China’s Top Medical Adviser Says Omicron Risks Similar to Flu

Sign up for Next Chinaa weekly email about the current state of the nation and where it’s headed next. Chinese officials have continued to downplay the risks of Covid-19 as restrictions are eased, with a top medical adviser saying the death rate of the omicron variant of the virus is in line with influenza. .

Chicago Mental Health Crisis Pilot Promising, Small — and Still Using Police

A Chicago pilot program that dispatches mental health doctors and emergency medical responders to some 911 calls has connected 385 people to care without a single use-of-force incident or arrest in its first year, a promising start to a program designed to potentially reduce dangerous interactions with the police It’s also been a slow start: … Read more