China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges

Millions travel across the country for Lunar New Year President Xi says he is worried about the elderly and rural areas Daily deaths could reach 36,000 next week, analysis finds Chinese drugmakers rush to make fever medicine BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The number of COVID patients requiring intensive care in Chinese hospitals has peaked, … Read more

Exclusive: ECB union says staff are losing faith in leadership amid inflation and wages

Exclusive: ECB union says staff are losing faith in leadership amid inflation and wages

40% of ECB staff have little or no confidence Two-thirds say trust is damaged 63% are worried about the ECB’s ability to protect purchasing power FRANKFURT, Jan 18 (Reuters) – (This story from Jan 17 has been corrected to restore deleted words in paragraph 11) European Central Bank staff are losing faith in the institution’s … Read more

In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates

In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates

BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – During a busy shift at the height of the COVID wave in Beijing, a doctor at a private hospital saw a notice printed in the emergency department: Doctors should ” try not to’ write COVID-induced respiratory failure to death certificates. Instead, if the deceased had an underlying condition, it should … Read more

Breast milk from vaccinated mothers protects babies from COVID

Breast milk from vaccinated mothers protects babies from COVID

Babies who consume breast milk from vaccinated people may also be protected against COVID. Kai Huei Yau Tri-City Herald Babies who are too young to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be more protected than previously thought, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Florida have found that babies who consume breast milk … Read more

When do long COVID symptoms go away? What study found

When do long COVID symptoms go away? What study found

In this file photo, long-time COVID patient Gary Miller sits on his sofa at home with his dog Rupert in London, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. For taxi driver Miller, recovery is painfully slow . Kirsty Wigglesworth PA We’ve already learned that the long COVID can last a long time for people after their coronavirus infection, … Read more

US FDA and CDC see early signal of link between Pfizer’s bivalent COVID vaccine and stroke

US FDA and CDC see early signal of link between Pfizer’s bivalent COVID vaccine and stroke

Jan 13 (Reuters) – A safety watchdog has reported that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to some type of accident stroke in the elderly, according to preliminary data analyzed by the United States. health authorities. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and … Read more

China braces for historic demographic shift, accelerated by COVID trauma

China braces for historic demographic shift, accelerated by COVID trauma

HONG KONG, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Living under China’s strict COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years has caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country. When China abruptly dismantled its “zero COVID” regime last month to let the virus spread freely, the scales tipped to a definite … Read more

China’s COVID peak will last two to three months, then hit rural areas

China’s COVID peak will last two to three months, then hit rural areas

Peak of the COVID wave observed for 2 to 3 months – epidemiologist Older people in rural areas particularly at risk People’s mobility indicators are picking up, but not yet fully recovering BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The peak of the COVID-19 wave in China is expected to last two to three months and will … Read more

Chinese worry about elderly as WHO warns of COVID outbreak over holiday

Chinese worry about elderly as WHO warns of COVID outbreak over holiday

Two billion trips expected for Lunar New Year The virus is spreading from cities to vulnerable villages WHO says China’s response challenged by lack of data China’s grand reopening spoiled by Japan and Korea spat BEIJING, Jan 12 (Reuters) – People in China on Thursday worried about the spread of COVID-19 to elderly relatives as … Read more

Goldman job cuts hit investment banking and global markets hard

Goldman job cuts hit investment banking and global markets hard

Massive layoffs and spending review for the Wall Street giant Cups in all major divisions expected, globally Asian wealth unit restructuring kicks off Wednesday layoffs NEW YORK/LONDON/HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.N) began laying off staff on Wednesday as part of a sweeping cost-cutting campaign, with around a third of those affected … Read more