U.S. maternal mortality hit six-decade high blamed largely on COVID; declined in 2022…
Growing concerns over maternal mortality…
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U.S. maternal mortality rate dropped in 2022 after six-decade high blamed largely on…
New York — Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests. More than 1,200 U.S. women died…
Report of lockdown suggests North Korea may be quietly grappling with a COVID…
Seoul — North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over "respiratory illness", a report said Wednesday, in what appears to be the first citywide restrictions since…
China’s COVID surge cast a shadow over Lunar New Year travel rush, but there…
Tokyo — Celebrations are underway all over the world this week as Asians mark the Lunar New Year. It's always the most festive time of the year in China, but that's especially…
COVID-positive Chinese tourist goes on the run in South Korea
Seoul — When China suddenly lifted its draconian COVID-19 restrictions last month, permitting residents to travel again, the number of Chinese tourists flying into South Korea and…
COVID in China: What’s going on inside the country and why are others imposing…
More countries around the world are joining the U.S. in imposing new rules on travelers from China amid concern over a lack of transparency from Beijing about surging COVID-19…
China vows “countermeasures” to “unacceptable” new COVID…
Beijing — The Chinese government has blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which…
China lifts travel restrictions despite surging COVID cases, prompting concern in…
Tokyo — Many hospitals and funeral homes say they're being overwhelmed by a worsening COVID-19 outbreak in China, even as the government reports just a handful of new deaths from…
China’s COVID case “explosion” not due to relaxed rules, WHO says,…
China is facing its biggest public health challenge since the start of the coronavirus pandemic more than three years ago. Nine days after the government abruptly abandoned its…
China accepts “no way to keep track” of COVID cases amid shift from…
Beijing — A week after China's health authorities sparked chaos and confusion by announcing sweeping changes to the country's draconian COVID-19 control measures, the government's…