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"No Need To Panic, Need To Remain Alert": AIIMS On JN.1 Covid Variant
After a surge in the cases of the new COVID subvariant JN.1, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have advised people to not panic but rather remain alert and vigilant.
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India Reports 752 New Covid Cases, More Than Double Of Yesterday's Figure
India recorded 752 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours amid concerns over a new variant driving the latest surge in infections. Four related death were also reported during this period.
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Number Of New Covid Cases Increased 52% Globally In One Month: WHO
The number of new COVID cases increased by 52 per cent during the past four-odd weeks, the WHO said, with over 850 000 new cases reported during the period.
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China Unlikely To Impose Lockdown Despite COVID-19 Surge: Report
In December, China abruptly abandoned its "Zero Covid" policies amid a surge of infections and rising public anger against lockdowns.
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China Covid Surge Has 'Basically' Ended, But Not Completely Over
Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.
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Xi Jinping Concerned Over Covid Spike In China's Rural Areas: Report
Xi Jinping has said he is "concerned" about the virus situation in the Chinese countryside, state media reported, as millions of people head to rural hometowns ahead of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.
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89% Infected With Covid In China's Third Most-Populous Province: Official
Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
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2 Billion People To Travel In China's "Great Migration" Over Next 40 Days
China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40 day period of Lunar New Year travel known prepandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people
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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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Taiwan Offers China Help Again To Tackle COVID-19 Surge
Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday.
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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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China Reported Nearly 220,000 New Weekly Covid Cases Till Jan 1: WHO
China reported 218,019 new weekly COVID-19 cases as of January 1, the World Health Organization in its weekly report said, as the country is battling a surge in the cases of the virus.
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China Convinced Of "Final Victory" Over Covid As World Awaits Virus Data
Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China's raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government's mouthpiece newspaper on Wednesday rallied citizens for a "final victory" over the virus.
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EU Offers China Free Vaccines Amid Covid Surge
The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing's relaxation of its "zero-COVID" policies.
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China Media Plays Down Covid Severity As WHO Seeks Details On Outbreak
State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for a "detailed discussion" on the evolution of the virus.
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"No Need To Panic, Need To Remain Alert": AIIMS On JN.1 Covid Variant
After a surge in the cases of the new COVID subvariant JN.1, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have advised people to not panic but rather remain alert and vigilant.
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India Reports 752 New Covid Cases, More Than Double Of Yesterday's Figure
India recorded 752 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours amid concerns over a new variant driving the latest surge in infections. Four related death were also reported during this period.
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Number Of New Covid Cases Increased 52% Globally In One Month: WHO
The number of new COVID cases increased by 52 per cent during the past four-odd weeks, the WHO said, with over 850 000 new cases reported during the period.
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China Unlikely To Impose Lockdown Despite COVID-19 Surge: Report
In December, China abruptly abandoned its "Zero Covid" policies amid a surge of infections and rising public anger against lockdowns.
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China Covid Surge Has 'Basically' Ended, But Not Completely Over
Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.
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Xi Jinping Concerned Over Covid Spike In China's Rural Areas: Report
Xi Jinping has said he is "concerned" about the virus situation in the Chinese countryside, state media reported, as millions of people head to rural hometowns ahead of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.
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89% Infected With Covid In China's Third Most-Populous Province: Official
Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
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2 Billion People To Travel In China's "Great Migration" Over Next 40 Days
China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40 day period of Lunar New Year travel known prepandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people
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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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Taiwan Offers China Help Again To Tackle COVID-19 Surge
Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday.
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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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China Reported Nearly 220,000 New Weekly Covid Cases Till Jan 1: WHO
China reported 218,019 new weekly COVID-19 cases as of January 1, the World Health Organization in its weekly report said, as the country is battling a surge in the cases of the virus.
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China Convinced Of "Final Victory" Over Covid As World Awaits Virus Data
Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China's raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government's mouthpiece newspaper on Wednesday rallied citizens for a "final victory" over the virus.
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EU Offers China Free Vaccines Amid Covid Surge
The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing's relaxation of its "zero-COVID" policies.
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China Media Plays Down Covid Severity As WHO Seeks Details On Outbreak
State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for a "detailed discussion" on the evolution of the virus.
