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Amid HMPV Worry, #Lockdown Trends; Government Says No Need To Panic
Three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been detected in India - two in Bengaluru and one in Ahmedabad. The cases were detected in babies and one of them has been discharged from the hospital.
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Five Years On, WHO Urges China To Share Data On Covid Origins
The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.
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US Lawmakers Back Covid Chinese Lab Leak Theory After Two-Year Probe
US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans -- backing the theory that the virus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory.
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Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak In China: What We Know So Far
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked China to share more data about the pneumonia cases.
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China's Ruling Communist Party Claims "Decisive Victory" Over COVID-19
China's ruling Communist Party has claimed to have scored a "decisive victory" over the coronavirus pandemic by minimising the casualties and staunchly defended its much-criticised zero-COVID policy.
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Beijing Has Hit 'Temporary Herd Immunity': China Health Official
Beijing has reached "temporary herd immunity" and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said Tuesday, in another sign China's unprecedented virus wave is waning.
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Chinese Travellers Rushing To Hong Kong For mRNA Covid Vaccines: Report
Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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China Suspends Social Media Accounts Of The Critics Of Its Covid-19 Policy
Weibo reported nearly 13,000 violations, including attacks on experts, scholars, and medical personnel.
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"They Haven't Been...": Biden Raises Concern Over China's Covid Response
US President Joe Biden raised concern about China's handling of its COVID-19 outbreak hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said China was under-reporting deaths from the disease.
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Current Numbers "Under-Represent True Impact" Of Covid In China: WHO
The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
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China Media Plays Down Covid Severity As WHO Seeks Details On Outbreak
State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for a "detailed discussion" on the evolution of the virus.
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Thousands Gather To Celebrate New Year In China Amid Covid Surge
Thousands gathered in central Wuhan on Saturday night to count down to the start of what many hoped would be a much better year after a "tough" 2022 filled with lockdowns and in December a major new outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Caring With Covid: Infected Doctors In China Battle Virus Surge
Doctors working despite being infected, beds filled with dozens of elderly straining to breathe -- on the front lines of China's worst-ever Covid outbreak, hospitals are struggling.
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Viral Video: Chinese Couple Devises A Hack While Shopping Amid COVID-19 Surge
China is currently dealing with its biggest coronavirus outbreak and people are finding new ways to deal with the growing spread of the virus.
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Amid HMPV Worry, #Lockdown Trends; Government Says No Need To Panic
Three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been detected in India - two in Bengaluru and one in Ahmedabad. The cases were detected in babies and one of them has been discharged from the hospital.
-
Five Years On, WHO Urges China To Share Data On Covid Origins
The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.
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US Lawmakers Back Covid Chinese Lab Leak Theory After Two-Year Probe
US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans -- backing the theory that the virus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory.
-
Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak In China: What We Know So Far
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked China to share more data about the pneumonia cases.
-
China's Ruling Communist Party Claims "Decisive Victory" Over COVID-19
China's ruling Communist Party has claimed to have scored a "decisive victory" over the coronavirus pandemic by minimising the casualties and staunchly defended its much-criticised zero-COVID policy.
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Beijing Has Hit 'Temporary Herd Immunity': China Health Official
Beijing has reached "temporary herd immunity" and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said Tuesday, in another sign China's unprecedented virus wave is waning.
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Chinese Travellers Rushing To Hong Kong For mRNA Covid Vaccines: Report
Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
-
China Suspends Social Media Accounts Of The Critics Of Its Covid-19 Policy
Weibo reported nearly 13,000 violations, including attacks on experts, scholars, and medical personnel.
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"They Haven't Been...": Biden Raises Concern Over China's Covid Response
US President Joe Biden raised concern about China's handling of its COVID-19 outbreak hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said China was under-reporting deaths from the disease.
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Current Numbers "Under-Represent True Impact" Of Covid In China: WHO
The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
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China Media Plays Down Covid Severity As WHO Seeks Details On Outbreak
State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for a "detailed discussion" on the evolution of the virus.
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Thousands Gather To Celebrate New Year In China Amid Covid Surge
Thousands gathered in central Wuhan on Saturday night to count down to the start of what many hoped would be a much better year after a "tough" 2022 filled with lockdowns and in December a major new outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Caring With Covid: Infected Doctors In China Battle Virus Surge
Doctors working despite being infected, beds filled with dozens of elderly straining to breathe -- on the front lines of China's worst-ever Covid outbreak, hospitals are struggling.
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Viral Video: Chinese Couple Devises A Hack While Shopping Amid COVID-19 Surge
China is currently dealing with its biggest coronavirus outbreak and people are finding new ways to deal with the growing spread of the virus.
