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Fact Check: Video Shared Online "Predicting" COVID 19's Fourth Wave In 2025 Fake
A purported video of a news report "predicting" the fourth wave of COVID-19 in January 2025 has been recently shared by several social media users.
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From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
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Arcturus, New Covid Variant, Has New Symptom "Not Seen In Earlier Waves"
The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is the main cause of the surge. According to the WHO, the subvariant and its spread in India are being monitored.
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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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China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
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China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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Up To 70% Of Those Under 19 Globally Susceptible To Covid: Study
Fifty to 70 per cent "children" below 19 years globally were susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 infection by the end of 2021 and before the Omicron wave, showing a need for more effective vaccines and better vaccination coverage, according to a study.
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"200 Times A Day": Chinese Funeral Homes Overworked Amid Covid Surge
Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging covid wave drained resources.
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China Quickly Censors Official's Rare Remark Highlighting Covid Horror
Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgment that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in statistics.
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"3 Waves For About 3 Months": Covid Expert On China's Winter Explosion
Is the Chinese government losing control over COVID-19 management as the cases continue to increase in China? Epidemiologists predict at least three waves of the virus to hit the country during winter.
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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 Administers Over A Million Vaccine Doses A Day As Covid Cases Rise
China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death count to soar after a loosening of strict controls that kept the pandemic at bay for three years.
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China May Announce 10 New Steps To Ease Covid Curbs On Wednesday: Report
China may announce 10 new COVID-19 easing measures as early as Wednesday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, supplementing 20 unveiled in November that set off a wave of COVID-easing steps nationwide.
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Coronavirus: What Is The Impact Of The BA.5 Variant?
Almost as a silver-lining (if one could call it that), the symptoms of COVID-19 induced by BA.5 are largely mild, especially in vaccinated individuals.
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Australians Urged To Work From Home As Omicron Wave Swamps Hospitals
Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home
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Fact Check: Video Shared Online "Predicting" COVID 19's Fourth Wave In 2025 Fake
A purported video of a news report "predicting" the fourth wave of COVID-19 in January 2025 has been recently shared by several social media users.
-
From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
-
Arcturus, New Covid Variant, Has New Symptom "Not Seen In Earlier Waves"
The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is the main cause of the surge. According to the WHO, the subvariant and its spread in India are being monitored.
-
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.
-
China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
-
China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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Up To 70% Of Those Under 19 Globally Susceptible To Covid: Study
Fifty to 70 per cent "children" below 19 years globally were susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 infection by the end of 2021 and before the Omicron wave, showing a need for more effective vaccines and better vaccination coverage, according to a study.
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"200 Times A Day": Chinese Funeral Homes Overworked Amid Covid Surge
Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging covid wave drained resources.
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China Quickly Censors Official's Rare Remark Highlighting Covid Horror
Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgment that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in statistics.
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"3 Waves For About 3 Months": Covid Expert On China's Winter Explosion
Is the Chinese government losing control over COVID-19 management as the cases continue to increase in China? Epidemiologists predict at least three waves of the virus to hit the country during winter.
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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 Administers Over A Million Vaccine Doses A Day As Covid Cases Rise
China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death count to soar after a loosening of strict controls that kept the pandemic at bay for three years.
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China May Announce 10 New Steps To Ease Covid Curbs On Wednesday: Report
China may announce 10 new COVID-19 easing measures as early as Wednesday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, supplementing 20 unveiled in November that set off a wave of COVID-easing steps nationwide.
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Coronavirus: What Is The Impact Of The BA.5 Variant?
Almost as a silver-lining (if one could call it that), the symptoms of COVID-19 induced by BA.5 are largely mild, especially in vaccinated individuals.
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Australians Urged To Work From Home As Omicron Wave Swamps Hospitals
Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home
