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5 Years On, COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects Still Felt On Global Economy
Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy.
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India Must Be Prepared For Another Covid Outbreak: Expert
India must be prepared for another Covid-19 outbreak, said an expert on Friday, amid rise in cases in several countries including the US and South Korea.
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Study Says China Experimenting With Deadly Virus, Experts Say "This Madness Must Be Stopped"
According to the study, carried out by the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, the virus was similar to Sars-CoV-2 and discovered in 2017 in pangolins before the Covid outbreak.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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China Hospital Data Absent From WHO's Latest Reports Amid Covid Surge
The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on the extent of its outbreak.
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India Keeping An Eye On Covid Situation In China: External Affairs Ministry
India is keeping an eye on the Covid situation in China, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday amid the rapid rise in cases in the country.
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China Says No New Covid Deaths Reported After Changing Criteria
China said Wednesday that not a single person had died of the Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria for recording virus deaths to mean most are no longer counted.
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China To Only Count Covid Deaths Due To "Respiratory Failures": Report
China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of the Omicron strain.
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China Sees Nearly 40,000 Covid Cases In New Record For 4th Straight Day
China reported a record high of 39,791 new COVID-19 infections on November26, of which 3,709 were symptomatic and 36,082 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
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Video Shows Workers Escaping Lockdown At China's Largest iPhone Factory
Since Saturday, photographs and videos circulating on Chinese social media appeared to show Foxconn workers returning home, trekking across fields during the day and along roads at night.
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Kim Jong Un 'Seriously Ill' In North Korea Covid Surge, Says His Sister
Kim Jong Un's sister revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid outbreak.
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China's Warning As Lockdowns To Contain Covid Outbreak Bites Into Growth
China's premier has sounded an unusually stark warning about the world's second-largest economy, saying it must return to normal as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth.
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UN Warns Of "Dire Consequences" Of North Korea Covid Response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Tens Of Thousands Isolating In North Korea After Super-Spreader Parade
Thousands of people unmasked and not socially distanced packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to watch the massive military parade on April 25 to celebrate the founding anniversary of the army.
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Delta Or Different Variant May Cause Another Covid Outbreak: Study
The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel.
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5 Years On, COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects Still Felt On Global Economy
Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy.
-
India Must Be Prepared For Another Covid Outbreak: Expert
India must be prepared for another Covid-19 outbreak, said an expert on Friday, amid rise in cases in several countries including the US and South Korea.
-
Study Says China Experimenting With Deadly Virus, Experts Say "This Madness Must Be Stopped"
According to the study, carried out by the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, the virus was similar to Sars-CoV-2 and discovered in 2017 in pangolins before the Covid outbreak.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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China Hospital Data Absent From WHO's Latest Reports Amid Covid Surge
The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on the extent of its outbreak.
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India Keeping An Eye On Covid Situation In China: External Affairs Ministry
India is keeping an eye on the Covid situation in China, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday amid the rapid rise in cases in the country.
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China Says No New Covid Deaths Reported After Changing Criteria
China said Wednesday that not a single person had died of the Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria for recording virus deaths to mean most are no longer counted.
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China To Only Count Covid Deaths Due To "Respiratory Failures": Report
China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of the Omicron strain.
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China Sees Nearly 40,000 Covid Cases In New Record For 4th Straight Day
China reported a record high of 39,791 new COVID-19 infections on November26, of which 3,709 were symptomatic and 36,082 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
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Video Shows Workers Escaping Lockdown At China's Largest iPhone Factory
Since Saturday, photographs and videos circulating on Chinese social media appeared to show Foxconn workers returning home, trekking across fields during the day and along roads at night.
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Kim Jong Un 'Seriously Ill' In North Korea Covid Surge, Says His Sister
Kim Jong Un's sister revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid outbreak.
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China's Warning As Lockdowns To Contain Covid Outbreak Bites Into Growth
China's premier has sounded an unusually stark warning about the world's second-largest economy, saying it must return to normal as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth.
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UN Warns Of "Dire Consequences" Of North Korea Covid Response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Tens Of Thousands Isolating In North Korea After Super-Spreader Parade
Thousands of people unmasked and not socially distanced packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to watch the massive military parade on April 25 to celebrate the founding anniversary of the army.
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Delta Or Different Variant May Cause Another Covid Outbreak: Study
The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel.
