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How Rampant Overuse Of Antibiotics During Covid Impacted India
Plenty of mistakes were made in the use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to learn from them to curb the growth of antimicrobial resistance.
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Nearly 2 Million Excess Deaths After China Abruptly Ended Covid Curbs: Study
China's abrupt move to dismantle its strict COVID-19 regime, which unleashed the virus onto its 1.4 billion residents, could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths in the following two months, a new U.S. study shows.
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Meta Rolls Back Policy to Curb COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook, Instagram
Meta Platforms said on Friday a policy that was put in place to curb the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 on Facebook and Instagram would no longer be in effect globally. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including false claims about vaccines...
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Covid Curbs Back In 3 States Amid Rapid Increase In Daily Cases
With most parts of the country witnessing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases over the last few days, several states have made masks mandatory again, while othersadvised to observe caution.
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US Set To Lift Covid Curbs On Travellers From China: Report
he United States is set to end on Friday mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries in dropping the requirements, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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China's Top Leaders Laud "Miracle" Of Zero-Covid Reversal: Report
China's top leaders today hailed the "miracle" of the country's zero-Covid reversal, calling the dramatic turn away from hardline virus curbs a "major decisive victory" and "completely correct", according to state media.
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Wearing Face Masks Made Little Or No Difference In Curbing Spread Of Covid-19, Claims Study
The study also claimed that there was no clear difference between medical/surgical masks versus N95.
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Apple Could Report Its First Decline in Quarterly Revenue in Nearly 4 Years, Say Analysts
Apple is expected to report its first decline in quarterly revenue in nearly four years after strict COVID-19 curbs in China rapped the economy and related protests upended iPhone production at its biggest supplier Foxconn. Investors will look for details on how Chief Executive Tim Cook is trying to bolster demand in a weak economy that has prompt...
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US To End Covid Emergency Declarations On May 11
President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic measures to curb the spread of the illness.
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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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iPhone Assembler Foxconn Replaces iPhone Business Chief After Tumultuous Year in China: Report
Foxconn has reportedly appointed Michael Chiang as the company's iPhone assembly business chief after a troubled year for the company in China. The company's plant in China's Zhengzhou city was heavily affected late last year after the country's COVID-19 curbs prompted thousands of workers to leave, followed by worker unrest and protests. Chiang wi...
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China Suspends Short-Term Visas For South Koreans Over Covid Travel Curbs
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended the issue of short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory move against nations imposing COVID-19 curbs on travellers from China.
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Saudi Arabia Lifts Restrictions On Hajj Pilgrims This Year
Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of hajj pilgrims this year, a Saudi minister said Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
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China Says "Life Is Moving Forward" In New Phase Of Covid Response
China braced for a "new phase" in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border controls in the latest easing of curbs that has let the virus loose on its 1.4 billion population.
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France Latest Nation To Impose Covid Tests On Travellers From China
France on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases -- and amid questions about its data reporting.
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How Rampant Overuse Of Antibiotics During Covid Impacted India
Plenty of mistakes were made in the use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to learn from them to curb the growth of antimicrobial resistance.
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Nearly 2 Million Excess Deaths After China Abruptly Ended Covid Curbs: Study
China's abrupt move to dismantle its strict COVID-19 regime, which unleashed the virus onto its 1.4 billion residents, could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths in the following two months, a new U.S. study shows.
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Meta Rolls Back Policy to Curb COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook, Instagram
Meta Platforms said on Friday a policy that was put in place to curb the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 on Facebook and Instagram would no longer be in effect globally. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including false claims about vaccines...
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Covid Curbs Back In 3 States Amid Rapid Increase In Daily Cases
With most parts of the country witnessing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases over the last few days, several states have made masks mandatory again, while othersadvised to observe caution.
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US Set To Lift Covid Curbs On Travellers From China: Report
he United States is set to end on Friday mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries in dropping the requirements, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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China's Top Leaders Laud "Miracle" Of Zero-Covid Reversal: Report
China's top leaders today hailed the "miracle" of the country's zero-Covid reversal, calling the dramatic turn away from hardline virus curbs a "major decisive victory" and "completely correct", according to state media.
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Wearing Face Masks Made Little Or No Difference In Curbing Spread Of Covid-19, Claims Study
The study also claimed that there was no clear difference between medical/surgical masks versus N95.
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Apple Could Report Its First Decline in Quarterly Revenue in Nearly 4 Years, Say Analysts
Apple is expected to report its first decline in quarterly revenue in nearly four years after strict COVID-19 curbs in China rapped the economy and related protests upended iPhone production at its biggest supplier Foxconn. Investors will look for details on how Chief Executive Tim Cook is trying to bolster demand in a weak economy that has prompt...
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US To End Covid Emergency Declarations On May 11
President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic measures to curb the spread of the illness.
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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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iPhone Assembler Foxconn Replaces iPhone Business Chief After Tumultuous Year in China: Report
Foxconn has reportedly appointed Michael Chiang as the company's iPhone assembly business chief after a troubled year for the company in China. The company's plant in China's Zhengzhou city was heavily affected late last year after the country's COVID-19 curbs prompted thousands of workers to leave, followed by worker unrest and protests. Chiang wi...
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China Suspends Short-Term Visas For South Koreans Over Covid Travel Curbs
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended the issue of short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory move against nations imposing COVID-19 curbs on travellers from China.
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Saudi Arabia Lifts Restrictions On Hajj Pilgrims This Year
Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of hajj pilgrims this year, a Saudi minister said Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
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China Says "Life Is Moving Forward" In New Phase Of Covid Response
China braced for a "new phase" in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border controls in the latest easing of curbs that has let the virus loose on its 1.4 billion population.
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France Latest Nation To Impose Covid Tests On Travellers From China
France on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases -- and amid questions about its data reporting.
