VANCOUVER – Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced last week that the travellers would need a negative test administered within 48 hours of their departure as cases soar in China. Other countries, including the United States and several …
Getting cancer drugs trialled and approved
Washington – About 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to approve new cancer drugs. Researchers came across this number after it took too long for two recent cancer drugs to be approved in world by the United States. Pembrolizumab, an effective treatment for most lung cancers, was approved by the US Food and …
China’s zero-Covid campaign suffers as Omicron rises
SHANGHAI – China`s zero-Covid strategy is suffering as Omicron variant is spreading. China has stepped up policies by sealing off cities, shutting transport links and launching mass testing programs.