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A demonstrator wrapped in a flag of the German empire stands opposite riot policemen standing guard in front of the Reichstag building, which houses the Bundestag lower house of parliament, after protesters tried to storm it at the end of a demonstration called by far-right and COVID-19 deniers to protest against restrictions, in Berlin, on August 29, 2020. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
May 24, 2023, 4:03 am
Germany clears anti-vaxxer who called Israel worse than Nazis
Despite Sucharit Bhakdi commenting on ‘the terrible thing about Jews’ and comparing vaccines to Holocaust, court reportedly unsure if remarks were antisemitic or Israel criticism
By AP
A nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV, in Las Vegas, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
May 2, 2023, 10:12 pm
US says COVID vaccine requirement for international travelers will end on May 11
White House announcement, which also covers government employees, comes with coronavirus deaths at their lowest levels since start of pandemic
By AFP
In this photo taken Thursday, February 23, 2017, researchers work in a lab of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Chinatopix/AP)
February 27, 2023, 1:22 am
US agency believes COVID-19 likely escaped from Chinese lab — report
Based on unspecified new intelligence, US Energy Department now thinks lab leak theory most likely explanation for pandemic, but expresses ‘low confidence’ over finding
By AFP
A man receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Maccabi vaccination center in Modi'in, on January 6, 2022, soon after fourth shots were introduced. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 14, 2023, 8:23 pm
Health Ministry announces cancellation of few remaining COVID restrictions
Obligatory home isolation for those with the virus to end in May, rule requiring masks in medical facilities and retirement homes discontinued this week
By Luke Tress
File: A nurse prepares a vaccine at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, December 31, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 27, 2023, 1:39 am
FDA adviser: Israel’s fast actions, big data, gave US a ‘window to future of COVID’
Acting chair of FDA vaccine advisory committee hopes Israel’s stellar performance in COVID research will persist in other topics and have ‘continuing effect’ on US health policy
By Nathan Jeffay
An Israeli woman receives her fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine in a private nursing home in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 25, 2023, 1:53 pm
Israelis should get annual COVID shots when virus cases low, vaccine panel advises
Top epidemiologist hails decision as wise move to deal with coronavirus as part of ‘new normal,’ but critic says case for regular population-wide vaccination not compelling
By Nathan Jeffay
A woman wearing a face shield and mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic walks on a street in the Jing'an district in Shanghai, China, on January 9, 2023. (Hector Retamal/AFP)
January 14, 2023, 6:48 pm
China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths in month since loosening restrictions
Authorities have been accused of underreporting coronavirus fatalities since abandoning zero-COVID policy
By AFP
File - a health worker prepares a vaccine dose at a vaccination center in Jerusalem on January 4, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 10, 2023, 9:21 am
Israeli study: Omicron-fighting boosters cut hospitalization in over-65s by 81%
Largest investigation of the new COVID shots suggests they also sharply reduce deaths, calling them ‘an effective and essential tool’; research is not yet peer-reviewed
By Nathan Jeffay
A passenger, wearing a personal protective equipment, walks at the arrival area at the Capital International Airport in Beijing on January 8, 2023. (Noel CELIS / AFP)
January 9, 2023, 9:34 am
90% of Chinese province residents, 88 million people, estimated to have gotten COVID
Official mentions sky-high figure in country’s third-most populous province Henan, following China’s major policy change of reopening after years of ‘zero infection’ attempt
By AFP
A vendor wearing a face mask checks her smartphone at her store selling Chinese Lunar New Year decorations in Beijing, January 7, 2023. (AP/Andy Wong)
January 7, 2023, 12:49 pm
China cracks down on social media accounts of COVID policy critics
China facing surge in cases as it ends strict virus control, bracing for further spread over Lunar New Year; Beijing also ends criminal charges against border quarantine violators
By AP
File: A nurse administers a COVID-19 test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
January 3, 2023, 11:14 pm
‘A hell of a variant’: Ultra fast-spreading strain could shake Israel’s COVID calm
XBB.1.5 strain is dominant in the US after cases doubled in just a week, and could quickly start circulating in Israel; on plus side, variant-bolstered vaccines expected to help
By Nathan Jeffay
Patients on stretchers are seen at Tongren hospital in Shanghai on January 3, 2023 (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
January 3, 2023, 10:00 am
China’s COVID wave raises concerns of underreported cases, potential new strains
Beijing has reported just 15 virus deaths as it faces huge surge since unwinding restrictions; other nations cite worries over new variants as they screen Chinese arrivals
By Laurie CHEN
People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, December 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
December 25, 2022, 6:58 am
Christmas reborn in Bethlehem with tourists back after pandemic, lifting spirits
Crowds at biblical city, revered as Jesus’s birthplace, still not at pre-COVID levels, but Palestinian Authority tourism minister says celebrations ‘very different’ from last year
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A man stands in front of a cordoned-off area, where COVID-19 patients lie on hospital beds, in the lobby of the Chongqing No. 5 People's Hospital in China's southwestern city of Chongqing on December 23, 2022. (Noel Celis/AFP)
December 24, 2022, 7:23 pm
Report: 250 million Chinese infected with COVID in first 20 days of December
Leaked information from top health body suggest enormous gap between internal estimates and official data, as Beijing struggles with outbreak
By ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative image: A patient (left) and a doctor in Heiligendamm, northern Germany, at one of many clinics around the world that specialises in care and rehab for people with long COVID, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
December 21, 2022, 12:29 am
Poorer people are getting a double dose of long COVID symptoms — Israeli research
Study finds low-income Israelis who recovered from severe or acute infection have averaged 3.3 symptoms per person, while higher-income Israelis average just 1.8 symptoms each
By Nathan Jeffay
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