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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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China Records Nearly 13,000 Covid Deaths In Hospitals Over Last Week
China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus.
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China Says 80% Of Population Has Been Infected With Covid
The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday.
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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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China Subjected Covid Protesters To Intense Surveillance, Interrogation
The Chinese protesters who demonstrated against the zero-Covid policy were subjected to intense surveillance measures and aggressive interrogations in police custody, reported Cate Cadell and Christian Shepherd in The Washington Post.
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WHO Urges China To Provide More Data, Regular Updates On Covid Situation
The WHO once again urged China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country, including more genetic sequencing data and data on hospitalizations and deaths.
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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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China's Covid Pivot Sparks Fears Worldwide
Beijing's sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following its decision to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals.
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Crematoriums In China Fill Up Amid Rise In Covid Cases: Report
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved ones cremated, American broadcaster CNN reported.
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Amid Covid Surge, China Says Medicines In "Adequate Supply"
Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that they have "expanded production capacity" of medical supplies amid reports of a shortage of fever and cold drugs medicines.
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Covid Surge Rampages Through Shanghai Virtually Unchecked
Months after Shanghai endured a brutal lockdown to stop the spread of Covid, the virus is starting to make its way virtually unchecked through the megacitys 25 million population.
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Beijing Braces For Spike In Severe Covid Cases Amid International Concern
Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the surprise ditching of China's tough virus policies.
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China Boosts Medical Infrastructure As Covid Surge Sparks Fears Abroad
Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free was a concern for the world.
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China Officially Reports First Covid Deaths Since Easing Zero Covid Policy
China officially reported on Monday its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that this could be the start of a grim trend as the cases rise.
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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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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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China Records Nearly 13,000 Covid Deaths In Hospitals Over Last Week
China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus.
-
China Says 80% Of Population Has Been Infected With Covid
The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday.
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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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China Subjected Covid Protesters To Intense Surveillance, Interrogation
The Chinese protesters who demonstrated against the zero-Covid policy were subjected to intense surveillance measures and aggressive interrogations in police custody, reported Cate Cadell and Christian Shepherd in The Washington Post.
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WHO Urges China To Provide More Data, Regular Updates On Covid Situation
The WHO once again urged China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country, including more genetic sequencing data and data on hospitalizations and deaths.
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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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China's Covid Pivot Sparks Fears Worldwide
Beijing's sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following its decision to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals.
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Crematoriums In China Fill Up Amid Rise In Covid Cases: Report
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved ones cremated, American broadcaster CNN reported.
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Amid Covid Surge, China Says Medicines In "Adequate Supply"
Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that they have "expanded production capacity" of medical supplies amid reports of a shortage of fever and cold drugs medicines.
-
Covid Surge Rampages Through Shanghai Virtually Unchecked
Months after Shanghai endured a brutal lockdown to stop the spread of Covid, the virus is starting to make its way virtually unchecked through the megacitys 25 million population.
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Beijing Braces For Spike In Severe Covid Cases Amid International Concern
Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the surprise ditching of China's tough virus policies.
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China Boosts Medical Infrastructure As Covid Surge Sparks Fears Abroad
Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free was a concern for the world.
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China Officially Reports First Covid Deaths Since Easing Zero Covid Policy
China officially reported on Monday its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that this could be the start of a grim trend as the cases rise.
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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.
