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30-40 per cent workforce in Japanese firms in China Covid positive, produc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Plants are also functioning with smaller capacities in China amid surge in COVID-19 cases.
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China's Sichuan province faces surge in Covid-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The authorities in Sichuan province conducted an online survey where 158,500 people participated and 63 per cent said their PCR or antigen test results came back positive. The province has a population of approximately 83 million.
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Spike in covid cases in China's Zhejiang renews concern of impact on suppl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China's Zhejiang province, a manufacturing hub is recording around a million new COVID-19 cases in a single day and the situation has sparked concerns among people regarding its impact on supply chains, Nikkei Asia reported.
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Beijing to distribute Pfizer's Covid-19 drug as increase in Covid cases sh
Updated : 3 years, 3 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 forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday.
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China to drop COVID-19 quarantine rule for inbound travellers from Jan 8
Updated : 3 years, 3 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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Karnataka holds meeting to assess COVID preparedness
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of a surge in COVID cases in several countries, wearing masks has been made compulsory inside restaurants, pubs, theatre halls, schools and colleges in Karnataka.
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Pakistan "ill-prepared" for another Covid-19 wave: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Independent experts in Pakistan believe that the NCOC must now issue fresh guidelines and give a "position statement". As the virus has been gripping China again and can enter Pakistan at any time.
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Two Covid positive cases detected at Kolkata airport
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Two persons returning from abroad have tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at the Kolkata Aiport, airport sources said on Monday.
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Karnataka: Wearing masks made compulsory in restaurants, pubs, theatre hal
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of a surge in Covid cases in several countries, wearing masks has been made compulsory inside restaurants, pubs, theatre halls, schools and colleges in Karnataka.
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Covid runs rampant in China, as government washes hands
Updated : 3 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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