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Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB
2 years ago

Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB

China Daily  

People walk on a street in Shanghai, Dec 8, 2022. Scientists have detected XBB.1.5, a new and super-transmissible subvariant of Omicron in the city, but the subvariant, mostly found among the city's imported cases, has yet to cause local transmissions. As more new variants of Omicron emerge in some overseas countries, China has also detected BQ.1 and XBB from imported …

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Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB
2 years ago

Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2023-01-04 People walk on a street in Shanghai, Dec 8, 2022. Scientists have detected XBB.1.5, a new and super-transmissible subvariant of Omicron in the city, but the subvariant, mostly found among the city's imported cases, has yet to cause local transmissions. As more new variants of Omicron emerge in some overseas countries, China has also detected BQ.1 and …

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Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB
2 years ago

Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB

China Daily  

People walk on a street in Shanghai, Dec 8, 2022. Scientists have detected XBB.1.5, a new and super-transmissible subvariant of Omicron in the city, but the subvariant, mostly found among the city's imported cases, has yet to cause local transmissions. As more new variants of Omicron emerge in some overseas countries, China has also detected BQ.1 and XBB from imported …

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‘Learn from last year’: Government adviser warns against allowing foreign holidays
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Learn from last year’: Government adviser warns against allowing foreign holidays

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surge in Covid-19 infections is inevitable if Britons are allowed …

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Visas of Foreigners Suspended as China Faces Greater Risk from 'Imported Covid-19 Cases': Official
4 years, 2 months ago

Visas of Foreigners Suspended as China Faces Greater Risk from 'Imported Covid-19 Cases': Official

News 18  

China on Friday said it has temporarily suspended visas for foreign nationals in countries like India, the UK and the Philippines as it was facing greater risk from "imported cases" of coronavirus. The Chinese embassy in Delhi said on Thursday that China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into the country by foreign nationals from India holding valid visas …

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Singapore trip: Here’s what travellers from India are expected to follow amid COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Singapore trip: Here’s what travellers from India are expected to follow amid COVID-19

Hindustan Times  

All travellers from India who are not Singaporeans and permanent residents will have to take a coronavirus test within 72 hours before departing for Singapore from next Thursday, in a move to reduce the number of imported cases from the country. The travellers will have to present a valid negative test result that has to be taken within 72 hours …

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Beijing to open international travel after six months, will allow flights from 8 countries
4 years, 4 months ago

Beijing to open international travel after six months, will allow flights from 8 countries

Firstpost  

Flights connecting Thailand, Cambodia and Pakistan in Asia; Greece, Denmark, Austria and Sweden in Europe, and Canada in North America — countries with relatively small numbers of imported cases — will resume Beijing: The Chinese capital is opening up to international travel after a gap of six months following the COVID-19 pandemic, with an official announcement saying that flights from …

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600,000 dead as coronavirus rebounds around the world: Live
4 years, 5 months ago

600,000 dead as coronavirus rebounds around the world: Live

Al Jazeera  

Confirmed global virus deaths surge to 603,000 with the United States the world’s worst-affected country. 11:10 GMT – Philippines records 58 coronavirus deaths, 2,241 new cases The Philippines’ health department reported 58 deaths related to COVID-19 and 2,241 additional infections of the new coronavirus. 04:37 GMT – Albania’s coronavirus cases at 4,008, total deaths 111 Albania has reported 4,008 confirmed …

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Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak

China Daily  

The novel coronavirus has spread across China and beyond. May 29 Outside China - India reports biggest daily jump of 7,466 new COVID-19 cases as total reach 165,799 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says from Monday, nurseries and schools will reopen, first to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 - UN chief calls for using more tools to help …

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Report: China's fight against COVID-19 (full text)
4 years, 8 months ago

Report: China's fight against COVID-19 (full text)

China Daily  

Screening, testing and dynamic monitoring Screening, testing and monitoring with epidemiological investigation at the core became a key approach to cut virus transmission and provide timely treatment to infected patients. Authorities expanded the list of institutes certified to conduct such tests by allowing P2 biosafety labs, qualified major hospitals, centers for disease control and prevention and professional testing institutes that …

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Rise in imported cases sparks worry of resurgence of coronavirus in Wuhan: The Chinese city during and after lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Rise in imported cases sparks worry of resurgence of coronavirus in Wuhan: The Chinese city during and after lockdown

Firstpost  

Just when China was showing signs of recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, a renewed threat of imported cases and recurrence has raised its head in the country’s Wuhan province, where the pandemic reportedly first started out. It had just been a week since restriction on movements were eased a little in Wuhan, when China started reporting a significant number of …

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Coronavirus crisis ‘like no other’ as cases near 2m: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus crisis ‘like no other’ as cases near 2m: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

