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China Witnesses Over 40% Rise In Covid Positive Test Rates In May
China witnessed a more than fivefold surge in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April.
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Lunar New Year Boosts Chinese Tourism As Covid Curbs End
Almost a quarter more domestic Chinese tourism trips have been made during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, while cross-border travel more than doubled in the first six days of the week-long break following the end of strict COVID-19 curbs.
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US Health Regulator Lists 378 Hand Sanitisers Consumers Should Not Use
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of hand sanitisers it recommends avoiding.
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World's Largest Outbreak: China Surge Infecting 37 Million People A Day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with Covid-19 on a single day this week, according to estimates from the government's top health authority, making the country's outbreak by far the world's largest.
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More Pain For China As Soaring Covid Cases To Push Economy Off A Cliff
Chinas soaring Covid infections are keeping people home and causing a slump in travel and economic activity, according to the latest high-frequency data.
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Dogs Help Owners During Covid In China By Collecting Food, Running Errands
The dogs are also keeping bedside vigils, guarding their owners who are down with Covid and need company.
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3 Cases Of Covid Variant Driving Massive China Surge Found In India
Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of Covid cases, have been detected in India so far, official sources said Wednesday.
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China May Relax A Major Covid Rule For Visitors: Report
Chinese officials are debating whether to reduce the amount of time people coming into the country must spend in quarantine, according to people familiar with the discussions, as the country's Covid Zero policy leaves it increasingly isolated.
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China Communist Party Meet Updates: Xi Jinping Likely To Get 3rd Term
China has achieved comprehensive control over Hong Kong, turning it from chaos to governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech on Sunday at the opening of the once-in-five-year Communist Party congress in Beijing.
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Covid Tests Every 2 Days In China Province Of Nearly 100 Million: Report
The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge.
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"Huge" Pressure On Shanghai Authorities As Lockdown End Draws Close
Health authorities in Shanghai face huge pressure to keep COVID-19 at bay the longer the city goes without a new community infection with residents counting down the days until June 1 and the end of their hated lockdown.
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Oil Falls Nearly $3 To Below $104 A Barrel On Demand And Economic Growth Worries
Crude oil prices fell over 2.5 per cent to below $104 per barrel early on Monday on demand worries driven by the extended restrictions in China and global economic growth concerns as central banks look poised to tighten policy aggressively.
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Crude Prices Down 5% For The Week, But Supply Worries To Keep It Well Bid
Global crude markets have been whiplashed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, with Brent and US futures trading above $100 for most of that duration, but benchmark crude prices fell in the latest trading week.
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Oil Prices Recover In A Volatile Session After Over 5% Crash Previously
Crude oil prices recovered some of their losses during a volatile trading session on Wednesday after crashing over 5 per cent previously.
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Brent Oil Falls Over 1% To Below $112 In A Volatile Trading Session
The ebb and flow in investors' sentiment on global crude's demand-supply dynamics pushed futures down over 1 per cent on Tuesday; with the Russia-Ukraine war intensifying, supply concerns limited losses.
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China Witnesses Over 40% Rise In Covid Positive Test Rates In May
China witnessed a more than fivefold surge in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April.
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Lunar New Year Boosts Chinese Tourism As Covid Curbs End
Almost a quarter more domestic Chinese tourism trips have been made during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, while cross-border travel more than doubled in the first six days of the week-long break following the end of strict COVID-19 curbs.
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US Health Regulator Lists 378 Hand Sanitisers Consumers Should Not Use
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of hand sanitisers it recommends avoiding.
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World's Largest Outbreak: China Surge Infecting 37 Million People A Day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with Covid-19 on a single day this week, according to estimates from the government's top health authority, making the country's outbreak by far the world's largest.
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More Pain For China As Soaring Covid Cases To Push Economy Off A Cliff
Chinas soaring Covid infections are keeping people home and causing a slump in travel and economic activity, according to the latest high-frequency data.
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Dogs Help Owners During Covid In China By Collecting Food, Running Errands
The dogs are also keeping bedside vigils, guarding their owners who are down with Covid and need company.
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3 Cases Of Covid Variant Driving Massive China Surge Found In India
Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of Covid cases, have been detected in India so far, official sources said Wednesday.
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China May Relax A Major Covid Rule For Visitors: Report
Chinese officials are debating whether to reduce the amount of time people coming into the country must spend in quarantine, according to people familiar with the discussions, as the country's Covid Zero policy leaves it increasingly isolated.
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China Communist Party Meet Updates: Xi Jinping Likely To Get 3rd Term
China has achieved comprehensive control over Hong Kong, turning it from chaos to governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech on Sunday at the opening of the once-in-five-year Communist Party congress in Beijing.
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Covid Tests Every 2 Days In China Province Of Nearly 100 Million: Report
The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge.
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"Huge" Pressure On Shanghai Authorities As Lockdown End Draws Close
Health authorities in Shanghai face huge pressure to keep COVID-19 at bay the longer the city goes without a new community infection with residents counting down the days until June 1 and the end of their hated lockdown.
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Oil Falls Nearly $3 To Below $104 A Barrel On Demand And Economic Growth Worries
Crude oil prices fell over 2.5 per cent to below $104 per barrel early on Monday on demand worries driven by the extended restrictions in China and global economic growth concerns as central banks look poised to tighten policy aggressively.
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Crude Prices Down 5% For The Week, But Supply Worries To Keep It Well Bid
Global crude markets have been whiplashed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, with Brent and US futures trading above $100 for most of that duration, but benchmark crude prices fell in the latest trading week.
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Oil Prices Recover In A Volatile Session After Over 5% Crash Previously
Crude oil prices recovered some of their losses during a volatile trading session on Wednesday after crashing over 5 per cent previously.
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Brent Oil Falls Over 1% To Below $112 In A Volatile Trading Session
The ebb and flow in investors' sentiment on global crude's demand-supply dynamics pushed futures down over 1 per cent on Tuesday; with the Russia-Ukraine war intensifying, supply concerns limited losses.
