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China to drop COVID-19 quarantine rule for inbound travellers from Jan 8
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, China on Monday announced to stop the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8.
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Fresh signs COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After China abandoned its restrictive "zero Covid" policy about two weeks ago, regional numbers of infected persons with coronavirus point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched healthcare systems, writes Chang Che, Asia technology correspondent for The New York Times (NYT).
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Covid runs rampant in China, as government washes hands
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Just four days earlier, the Chinese government reported its first COVID-related deaths -just two of them, mind you - since Beijing released a ten-point easing plan on 7 December. This signaled a turnaround from the nation's controversial and harsh zero-COVID policy.
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China's COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The estimates, including 37 million people who were infected on Tuesday alone, were revealed by Sun Yang, a deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a health briefing on Wednesday, the FT report said.
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Multiple regions across China face blood shortage amid rise in COVID-19 ca
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the Shandong blood center, the stock of blood group A and O have been kept at red alert level for several days.
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Surge in Covid cases strain Chinese hospitals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Millions of people in China have been affected by Covid-19 since the 'zero-covid policy' was diluted on December 7. The health authorities in Qingdao in Shandong Province estimated on Friday that 490,000 to 530,000 people per day have contracted the virus. Many Japanese companies are operati
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China stops publishing daily Covid cases amid fresh surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"China's National Health Commission (NHC) will stop publishing daily COVID-19 case data from Sunday. Instead, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention will release COVID-related info for study and reference," NHC said in a statement.
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China's new COVID variant a threat to Pakistan: NCOC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per the NCOC, there is a risk that the new variant may enter Pakistan after China decided to lift the lockdown and travel restrictions.
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China's crematoriums fill up amid rise in COVID-19 cases: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved ones cremated.
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COVID-19: China claims medical supplies 'adequate' amid reports of shortag
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The sudden shift in China's COVID-19 policy has left pharmaceutical companies ill-prepared to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Mutation is COVID's only tool for outbreak, people should be careful: Expe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Drawing a comparison between India and China, Dr Mishra said that India has strong protection of hybrid immunity due to exposure either symptomatic or asymptomatic and China has not developed that situation.
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Nearly 250 million Covid-19 infections in China: Leaked document
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the 20-minute meeting of China's National Health Commission, as per the leaked document, 248 million people reported Covid-19 positive between December 1 and 20, which is 17.65 per cent of China's population.
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