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Thousands gather in China's Wuhan to celebrate New Year amidst covid wave
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In this new year celebration, Civilians released balloons into the sky when the clock struck 12, as per the tradition in Wuhan, where the Covid story has begun.
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Deaths attributed to COVID in China increase to 9,000 per day: Data firm
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
British-based research firm Airfinity has doubled the number of people it estimates are dying from COVID in China as the number of infections soar.
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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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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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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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Beijing expects Covid peak within a week
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's containment measures had slowed the economy to its lowest growth rate in nearly half a century, jamming global supply chains and trade. As Chinese workers increasingly fall ill, more disruption is expected in the short term before the economy bounces back later next year, according t
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PM Modi cautions against complacency in fight against COVID-19; states hol
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in some countries including China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country, preparedness of health infrastructure and t
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PM Modi chairs meeting to assess COVID-19 situation, cautions against comp
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status and preparedness of public health response to COVID-19 and emphasised the need for strengthened surveillance with a focus on genome sequencing and increased testing.
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Message circulating on XBB variant of COVID-19 fake, says health ministry
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, several fake and misleading information is being circulated on the internet. Reacting to one such piece of information, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday took to Twitter to debunk a particular message about the COVID XBB variant.
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PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation at high-level meeting
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the coronavirus situation in a meeting with high level officials. He urged people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated against the virus. Emphasizing that COVID-19 is not over yet, he asked
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India should keep close vigil on COVID situation, but no need to panic: To
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the rising COVID cases in China, a top Indian health expert on Tuesday cautioned the people while asking them to keep a close vigil on the situation in the country.
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