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PM Modi to chair high-level meeting today to review Covid-related situatio
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In view of the recent surge in COVID cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting today to review the Covid-related situation and public health preparedness.
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Demand for affordable Indian generic vaccines skyrocket in China amid Covi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the resurgence in Covid cases, China's indigenous vaccines, "CanSino" and "BBIBPCorV," were heavily scrutinized based on their efficacy rates. There were concerns about the legitimacy of these vaccines raised concerns after certain documents were leaked online, labeled "extra urgent and
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Covid deaths increase in Tibet due to restrictions on access to hospitals,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While the rest of the globe is recovering from the Covid outbreak, Tibetans continue to struggle for access to basic services rather than having the time to heal.
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Satellite images show crowds at China's crematoriums as Covid surges
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Satellite images of a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, amid the Covid surge across the country after Beijing lifted severe pandemic restrictions, reported Washington Post.
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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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Chinese doctors asked to avoid listing COVID-19 as cause of death: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A doctor at a hospital in Beijing was asked to not report COVID-19 as the primary cause of death.
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China resumes regular passenger traffic with Hong Kong despite Covid surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China and Hong Kong resumed regular passenger traffic on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed Covid-19-related restrictions, even as the second largest economy faces a huge spike in Covid cases.
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Chinese citizens move out with vengeance, prefer Covid infections for immu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Their logic is if they get infected and are quarantined at home for 14 days, they will recover and get immunity from the virus.
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WHO criticizes China for "under-representing" COVID-19 cases, "narrow" def
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Incidentally, the scale of the current outbreak of the Covid infections has made it difficult for the authorities to track the Covid infections, following the end of the mandatory mass testing as part of the easing of Covid restrictions.
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Covid surge in China hits its commercial hub Guangzhou, dents economic pre
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's reversal of its Covid-19 restrictions in early December was meant to help places like Guangzhou. But the chaotic approach has contributed to a tsunami of infections that has swept across the nation, overwhelming hospitals and funeral parlours.
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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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