IMF says the global economy is expected to shrink by 3 percent this year, forecasting the steepest downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s Total number of coronavirus cases in Russia has surged past 20,000 as the country posted a record number of daily cases. 18:40 GMT – China in fear of second wave of COVID-19 outbreak China reported …

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Coronavirus death toll in France nears 14,400: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus death toll in France nears 14,400: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Number of deaths increase in France but slightly fewer people were admitted into intensive care for fourth day in a row. 17:35 GMT – South Africa coronavirus cases rise to 2,173 South Africa has announced 145 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections to 2,173, a health ministry statement said. 17:15 GMT – France’s coronavirus death toll rises …

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Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak

China Daily  

The novel coronavirus has spread across China and beyond. April 6 Outside China - US virus deaths top 1,200 in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tracker - Captain removed from coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier reportedly tests positive for COVID-19 - Italy records lowest daily coronavirus deaths in nearly three weeks - Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus, …

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Timeline of China releasing information on COVID-19 and advancing international cooperation on epidemic response
4 years, 9 months ago

Timeline of China releasing information on COVID-19 and advancing international cooperation on epidemic response

China Daily  

Delegates from embassies in China and international organizations attend a briefing in Beijing last month. Jan. 20 ・ Xinhua News Agency reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has made important instructions on the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus in Wuhan City and other …

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Timeline of China releasing information on COVID-19 and advancing international cooperation
4 years, 9 months ago

Timeline of China releasing information on COVID-19 and advancing international cooperation

China Daily  

Chinese medical team experts talk with local doctors and Red Cross staff members in Padua, Italy, March 17, 2020. March 23 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping talked over phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, introducing upon request the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China. -- Chinese President Xi Jinping talked over phone with British Prime Minister …

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China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time
4 years, 9 months ago

China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time

Al Jazeera  

Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but it faces a second wave of infections from overseas. China reported no new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, for the first time since authorities began publishing figures in January. Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in …

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Imported cases raise increasing concerns
4 years, 9 months ago

Imported cases raise increasing concerns

China Daily  

A flight attendant wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 takes body temperature measurements of passengers with a thermometer on a Shanghai Airlines flight in Shanghai, on March 25, 2020. Mandatory testing of all foreign arrivals routine as domestic numbers plummet Health officials and experts are calling for people to remain vigilant against the novel coronavirus and …

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Imported cases raise increasing concerns
4 years, 9 months ago

Imported cases raise increasing concerns

China Daily  

A flight attendant wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 takes body temperature measurements of passengers with a thermometer on a Shanghai Airlines flight in Shanghai, on March 25, 2020. Mandatory testing of all foreign arrivals routine as domestic numbers plummet Health officials and experts are calling for people to remain vigilant against the novel coronavirus and …

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Coronavirus | Beijing sees rise in imported cases as normalcy returns to Wuhan
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Beijing sees rise in imported cases as normalcy returns to Wuhan

The Hindu  

A growing number of imported COVID-19 cases in China, where the epidemic originated in December, risked fanning a second wave of infections when domestic transmissions had “basically been stopped”, a senior health official said on Sunday. China, where the disease first emerged in the central city of Wuhan, had an accumulated total of 693 cases entering from overseas, which meant …

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China is closing itself off as coronavirus cases spike worldwide
4 years, 9 months ago

China is closing itself off as coronavirus cases spike worldwide

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China is closing its border to most foreigners amid fears of imported novel coronavirus cases causing a second outbreak in the country where the infection was first detected. In a statement late Thursday, the government said that “in view of the rapid spread of Covid-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry …

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Coronavirus Outbreak: China reports second consecutive day of no new local transmissions but imported cases rise
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: China reports second consecutive day of no new local transmissions but imported cases rise

Firstpost  

A total of 67 new cases were reported as of end-Wednesday, up from 47 a day earlier, all of which were imported, China’s National Health Commission said in a statement on Thursday Beijing/Shanghai: Mainland China reported a second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus infections as the epicentre of the epidemic Hubei province opened its borders, but imported cases …

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Coronavirus | Locked-down no longer, China's Hubei begins return to normal
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Locked-down no longer, China's Hubei begins return to normal

The Hindu  

Life started returning to normal on Wednesday after two months of lockdown in Hubei province, epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak, with traffic controls lifted, construction resuming and people catching buses and trains across once-shut borders. Mainland China also reported a drop in new confirmed coronavirus cases to 47 on Tuesday, all of them in travellers returning home, down from 78 …

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China to lift lockdown in Wuhan, Hubei province as coronavirus case numbers ease
4 years, 9 months ago

China to lift lockdown in Wuhan, Hubei province as coronavirus case numbers ease

ABC  

Chinese authorities say they will lift a two-month lockdown in most of Hubei province, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, as the number of cases eases. Key points: Hubei has seen almost no new infections for more than a week The risk from overseas infections appears to be on the rise, China had 78 new cases on Monday Wuhan residents will …

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