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China Worries About Infecting Elderly As Holiday Travel Spreads Covid
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.
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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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"Entry Restrictions Targeting Only Chinese Travellers": Beijing Hits Out
China on Tuesday condemned fresh Covid test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers travelling abroad from its territory, warning it could take "counter measures" in response.
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'Get Your Booster Shot At Earliest': Top Indian Doctors' Body's Warning
It appealed to the government to upscale the preparedness "for any such situation as seen in 2021" by issuing necessary instructions to the concerned Ministries and Departments to make available the emergency medicines, oxygen supply, and ambulances.
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"Worked To The Bone": Crematoriums In Beijing Buckle Under Covid Wave
Workers at Beijing crematoriums said Friday they are overwhelmed as China faces a surge in Covid cases that authorities warn could hit its underdeveloped rural hinterland during upcoming public holidays.
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China Says Tracking Covid Cases 'Impossible' As Infections Soar
The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance policy.
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Beijing's Covid Gloom Deepens As China Relaxes Curbs After Protests
Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China's previous COVID policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.
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Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home
Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cas...
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Mumbai Warns Of Huge Spike In Covid Cases, Positivity Rate At 6%
Mumbai has witnessed a more than 100 per cent increase in the number of Covid cases reported in May as compared to the cases reported in April this year.
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China's Economy Had "High Hopes" For This Year. Then, Covid Played Truant
President Xi Jinping has offered state backing for tech, infrastructure and jobs to revive China's economy, but analysts warn growth will continue to wilt until Beijing drops its rigid virus controls.
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Amid Outrage Over China's Zero Covid Strategy, A Warning From Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country's zero-Covid policy.
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How China's Adamant Zero-Covid Policy Is Affecting Its Economy
China has pledged to resolutely fight all narratives against the nation's Zero-Covid policy. Experts have warned that Mass testing its vast population could bring fresh misery to the world's second-largest economy.
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"Don't Sleep Together, Hugs And Kisses Not Allowed": Residents Of Locked-Down Shanghai Warned
Shanghai, China's financial hub, has fallen largely silent after the city imposed harsh movement restrictions to stem the spread of COVID.
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WHO Warns "Premature" To Declare Victory Over COVID-19
The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it was too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission.
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2021 Covid Mistakes Being Repeated, Avoid Unnecessary Medicines, Tests: Doctors To Government
As many as 32 prominent doctors from India and abroad have written a letter to the Union as well as state governments and warned about "inappropriate" diagnostic methods and medications being used to deal with the current wave of the pandemic.
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China Worries About Infecting Elderly As Holiday Travel Spreads Covid
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.
-
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.
-
"Entry Restrictions Targeting Only Chinese Travellers": Beijing Hits Out
China on Tuesday condemned fresh Covid test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers travelling abroad from its territory, warning it could take "counter measures" in response.
-
'Get Your Booster Shot At Earliest': Top Indian Doctors' Body's Warning
It appealed to the government to upscale the preparedness "for any such situation as seen in 2021" by issuing necessary instructions to the concerned Ministries and Departments to make available the emergency medicines, oxygen supply, and ambulances.
-
"Worked To The Bone": Crematoriums In Beijing Buckle Under Covid Wave
Workers at Beijing crematoriums said Friday they are overwhelmed as China faces a surge in Covid cases that authorities warn could hit its underdeveloped rural hinterland during upcoming public holidays.
-
China Says Tracking Covid Cases 'Impossible' As Infections Soar
The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance policy.
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Beijing's Covid Gloom Deepens As China Relaxes Curbs After Protests
Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China's previous COVID policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.
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Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home
Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cas...
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Mumbai Warns Of Huge Spike In Covid Cases, Positivity Rate At 6%
Mumbai has witnessed a more than 100 per cent increase in the number of Covid cases reported in May as compared to the cases reported in April this year.
-
China's Economy Had "High Hopes" For This Year. Then, Covid Played Truant
President Xi Jinping has offered state backing for tech, infrastructure and jobs to revive China's economy, but analysts warn growth will continue to wilt until Beijing drops its rigid virus controls.
-
Amid Outrage Over China's Zero Covid Strategy, A Warning From Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country's zero-Covid policy.
-
How China's Adamant Zero-Covid Policy Is Affecting Its Economy
China has pledged to resolutely fight all narratives against the nation's Zero-Covid policy. Experts have warned that Mass testing its vast population could bring fresh misery to the world's second-largest economy.
-
"Don't Sleep Together, Hugs And Kisses Not Allowed": Residents Of Locked-Down Shanghai Warned
Shanghai, China's financial hub, has fallen largely silent after the city imposed harsh movement restrictions to stem the spread of COVID.
-
WHO Warns "Premature" To Declare Victory Over COVID-19
The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it was too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission.
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2021 Covid Mistakes Being Repeated, Avoid Unnecessary Medicines, Tests: Doctors To Government
As many as 32 prominent doctors from India and abroad have written a letter to the Union as well as state governments and warned about "inappropriate" diagnostic methods and medications being used to deal with the current wave of the pandemic.
