Covid-19: two more contagious variants are needed
DECRYPTION – These new sub-lines raise fears of the appearance of a fifth wave of the epidemic. Public health policy in China has been shaken ...
Tag: Omicron
In Shanghai, the zero Covid strategy sows anger and doubt
STORY – This showcase city of Chinese politics is still under siege, and the confinement decreed on March 27 has been extended “indefinitely”. The authorities ...
Covid-19: in France, cases are increasing but the impact on the hospital remains limited
DECRYPTION – The time is not for panic, but doubt remains about the months to come. The news has relegated him to the background. However, ...
Covid-19: Hong Kong in panic over the epidemic outbreak
STORY – The Omicron wave in the former British colony has a death rate of 5.2%, the highest in the world. Taiwan Elderly people on ...
Covid-19: why China, caught up in the virus, refuses to abandon its “zero Covid” strategy
ANALYSIS – The contagiousness of the Omicron variant undermines the doctrine so vaunted by Xi Jinping. Correspondent in Asia In Shanghai, going to the office ...
Discovered in South Africa, Omicron is sweeping across all continents at the same time
DECRYPTION – The epidemic remains in an expansion phase in most countries on the continent, and is moving east. Even if the hope of a ...
Covid-19: Israel could authorize the 4th dose of vaccine for all its adults
This second booster could be administered five months after the third dose, if the Ministry of Health endorses the position of the experts. In terms ...
Le variant BA.2 plus contagieux que son «grand frère» Omicron qui domine le monde
DÉCRYPTAGE – «Les preuves s’accumulent pour démontrer qu’il y a un petit avantage de transmissibilité du sous-lignage BA.2 par rapport à Omicron (BA.1)», explique Étienne ...
Covid-19: the peak of the epidemic is long overdue, but the pressure drops in intensive care
January 17 marked a record number of contaminations detected. However, several indicators point to a way out of the crisis. The virus is still actively ...
The peak of the Omicron wave seems to have been reached, when will the decline occur?
DECRYPTION – The variant is still actively circulating in the country but has not caused a tidal wave in hospitals. After a distressing end to ...