BioNTech, which is flush with cash, is expanding its business operations despite falling COVID shot sales.

Germany's BioNTech, which is Pfizer's partner on COVID-19 vaccines, announced on Monday that its net income for the first quarter had plummeted due to decreasing demand for the shots as the company broadens its work on cancer and other diseases.

BioNTech, which stated at the end...

What have experts learnt about the COVID-19 pandemic?

We must strive for a better, secure, and more equitable world after COVID. We must be better prepared, ensure everyone has genuine access to health care, structure our societies to reduce the factors that increase the likelihood and severity of pandemics, such as overcrowding, marginalization, an...

Gautam Buddha Nagar Relays the Latest on COVID-19 There are now 133 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up from 133 previously.

There are currently 133 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Gautam Buddh Nagar District, nine of whom tested positive on Monday. Doctors have to admit eight of them to hospitals.

District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma of Gautam Buddh Nagar assessed the Covid-19 situation and issued a dir...

Concern for International Health. The incorporation of COVID-19 prevention strategies into all MI health initiatives is now standard.

Now comes the hard part: using what we've learned to make lasting changes that will improve people's health in our project nations. To ensure our safety, we must take into account every part of the globe. According to MI's Head of the Regional Department Asia, Cordula Wasser, "ot...

As the median price of a home declines for the first time in more than a decade in February, home sales increase by 14.5 percent.

According to a seasonally adjusted tally compiled by the National Association of Realtors, resale property sales increased by 14.5% in February compared to January. This implies an annual rate of 4.58 million units sold.

It was the first monthly increase in a year and the highest increa...

Having assumed the throne in 2019, the Emperor has never before used his birthday as an opportunity to address the public.

Thursday was Emperor Naruhito's first public birthday address since he ascended to the throne almost four years ago, after delays caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. In it, he called for aid for those suffering from inflation and the pandemic.

Naruhito, addressing thousands of citizens...

At Europe's biggest public health conference, the power of collaboration is being harnessed.

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe's biggest gathering of public health associations, institutes, and experts met in Berlin, culminating in calls for investments in stronger health systems.

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, who attended the con...

A new COVID therapy trial offers promising results: research

According to a study released on Wednesday, a single-injection antiviral treatment for newly infected COVID-19 patients lowered the likelihood of hospitalization by half in a large-scale clinical trial. The new medicine "showed remarkable benefits for both vaccinated and unvaccinated persons...

'Dangerously unprepared' for the next crisis, the world is: Defining the Red Cross

On Monday, the Red Cross issued a warning that the world is still "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, highlighting the potential for future health crises to overlap with increasingly frequent climate-related disasters. Despite three "brutal" years of the COVID-19 e...

French tech startups are bullish despite the country's sluggish economy and constant barrage of cyberattacks.

French startups are confident in their future despite the present economic climate, job losses in the technology industry, and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reveals. Study findings from EY and France Digitale, published on Tuesday, show that nearly 40% of French start-up CEOs a...

WHO believes Covid is still a worldwide emergency, but the pandemic may be over by 2023.

On Monday, as the world entered its fourth year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO declared that the situation remained a global health emergency. In spite of this, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, expressed optimism that the globe would emerge from the pandemic's emerg...

The final day of RC72 saw historic agreements and record attendance

The 72nd session of the Regional Committee for Europe (RC72), which included a record number of ministers, nongovernmental organization representatives, youth delegates, and international partners, concluded today after three days of discussions and deliberations that will further shape the work ...

France's Covid-19 vaccine program for kids under 5

To combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the French government has begun vaccinating children younger than five who belong to specified high-risk categories. Le Parisian reports that on Thursday night, the French government's public health agency, the DGS, notified doctors and nurses that ...

The initial shipment of Pfizer's Covid-19 pills has arrived in South Korea.

On Thursday, Pfizer started shipping its antiviral Covid-19pills to South Korea for use on individuals with moderate or severe symptoms. To combat what could be another outbreak of diseases caused by the highly contagious omicron variety, health officials have hailed the Paxlovid pills as a poten...

Response Strategies Developed by China and Korea Against COVID-19

After receiving a report from the Central Disease Control Headquarters titled "The COVID-19 Trend in China and Response Plan," the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ) discussed the implications of the epidemic (headed by Korea Disease Control and Prevention...

South Korea will extend its quarantine period for people with Covid.

On Friday, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said that South Korea would extend the current seven-day quarantine mandate for Covid-19 patients for four more weeks. This is because to concerns that easing the obligation could hasten a reappearance of the virus. Han stated in a virus response meeting tha...

When new cases of COVID-19 appear, South Korea increases its booster injections.

As new cases of COVID-19 start popping up all throughout South Korea, health officials there are deciding to offer booster doses to everybody aged 50 and up. The 40,226 new cases recorded on Wednesday were the biggest daily increase in over two months, despite constant numbers for both hospitaliz...

For the purpose of justifying its recent restrictions on Chinese tourists, South Korea has released some startling Covid figures.

On Tuesday, South Korea responded to criticism that its Covid limitations for Chinese tourists amount to "discrimination" by noting that more than half of its imported cases originate in China. Deputy head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Seung-ho Choi told CNBC that u...

One who fights for the health and happiness of people of all ages

Japan has been an active partner of the World Health Organization (WHO) and a staunch advocate of universal health care for all people everywhere for quite some time. Japan is providing funding to help countries improve their health care systems, combat the spread of bacteria that are resistant t...

Among the Most Widely Used Information and Communication Technologies in Japan in the Year 2021

For as long as anybody can remember, people have looked to Japan as a source of technological inspiration. As a result of the global impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Japan's R&D environment has become more challenging. Because of the worldwide chip scarcity and the constant desire for new...