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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's low Covid death count could just be data manipulation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has reported zero deaths even after being hit by a critical Covid-19 outbreak again this year. This raises questions about China trying to manipulate the disease data
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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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World Bank cuts 2022 China growth forecast to 2.7 pc from 4.3 pc predicted
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a report -- Navigating Uncertainty, China's Economy in 2023 -- by World Bank, the lender said that confronted with the most widespread outbreaks since the beginning of the pandemic, the continued evolution of China's public health policies will be crucial, both to mitigate public health r
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Bird Flu outbreak in Kerala's Kottayam, several thousand ducks culled
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Kottayam district authorities and the veterinary department have already killed all the area's ducks. The authorities have also banned the transportation and sale of birds and animals in the area.
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The situation is quite unprecedented, for not only we are seeing more outbreaks, but these outbreaks are larger and more deadly than the ones we have seen in past years," said Barboza. "This increasing number of cholera outbreaks is occurring after several years of regular reduction in the
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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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India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of an outbreak: NTAGI ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, according to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures.
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Foxconn reports drop in sales after China iPhone plant disruption
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Zhengzhou is the same Chinese city, where the company operates the world's largest iPhone assembly complex and where the bulk of the world's iPhone Pro handsets are assembled, The Strait Times reported.
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Chinese vaccines proven ineffective becoming problem for world: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Repeated explosive outbreaks of Covid in China along with tested and proven lack of effectiveness of its vaccines, has created a problem for its own citizens and people around the world, The Singapore Post, a news outlet with an online portfolio reported.
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Not just vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics key to deal with outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization's former chief scientist on Tuesday laid emphasis that it is important not to forget the use of diagnostics and therapeutics, along with the development of vaccines to deal with any future virus.
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