Regional AlertHow Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game. December 31, 2022By MBDS Team29 December 2022. In the absence of credible information from Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge. They are all attempting to understand the same things: How quickly is the virus spreading in the country? How many people are dying? READ MORE
PublicationThree Books on Healthcare Delivery System in a Nutshell December 20, 2022By MBDS Team READ MORE
Regional AlertChinese mainland reports 1,918 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases December 19, 2022By MBDS Team19 December 2022. The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,918 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19. A total of 1,344 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery. Sunday saw 2 new deaths from COVID-19, with total death toll at 5,237. READ MORE
Regional AlertMyanmar reports only eight new Covid-19 cases December 19, 2022By MBDS Team18 December 2022. Myanmar confirmed eight new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 633,551. The ministry said in a statement that the health authorities tested 4,127 people for Covid-19 and the daily positivity rate was 0.19 %. READ MORE
Regional AlertVietnam reports 177 new COVID-19 cases December 19, 2022By MBDS Team18 December 2022. Vietnam recorded 177 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down 142 from Saturday. All the new cases were locally transmitted. Approximately 265.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including nearly 223.2 million shots to people aged 18 and above. READ MORE
Regional AlertClose to 1.2 million people in Cambodia have received their 5th dose of COVID-19 vaccine December 19, 2022By MBDS Team18 December 2022. Four out of five age groups targeted for administration of COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia have exceeded 100 percent of the targeted numbers. For the 5th dose of the vaccine, some 1,193,075 people have received this dose since the campaign started on June 9 this year. READ MORE
PublicationTackling the Challenges of the Healthcare Delivery System in Developing Countries November 18, 2022By MBDS Team READ MORE
Regional AlertThailand’s top virologist says winter COVID wave would end in February November 17, 2022By MBDS Team17 November 2022. Health authorities in Thailand have been reporting an increase in new COVID-19 cases, in what they describe as an expected small wave. Thailand’s top virologist said the latest wave is expected to last until February 2023. READ MORE
