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How China Marked 5th Anniversary Of First-Ever Covid Death
The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject.
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Over 2 Lakh Painted Hearts: A Memory Of Lives Lost To COVID-19 In London
UK families of some 240,000 people who died from COVID-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
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Saudi Reports 3 Cases, Including 1 Death, From Deadly MERS Coronavirus
The Saudi health ministry has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about three human cases, including one death, of the deadly and highly contagious Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus between 10 and 17 April.
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Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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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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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 Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO
China said it had been open in sharing coronavirus data with the World Health Organization, countering criticism that it hasn't provided enough information about the Covid surge within its borders.
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"Died Too Quickly": China's Hospitals Overflow Amid Covid Surge
"Deceased, deceased," a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid patients.
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How Accurate Are China's COVID-19 Death Numbers?
China's narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic's current wave there.
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China Lifting Covid Lockdown Could Kill Upto 2.1 Million People: Report
Between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, according to London-based global health intelligence and analytics firm.
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"Wave Of Fatalities" Rippling Through China, Not In Official Data, Reports Say
China appears to be seeing an increase in Covid deaths across a swath of the country that aren't being reported in government figures, according to social media posts.
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China Scrubs Reports Of Teen Quarantine Death From Internet
China is the last major country committed to a zero-tolerance Covid strategy, responding to dozens of outbreaks with lockdowns and sending entire neighbourhoods out to makeshift quarantine facilities.
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Let's Not Pretend Covid Is Not Here, WHO Chief Cautions
With a surge in deaths due to coronavirus, World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on said "we cannot pretend it's not there."
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AstraZeneca Claims Positive Medicine Trial For "Severe" Covid
A treatment for people at risk of death from coronavirus has revealed good results in a late-stage trial, its maker AstraZeneca announced Wednesday.
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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How China Marked 5th Anniversary Of First-Ever Covid Death
The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject.
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Over 2 Lakh Painted Hearts: A Memory Of Lives Lost To COVID-19 In London
UK families of some 240,000 people who died from COVID-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
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Saudi Reports 3 Cases, Including 1 Death, From Deadly MERS Coronavirus
The Saudi health ministry has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about three human cases, including one death, of the deadly and highly contagious Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus between 10 and 17 April.
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Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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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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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 Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO
China said it had been open in sharing coronavirus data with the World Health Organization, countering criticism that it hasn't provided enough information about the Covid surge within its borders.
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"Died Too Quickly": China's Hospitals Overflow Amid Covid Surge
"Deceased, deceased," a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid patients.
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How Accurate Are China's COVID-19 Death Numbers?
China's narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic's current wave there.
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China Lifting Covid Lockdown Could Kill Upto 2.1 Million People: Report
Between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, according to London-based global health intelligence and analytics firm.
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"Wave Of Fatalities" Rippling Through China, Not In Official Data, Reports Say
China appears to be seeing an increase in Covid deaths across a swath of the country that aren't being reported in government figures, according to social media posts.
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China Scrubs Reports Of Teen Quarantine Death From Internet
China is the last major country committed to a zero-tolerance Covid strategy, responding to dozens of outbreaks with lockdowns and sending entire neighbourhoods out to makeshift quarantine facilities.
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Let's Not Pretend Covid Is Not Here, WHO Chief Cautions
With a surge in deaths due to coronavirus, World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on said "we cannot pretend it's not there."
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AstraZeneca Claims Positive Medicine Trial For "Severe" Covid
A treatment for people at risk of death from coronavirus has revealed good results in a late-stage trial, its maker AstraZeneca announced Wednesday.
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
