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How many people in China may have Covid? About 900 million, says study
Almost 900 million people in China have been infected with Covid as of January II, according to a study by Peking University which estimated that 64% of the country's population has the virus.
The study ranked Gansu province at the top…
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WHO says Covid deaths in China ‘heavily underreported’; praises US transparency
The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while praising Washington's "radical transparency" in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant.
The World Health Organization has repeatedly…
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Wear masks on long flights: WHO urges amid spread of XBB.1.5
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to recommend all those travelling to wear masks in view of the rapid spread of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 in several nations across the world - especially the United…
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Hong Kong may shift Covid’s status from ‘pandemic’ to ‘endemic’: What it means
The Hong Kong government is in talks with top pandemic advisers to declare Covid-19 an 'endemic' disease, leading to ease absolute Covid curbs including isolation norms for infected patients.
Hong Kong in lockstep with China, shared a…
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Nations tighten Covid restrictions as China reopens its borders. Top 5 updates
Several countries are likely to see a surge in Chinese travellers as the country rolls back its quarantine guidelines for inbound travellers.
The world's populous country, which is reeling under the impact of Covid spike, is entering the…
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Why China’s Latest Covid Wave Has Sparked Global Panic
China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month.
A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak.
Here is…
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‘So we are free now’: Chinese return to regular life braving cold, Covid spike
Some people in China's key cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections to return to regular activity on Monday, confident of a boost to the economy as more recover from infections.
Among those…
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What is Covid’s new variant XBB.1.5, responsible for over 40% of US cases?
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that over 40% of Covid-19 cases in the United States are now caused by Omicron XBB.1.5 -- a variant which has concerned experts.
"Ironically, probably the worst…
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WHO urges China to share specific data regularly on COVID situation
The World Health Organization on Friday once again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country, as it continues to assess the latest surge in infections.
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‘Concern over China Covid-19 surge understandable’: WHO
Restrictions some countries have introduced in response to China's Covid-19 surge are "understandable", given the lack of information from Beijing, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom…
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