Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Monday it had temporarily approved Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot targeting the original and BA.1 Omicron coronavirus variants.
As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism boom face tough headwinds amid shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality workers.
The Chinese mainland recorded 434 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 373 attributed to local transmissions and 61 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.
The Chinese mainland recorded 501 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 447 attributed to local transmissions and 54 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.
The White House expects the rate of vaccination in its fall booster campaign to pick up over the coming weeks, and its COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on Friday characterized the initial pace as "a really good start."
The Chinese mainland recorded 229 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 183 attributed to local transmissions and 46 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.
The Chinese mainland recorded 240 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 189 attributed to local transmissions and 51 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.
The Indonesian food and drugs agency (BPOM) said on Thursday it has approved the emergency use of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Walvax Biotechnology .
The Chinese mainland recorded 156 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 97 attributed to local transmissions and 59 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.
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.
The Chinese mainland recorded 194 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 119 attributed to local transmissions and 75 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.
British health officials on Wednesday warned that increased circulation of flu and a resurgence in COVID-19 could lead to a difficult winter that increases pressure on the already stretched National Health Service (NHS).