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Report cites 10 reasons strengthening Covid 'lab leak theory'
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"At this point, the only people who believe Covid did not leak from a Wuhan lab are diehards with I (Heart) Fauci bumper stickers. The evidence is clear: The pandemic was the result of irresponsible science. Here are 10 reasons why," Makary stated in his NY Post piece.
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China witnesses over 40 pc surge in Covid-19 positive test rates in May
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
China witnessed a more than fivefold increase in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data that shows, it has reached more than 40 per cent of those tested at the end of
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China's factory gate prices fell at fastest pace in 7 years in May: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
China has been tackling a sharp decline in prices with factories getting less for their products from key overseas markets. The producer price index (PPI) for May reduced by 4.6 per cent, witnessing a decline for an eighth consecutive month, Gulf Today reported citing the National Bureau of
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China's state-run banks reduce interest rates on deposits: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Six commercial banks have announced that they have reduced the rate for demand deposits from 0.25 per cent to 0.2 per cent. The banks have reduced the interest rates on deposits covering a fixed period of time.
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'Bridge Man' believed to be person responsible for protest against anti-CO
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Peng Lifa, also known as "Bridge Man" is widely believed to be the person responsible for initiating one of the greatest protests in China since the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which happened in 1989.
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China unlikely to impose lockdown despite Covid-19 surge
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Though other countries have long settled into such a pattern, it is a shift for China. Until late last year, its national leadership was still ready to lock down whole neighbourhoods and districts, even cities, in a bid to stamp out what were sometimes just small clusters of cases.
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China's slow economic recovery, deflation fears driving down stock prices,
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Chinese economy bounced back after the government lifted its zero-COVID-19 restrictions in December. However, the recovery of the Chinese economy has lost steam.
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China braces for next wave of COVID infections: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to NTD, a top epidemiologist predicted that over 60 million will catch the infection per week when the wave hits and noted that the authorities are preparing vaccines.
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China witnesses fresh wave of Covid cases from XBB variants
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to official media sources, quoted by The Washington Post, leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan on Monday said that two new vaccinations for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) have been given preliminary approval.
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Shares of Chinese Pharma companies spike amid sharp increase in COVID infe
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in China, the shares of the Chinese pharmaceutical countries have also seen a massive increase in their values on Wednesday, Hong Kong-based The Standard reported.
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China's new bank loans tumble more than expected in April: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
China's new bank loans tumbled more than expected in April from the previous month. The development has further raised concerns regarding the economy's recovery and regulators have called on banks to cap rates offered on some deposits from next week, The Standard reported.
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China Covid whistleblower Fang Bin released from jail after 3 years
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After sharing the videos of the on-ground situation in Wuhan city, the epicentre of the original outbreak, Bin suddenly disappeared, as the authorities were trying to suppress the true extent of the unfolding global emergency.
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