The COVID pandemic once again swept across China in late 2022. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been covering up the true extent of the outbreak, there is no way to know the true number of deaths in China. However, based on statistics made public by some academic institutions and obituaries of some Chinese…

Since the death of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin in November 2022 and China’s abrupt U-turn on its “zero-COVID” policy amid a growing outbreak, a number of senior CCP members have passed away successively. Four painters with close ties to the communist party from China’s top arts academy all passed away with…

Since the death of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin in November 2022 and China’s abrupt U-turn on its “zero-COVID” policy amid a growing outbreak, a number of senior CCP members have passed away successively. Four painters with close ties to the communist party from China’s top arts academy all passed away with…

Daily COVID-19 figures could be skewed because of the rise in Omicron infections, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday. This means that death figures could be too high because people are dying from conditions unrelated to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, after testing positive. The health secretary addressed the…

The Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay started in Japan on March 25. At the end of April, six staff members involved with the relay in Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan were confirmed to have tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. The organizers reminded all personnel involved to…

COPENHAGEN—Denmark will restrict travel from all countries from Jan. 9, and has advised against going abroad, to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, in particular the more transmissible mutations first found in Britain and South Africa. The move follows a decision this week to further tighten an already stringent economic and social lockdown. Foreign…

The United States has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier. The tally from Johns Hopkins University shows the United States had 4,085 deaths Thursday, and had nearly 275,000 new coronavirus cases as well. The numbers are another reminder of the worsening situation…

More than 1500 Victorians have applied for exemptions to the state’s border closure with NSW, but so far authorities have granted just 117. A hard border between the two states came into effect on the night of January 1, requiring anyone returning after then to be approved and undergo 14 days hotel quarantine. End of…

Sydneysiders who flout new mandatory mask rules from Jan 4 risk a $200 fine as the public health order comes into effect. But Health Minister Brad Hazzard has asked NSW police to exercise discretion in handing out fines to those who ignore the new rules. Masks are mandatory in shopping centres, on public transport, in…

Six new coronavirus cases have been reported in Western Australia, all of them in hotel quarantine. Four women and two men tested positive with all cases related to overseas travel, WA’s Department of Health said on Saturday. It brings the number of active cases in the state to 13. The total number of COVID-19 infections…