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UBS Report: India-Southeast Asia lead as investment destination for billio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sectorally, they favour energy, possibly due to today's supply constraints and the accelerating secular transition to renewables.
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Surge in Covid cases strain Chinese hospitals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Millions of people in China have been affected by Covid-19 since the 'zero-covid policy' was diluted on December 7. The health authorities in Qingdao in Shandong Province estimated on Friday that 490,000 to 530,000 people per day have contracted the virus. Many Japanese companies are operati
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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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China shifts how it counts Covid deaths as crematoriums fill up
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the latest guidelines from the National Health Commission, only those whose death is caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure after contracting the virus are classified as Covid deaths, said Wang Guiqiang, a top infectious disease doctor.
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China in a bind: Whether to recover economy or control Covid spike
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing is struggling to choose between economic recovery and Covid control and if China reimposes the 'Zero-Covid' policy to contain damages by upcoming Covid waves, there will be a huge impact on its economy. If not, people's lives will be in danger. It is a double whammy for the country,
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China's suffers "double whammy" with rise in COVID-19 cases and economic c
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases and economic crisis in the country, China is stuck in a dilemma as the imposition of the zero-Covid policy is saving people's lives but at the same time, impacting its economy, effectively putting the second largest economy in a "double whammy," Inside Over r
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Xi's zero Covid policy destroying China's economy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A Beijing-based citizen said, "I can feel the recession around me. Obviously, the economy is heading down. Fewer people in shopping malls, the disappearance of small businesses and higher prices for daily goods are better proof than official data. It is just a catastrophe now, not because of
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Chinese citizens left to fend for themselves amid rising COVID cases: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
COVID has been rapidly spreading in China. Informal reports show that about 40 percent of Beijing's residents are currently infected with COVID.
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China was 'under-prepared' for COVID surge, experts predict three waves th
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Although the Chinese government has remained silent on the number of deaths. However, the Chinese authorities have warned of successive waves of COVID infections in the coming months, as cases continue to increase.
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China's lifting of lockdown could kill upto 2.1 million people: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, according to London-based global health intelligence and analytics firm.
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India should keep close vigil on COVID situation, but no need to panic: To
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the rising COVID cases in China, a top Indian health expert on Tuesday cautioned the people while asking them to keep a close vigil on the situation in the country.
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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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