The problem is more than a gnat on an elephant's back, but second quarter earnings are not a lethal blow.

In China, cervical cancer, related with persistent infection of high-risk HPVs, is one of the most common and lethal cancers among women.

JE is a lethal brain infection common in Asia and the western Pacific that can, however, be prevented using vaccines.

The past 50 days saw central authorities adjusting the nation's COVID-19 strategies as the Omicron subvariants, which fueled incessant outbreaks nationwide and once resulted in many residential areas being sealed off, have become super contagious, yet far less lethal than their predecessors.

Demand in China for medical supplies like oxygenators and pulse oximeters, which measure the oxygen concentration in arterial blood, has grown exponentially in recent weeks, as the authorities concerned have optimized COVID-19 prevention and control measures to tackle the less lethal but highly contagious Omicron sub-variants.

Pundits urge stronger regulation of rate hike risks and asset-liability structureFinancial experts in China said Silicon Valley Bank's demise in the United States appears to suggest it is probably time for the US Federal Reserve to reconsider sustained aggressive rate hikes, which many believe have caused lethal liquidity problems in banks like SVB.