OVERVIEW: U.S., Asia, Canandian developments

posted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-08-22 08:42

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to cancel a planned trip to Tunisia to attend a key conference on African development, a person close to him said on Sunday. Reuters Reuters

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* U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 after isolating for five days following a positive test, the White House said on Sunday. read more

* The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) to test the effects of an additional course of its antiviral Paxlovid among people who experience a rebound in COVID-19 after treatment, the regulator said on Friday. read more

* North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over COVID-19, Chinese trade data showed on Saturday. read more

* Mainland China reported 1,985 new coronavirus cases for Aug. 21, of which 427 were symptomatic and 1,558 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

* Shanghai reported three new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for Aug. 21, up from two cases a day earlier, while one local symptomatic case was reported, versus none a day earlier, the city government said on Monday.

* Canada's health ministry on Friday said it had authorized the use of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech's (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for children five to 11 years old at least six months after receiving their initial two doses. read more

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