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At Least 4 Dead In School Shooting In US's Georgia, Suspect, 14, Arrested
At least four people have died after a gunman opened fire at a high school in US's Georgia. Police and medics rushed to the school and the neighbourhood was put under "a hard lockdown".
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China Has Room To Adjust Its Strict Zero-Covid Policy: IMF
China has room to adjust its strict zero-Covid policy, the IMF said Wednesday, while underlining that the country's tough virus restrictions have been especially hard on its people.
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Mass Testing In Beijing Amid "Grim" Covid Situation Sparks Panic Buying
Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass testing ordered by the Chinese authorities.
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Omicron Hits Tourism Sector With 20% Cancellations: 5 Key Points
The tourism sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic for a whole year in 2020 due to lockdowns and travel restrictions is yet again facing a possible crisis. Cancellations have increased during the holiday season, say tour operators.
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Australia's Melbourne Reports Record Covid Cases Despite 2 Months Of Lockdown
Melbourne's COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings to watch a key sporting event for the spike as a hard lockdown to combat the spread of the Delta variant neared two months.
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Australia's Canberra Extends COVID-19 Lockdown
Australia's Canberra on Tuesday extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks as the capital city struggles to contain a surge in the highly infectious Delta variant.
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'Go Hard And Early Than Light And Long': New Zealand PM On Snap Lockdown
New Zealand's city streets were largely deserted on Wednesday as the country returned to life in lockdown for the first time in six months in a bid to halt any spread of the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19.
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2 Apartment Blocks In Sydney, Melbourne Placed In Hard Lockdown
Two Australian apartment blocks have been placed under strict lockdown with residents barred from leaving on Tuesday, as authorities stepped up efforts to curb a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak.
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Sydney's Covid Cases Rise, 4 Australian Cities In Lockdown
Australian officials extended lockdown and social distancing measures to more of the country on Wednesday, with four major cities already under a hard lockdown in a race to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant.
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When Will Covid Pandemic Really End? What Covax Says
On Jan. 23, 2020, the day the novel coronavirus forced the Chinese city of Wuhan into lockdown, two American doctors named Seth Berkley and Richard Hatchett met at the bar of the Hard Rock Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, to talk about vaccines.
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At Least 4 Dead In School Shooting In US's Georgia, Suspect, 14, Arrested
At least four people have died after a gunman opened fire at a high school in US's Georgia. Police and medics rushed to the school and the neighbourhood was put under "a hard lockdown".
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China Has Room To Adjust Its Strict Zero-Covid Policy: IMF
China has room to adjust its strict zero-Covid policy, the IMF said Wednesday, while underlining that the country's tough virus restrictions have been especially hard on its people.
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Mass Testing In Beijing Amid "Grim" Covid Situation Sparks Panic Buying
Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass testing ordered by the Chinese authorities.
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Omicron Hits Tourism Sector With 20% Cancellations: 5 Key Points
The tourism sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic for a whole year in 2020 due to lockdowns and travel restrictions is yet again facing a possible crisis. Cancellations have increased during the holiday season, say tour operators.
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Australia's Melbourne Reports Record Covid Cases Despite 2 Months Of Lockdown
Melbourne's COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings to watch a key sporting event for the spike as a hard lockdown to combat the spread of the Delta variant neared two months.
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Australia's Canberra Extends COVID-19 Lockdown
Australia's Canberra on Tuesday extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks as the capital city struggles to contain a surge in the highly infectious Delta variant.
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'Go Hard And Early Than Light And Long': New Zealand PM On Snap Lockdown
New Zealand's city streets were largely deserted on Wednesday as the country returned to life in lockdown for the first time in six months in a bid to halt any spread of the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19.
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2 Apartment Blocks In Sydney, Melbourne Placed In Hard Lockdown
Two Australian apartment blocks have been placed under strict lockdown with residents barred from leaving on Tuesday, as authorities stepped up efforts to curb a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak.
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Sydney's Covid Cases Rise, 4 Australian Cities In Lockdown
Australian officials extended lockdown and social distancing measures to more of the country on Wednesday, with four major cities already under a hard lockdown in a race to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant.
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When Will Covid Pandemic Really End? What Covax Says
On Jan. 23, 2020, the day the novel coronavirus forced the Chinese city of Wuhan into lockdown, two American doctors named Seth Berkley and Richard Hatchett met at the bar of the Hard Rock Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, to talk about vaccines.
