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Uttarakhand govt directs districts to increase surveillance to control COV
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 24 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Sunday directed all the districts in the state to increase surveillance to prevent new cases of COVID-19.
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China reports 253 new COVID-19 cases, 194 in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): The Chinese mainland reported 253 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, of which 194 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Saturday.
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China slams WHO chief for 'irresponsible' remarks on its zero-COVID policy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China on Wednesday slammed WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after he said that China's "zero-COVID" strategy is not "sustainable" given the virus' ever-evolving nature.
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Shanghai reports 1,259 'asymptomatic' COVID cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China's Shanghai has reported 1,259 local asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, media reported citing the municipal health commission, adding that the city has 228 confirmed locally transmitted coronavirus cases.
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Shanghai subway shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 10 (ANI): The last two lines of the Shanghai subway were terminated on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the city's entire subway system to a standstill until further notice.
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Chinese authorities arrest another activist for questioning 'zero COVID' p
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 6 (ANI): Chinese authorities recently arrested another activist for speaking out against abuses committed by health and police authorities as the country continues adhering to its "zero-COVID" protocols despite criticism from global health experts.
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As cases spike, China vows to win COVID war in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): As China continues to face the impact of the resurgence of COVID cases in ket cities, the country's top leadership has vowed to "win the war" against infection with its scientific and effective epidemic control policy that will stand the test of time.
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Chinese man declared dead at hospital, found alive in morgue
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, an elderly person in a Shanghai nursing home was mistakenly taken to the morgue while still alive, local media reported, as the city's prolonged lockdown continues to put a strain on city health facilities amid renewed COVID-19 outbreak.
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'Zero-COVID' policy doesn't harm economic growth: Chinese epidemiologist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 29 (ANI): A leading Chinese epidemiologist has refuted the claim that China's "zero-COVID" policy has impeded the country's economic growth.
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China resorts to internet blockade as COVID cases spike
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bejing [China], April 25 (ANI): A Chinese political commentator on Youtube has said that there is an internet blockade and heavy lockdown of the Fudan University campus, Shanghai.
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Taiwan's Foxconn suspends operation of two factories in China due to COVID
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, Apple's main supplier of electronic components, has suspended operations of two factories in the eastern city of Kunshan due to COVID-19 restrictions, Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported on
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UN humanitarian chief tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Ukraine talks i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of meetings on the situation in Ukraine scheduled to take place in Turkey later this week, Griffiths said.
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