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China's National Health Commission warns COVID-19 cases may rise during sp
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to NHC, the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to rise due to the inter-regional movement of people and the increase of crowd gathering around the Spring Festival.
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Chinese officials say COVID-19 infections may rebound in country in Januar
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Experts believe China will continue to experience various respiratory pathogens alternating or co-circulating in the winter and the coming spring, with influenza viruses still dominating in the short term.
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WHO asks China to provide information on increase in respiratory illnesses
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children in the country.
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WHO seeks more information on respiratory illness in northern China
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The WHO made "an official request for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children," the United Nations health agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
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China reports nearly 60,000 Covid-19 deaths after lifting its Zero Covid P
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China on Saturday announced that nearly 60,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported since the country lifted its strict "Zero Covid Policy" on December 7, last year, Global Times reported citing National Health Commission.
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Covid data is transparent, says China's Health Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"China has always been publishing information on COVID-19 deaths and severe cases in the spirit of openness and transparency," Jiao Yahui, head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the National Health Commission, said at a press briefing held on Thursday.
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China to lift COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers from Jan 8
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The policy changes came after an announcement by the National Health Commission late Monday that China will downgrade its COVID-19 management from Class A to Class B, starting January 8. The Chinese custom said it will not be necessary to undergo PCR testing after entering the country, howev
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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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China's COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 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, 2 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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China stops publishing daily Covid cases amid fresh surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"China's National Health Commission (NHC) will stop publishing daily COVID-19 case data from Sunday. Instead, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention will release COVID-related info for study and reference," NHC said in a statement.
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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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