“Experts: China’s official COVID death toll a fraction of total.”
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Experts: China’s official COVID death toll a fraction of total
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WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information
he announcement Saturday was the first official death toll since the ruling Communist Party abruptly dropped anti-virus restrictions in December despite a surge in infections that flooded hospitals. Read more
China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed
The toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with COVID-19 since Dec. 8. Read more
Omicron subvariant, the ‘Kraken,’ now on Hawaii’s radar
A new omicron subvariant — XBB.1.5 — is on Hawaii’s radar as the new year gets underway. Read more
Kauai closing county-run COVID testing sites
The county said its testing centers at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall and mobile van sites will offer their last COVID tests on Feb. 28. Read more
Hawaii COVID-19 positivity rate at 7.5%, 5 more deaths recorded
The state’s average positivity rate declined slightly to 7.5% compared with 7.9% the previous week. Read more
Holidays didn’t lead to feared bump in flu cases, CDC says
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Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport
The mandate will be dropped on Feb. 2, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced in Berlin. Read more
China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
It wasn’t clear whether China would expand the visa suspensions to other countries that have imposed virus testing on passengers from China following its COVID-19 surge. Read more
Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
The Defense Department had already stopped all related personnel actions, such as discharging troops who refused the shot. Read more
Off The News: The latest trend in COVID-19 arrives
The state’s COVID-19 variant report last week showed the first presence of the new variant of concern, XBB.1.5, in Honolulu County wastewater samples. Read more
Honolulu to distribute $10M to small businesses hit by pandemic
The city, partnering with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, plans to award a total of $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to qualifying small businesses on Oahu that suffered economic impacts to their livelihoods due to the pandemic. Read more
Nurses go on strike at 2 big New York City hospitals
As many as 3,500 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and about 3,600 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan were off the job. Read more
Pfizer’s Paxlovid not included in China’s national insurance
Paxlovid, an oral medicine developed by New York-based drugmaker Pfizer, has been widely sought after in China since the country began phasing out its “zero-COVID” restrictions. Read more
Editorial: Open DOE books on pandemic funds
Hawaii had been making progress in improving its funding commitment to education, but as the COVID-19 pandemic approached, the state lost ground in comparison to others in the U.S. Read more
Hilo Medical Center awaits $50M expansion OK
It’s about time. That’s what Dan Brinkman, CEO of Hilo Medical Center, believes regarding the proposed expansion of Hawaii island’s largest hospital serving the East Hawaii community. Read more
Travelers rush to take advantage of China’s reopening
Hong Kong media reports said around 300,000 travel bookings from the city to mainland China have already been made, with a daily quota of 60,000. Read more
Over 2K join LGBTQ march in New Delhi after COVID break
Dancing to drumbeats, they carried rainbow flags, balloons and placards as they walked for more than an hour to the Jantar Mantar area near India’s Parliament. Read more
China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics
The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations and issued temporary or permanent bans on 1,120 accounts. Read more
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