Health Authorities

Afghanistan has reported the third case of the poliovirus of 2023 as the health authorities detected it in Nangarhar province.

China announced it was resuming issuing visas for Japanese travelers beginning Sunday

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight

Given the country’s track record, the worry is that China may not be sharing data on any signs of evolving strains that could spark fresh outbreaks elsewhere.

The first known human infection was in 1970, in a 9-year-old boy in a remote part of Congo.

Germany’s leaders are set to consider possible new restrictions and changes to quarantine rules on Friday as the new omicron variant advances quickly.

The island of Taiwan, which has had enviable success in containing COVID-19, imposed new restrictions in its capital city on Saturday as it battled its worst outbreak since the pandemic began.

Health authorities in England are believed to be especially concerned about one strain out of three Indian variants they have been tracking since last month.