Hong Kong has finalized to lift the mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers from abroad. The authorities have made this known, finally ending more than two years of international isolation for the world's financial centre.
While the number of COVID-19 hospitalisations increasing by 4% between 16 and 22 September, there has been a significant drop in the number of deaths during the same time period.
Vaccination remains one of the best way to curb the contracting influenza and avoid its potential complications, especially since COVID-19 is still circulating and risks making a comeback as the winter season approaches, health experts warn.
After one week into Flander's autumn vaccination campaign against COVID-19, around 400,000 people have already received their autumn booster dose, and more than half of the adult population has already received an invitation.
Belgium recorded an average of 1,664 new COVID-19 cases between the period of August 6 and August 12, 2022, which is up by almost 8% from the previous week.
Belgium will be among the countries using Pfizer's vaccine against the Wuhan variant and the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 of the novel coronavirus in its vaccine campaign against the contagious mutants.
An average of 6.1 COVID-19 patients died each day between August 30 and September 5, which shows an increase of 10%. The Sciensano Institute of Public Health has shared the following data on Friday.
The European Commission has made an announcement on September 1 that it has purchased an additional 170,932 doses of monkeypox vaccines from Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic.
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations is only just behind us; however, the onset of the winter could bring a turn for the worse, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday evening.
The European regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) has observed "encouraging early signs" of a slowdown in the monkeypox epidemic in Europe.
Belgium sperm banks are undersupplied and waiting times for would-be families continues to grow, as per recent reports. It can now take between six months and one year to obtain a healthy sperm sample.
The health authorities of China are now testing fish caught at sea to make sure they are not carriers of the COVID-19 and thus limit the spread of the virus in China.
The renowned Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was completely cut off, with all road and rail access blocked. In the French resort of Tignes, more than a metre of snow blanketed the town, prompting local authorities to order residents and tourists to stay indoors
With 12 incidents reported since Sunday night, authorities are investigating multiple angles, including the possibility of foreign involvement or extremist left-wing groups
French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christophe Lemoine condemned the sentences, calling them a clear attempt by Russian authorities to silence dissent and intimidate those documenting human rights abuses
Both Arsenal and PSG are chasing the dream that has long eluded them—the UEFA Champions League title. Their respective journeys to this point have been marked by steady evolution and bold reinvention
Cannes president Iris Knobloch and festival director Thierry Fremaux are set to announce the lineup of films vying for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize at the festival’s press event. Among the confirmed highlights is French film icon Juliette Binoche, who will serve as the jury president
