Some families with just one provider might be ineligible for the handout despite earning less than dual-income households

Australia has inoculated nearly 90% of its population above 16 with two Covid vaccine doses and shortened the wait time for booster shots

The study tested antibody levels of 25 recipients of CoronaVac vaccine and found none had sufficient antibodies to neutralise the new strain

Campaigners say the bank provided $4.1 billion to companies planning new coal plants and $15 billion to the coal industry. They say coal developers should be blacklisted

Beijing-based biotechnology company develops and commercialises immune-oncology and molecularly-targeted cancer treatment drugs

Kunming-based company to expand its pneumonia vaccine production capacity with an investment of 695 million yuan ($109m)

Outbreak in three Zhejiang cities - Ningbo, Shaoxing and Hangzhou - was developing at a "relatively rapid" speed, National Health Commission officials said

Zhejiang reported a total of 173 locally transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms during the December 6-12 period, official numbers showed

More avian flu cases have been seen in the Asia-Pacific region, but also in Africa and Europe during the past year

The 24-year-old woman, who works in a service role, 'may have interacted with transit passengers from Omicron-affected countries', the health ministry said

Production has been disrupted by a supply chain issue in Japan, and there is concern over a lack of labour in Vietnam due to the Covid-19 pandemic

New date comes days after Delhi announced the resumption of international flights from December 15, which were then postponed