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Despite Covid outbreak, China starts winter tourism campaign in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has announced that the "iconic Potala Palace" in Tibet's capital Lhasa will reopen for tourism after being closed for more than four months. Several other major religious tourist attractions in and around Lhasa were also reopened.
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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 responsible for latest COVID outbreak in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, WHO said that the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) held a meeting with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday and said, "The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired in
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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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Sudden COVID-19 outbreaks depict lack of efficacy of Chinese vaccines: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Turkish government which initially accepted Chinese vaccines is now scrutinising its efficacy after learning of China's involvement in data tempering of side effects only to enhance its vaccine sale.
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States, UTs conduct mock drills to check Covid preparedness
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"To make sure there isn't a Covid surge in the country, PM Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing if at the covid cases increase. Today mock drills are conducted across covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment," Mansukh Mandaviya s
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Sudden COVID outbreaks in China point towards lack of efficacy of Chinese
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Rising COVID cases in China act as a cause of concern, especially for countries that China supplies its vaccines to.
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Use masks, avoid international travel: IMA issues advisory to avoid impend
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the sudden surge of COVID cases in several countries, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday issued an advisory and appealed public to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour with immediate effect.
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China Covid outbreak: US concerned over new mutation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US "is concerned China might not be fully transparent about the COVID numbers, the cases, and also the deaths that we're seeing in China right now".
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China working for resumption of dialogue with US: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China has opened the backdoor channel for assessing ties with US as Washington is "proactively making preparations for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait when it happens," reported The HK Post.
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E-Visa facility resumes again for UK nationals travelling to India
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
For the first time since the COVID outbreak in March 2020, India is all set to resume the e-Visa facility for UK citizens travelling to India, the High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vikram k Doraiswami announced in a video message on Monday.
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COVID-19: Tibetans in Dharamshala extend support to Chinese protestors
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After reports of a crackdown on Covid protests throughout China, Tibetans living in exile have expressed solidarity with the Chinese people, who are under strict coronavirus rules since the start of the pandemic.
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Tibetan govt in exile extends solidarity with people impacted by China's '
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Tibetan govt in exile on Friday extended solidarity to people impacted due to the Zero Covid policy resulting in widespread protest across China.
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