Health

"[T]here is no evidence which animals (were) where the virus comes (from)," said the former head of China's CDC.

The right to declare an emergency would entirely belong to the World Health Organization.

"The patient was a 56-year-old female from Guangdong province with an onset of illness on 22 February 2023," a WHO announcement reads.

"[T]he fact that the studies that do exist (including our own late addition) fail to show convincing evidence of benefit from masking suggests that, if there is a benefit, it is a rather modest one, i.e. masks may reduce the risk slightly but do not guarantee you won’t get infected," said Dr. Breathnach.

New Zealand is to keep its COVID-19 mandates, including seven-day isolations and mask mandates in specific settings, for at least two more months.

President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency in the US, but his administration launched a $5 billion program named Project Next Gen that aims to expedite the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, sparking concerns over government overreach and individual liberties, despite recent research indicating natural immunity may provide superior protection.

Switzerland has stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccination for spring/summer 2023 due to high vaccination rates and natural immunity from prior infection.

After his wife, a presenter on BBC, passed away from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, widower Gareth Eve sent pre-action protocol letters to the vaccine producer.

A review of over 2,000 studies.

"On Monday, April 10, 2023, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 7, which terminates the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic," the White House announcement reads.