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Chinese health expert claims 80 pc of people infected with COVID-19 in cou
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that the present "wave of epidemic has already infected about 80 pc of the people" in China.
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China's National Bureau of Statistics refuses to reveal number of deaths o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Bureau of Statistics reported a total of 10.41 million deaths in 2022, averaging 867,500 deaths per month.
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China denies COVID vaccines to defectors from North Korea: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China has refused to provide treatment to refugees from North Korea, even after it lifted its COVID restrictions. Due to a lack of identity proof, the refugees are not provided treatment even if they face serious COVID symptoms.
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China introduces IceBurial technology amid rising number of Covid deaths
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the rising number of deaths in China due to COVID-19, it has introduced IceBurial technology.
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China reports nearly 60,000 Covid-19 deaths after lifting its Zero Covid P
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China on Saturday announced that nearly 60,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported since the country lifted its strict "Zero Covid Policy" on December 7, last year, Global Times reported citing National Health Commission.
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China's ESG rating could become concern for investors: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Aidan Yao, the senior emerging Asia economist at AXA Investment Managers in Hong Kong, has called the lack of pandemic data a cause for concern for the market.
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WHO Chief says China under-reports COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The WHO chief urged all countries to share true statistics so as to contribute to a more effective fight against the spread of the disease. Last week, Tedros asked China for reliable data on Covid hospitalizations and deaths in the country.
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Vietnam's Lang Son province to take COVID samples of people coming to coun
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Lang Son province, a northern province of Vietnam, will be taking samples of people coming to Vietnam from China if the travelers have symptoms such as fever, coughing, or difficulty breathing, the Vietnamese newspaper VnExpress reported.
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China stops issuing visas to people from South Korea, Japan in Covid retal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing has started to retaliate at Japan and South Korea by suspending the issuance of visas to people from both countries as travellers from China are facing multiple restrictions imposed by the nations due to a spike in COVID, NHK World reported.
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China to take reciprocal countermeasures against countries imposing restri
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China on Sunday relaxed its COVID management measures from Class A to Class B. The country resumed cross-border travel and business starting Sunday, according to Global Times.
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Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg discourage non-essential trips to China amid
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We currently discourage non-essential trips to China. The reason is a peak in COVID infections and an overwhelmed health system," the German foreign ministry said on its official Twitter handle.
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Indian generic drug Paxlovid in high demand in China amid Covid surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As Covid cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in the coming days, the CNN reported citing state media.
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