Norway's King Harald returns home from Malaysia after hospitalisation
The monarch was due to be transferred to a hospital in Oslo.
Mon Mar 04 2024
US Defence Secretary Austin to testify over secret hospitalisation
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in the US Capitol on Thursday to testify before lawmakers about his secret hospitalisation last month to be treated for prostate cancer
Thu Feb 29 2024
Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs - Study
China's decision last December to end the three-year zero-COVID policy, led to a massive surge in hospitalisations and deaths.
Fri Aug 25 2023
COVID infection gives similar immunity to vaccination: Study
Ten months after getting COVID, people still had an 88 per cent lower risk of reinfection, hospitalisation and death, according to a study.
Mon Feb 20 2023
Leading WHO advisers call for 'realistic' COVID data from China at key meeting
Marion Koopmans said some of the data from China, such as hospitalisation numbers, is "not very credible".
Wed Jan 04 2023
Seniors urged to get flu vaccine to prevent diseases - Dr Noor Azmi
Dr Noor Azmi said up to 70 pct of hospitalisations and 85 pct of deaths are related to the flu occur among senior citizens.
Wed Sep 07 2022
WHO 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's COVID pill
WHO "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.
Fri Apr 22 2022
France sees highest daily jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations since Feb 1
Patients hospitalised for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours jumped by 467 to 21,073, according to French health authorities.
Tue Mar 29 2022
Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95 pct - UKHSA
UKHSA said that data continued to show high levels of protection against hospitalisation from the booster.
Fri Jan 28 2022
Reduced hospitalisation risk, shorter stays for Omicron patients: US study
Of some 52,000 people infected with Omicron, none ended up on a ventilator, compared to 11 people from nearly 17,000 with Delta, study shows.
Fri Jan 14 2022
Australia's worst-hit state says COVID-19 hospitalisations may plateau next week
The surge in cases fuelled by the Omicron variant has piled pressure on hospitals, which are grappling with record admissions.
Fri Jan 14 2022
South Korea to deploy Pfizer COVID-19 pills as Omicron wave looms
Paxlovid was nearly 90 pct effective in preventing hospitalisations and deaths in patients at high risk of severe illness.
Thu Jan 13 2022
New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise
In Victoria, daily case numbers remained above 7,000 and Queensland reported a record 3,587 new cases.
Sun Jan 02 2022
WHO's Tedros concerned about 'tsunami of cases' from COVID-19 variants
Delta and Omicrom are now twin threats driving up cases to record numbers, leading to spikes in hospitalisation and deaths, Tedros said.
Thu Dec 30 2021
Pfizer vaccine protecting against hospitalisation during Omicron wave - Study
It is based on more than 211,000 positive COVID-19 test results from Nov. 15 to Dec. 7, around 78,000 of which were attributed to Omicron.
Tue Dec 14 2021