trei ori până la finalul anului 2021. Canada este în vârful acestei liste, întrucât şi-a asigurat deja destule doze pentru a-şi vaccina populaţia de cinci ori, conform mesajului publicat şi de Amnesty International. La polul opus, aproape 70 de ţări mai sărace vor avea doze doar pentru a-şi vaccina 1 din 10 cetăţeni până la finalul anului viitor. Grupul a calculat că mai multe ţări bogate care reprezintă doar 14% din populaţia lumii au cumpărat deja 53% din toate dozele de vaccin anunţate şi promise până acum, notează Mediafax.

Persons: Reuters, People, Anna Marriott Organizations: Amnesty International, Mediafax Locations: Canada

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