Covid-19 News
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Avoid grandparents if you have cough or cold, say UK health officialsHealth officials have warned Britons to avoid celebrating Christmas with grandparents if they have a cough or cold, after a...
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Hong Kong tailors livestream in pandemic survival fightAssistants wielding multiple livestreaming mobile phones are now as crucial to Roshan Melwani's tailor shop as the measuring tapes, needles...
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Chinese cities give out free fever drugs as COVID flaresCities in China began distributing free anti-fever drugs to the public, as COVID-19 sweeps through the world's most populous country...
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Thousands of UK ambulance staff strike as public urged to avoid risksThousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales walked out over pay on Wednesday, increasing the strain on a state-funded...
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China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting methodChina has outlined the way it counts Covid-19 deaths amid scepticism about the real impact of the disease. It says...
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Hospital flu admissions in UK exceed those for CovidBritain’s National Health Service is bracing for a severe winter flu outbreak as it also grapples with a backlog of...
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China officially reports first COVID deaths in weeks as virus wave swellsChina officially reported on Monday its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month,...
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Chinese health official says Omicron Covid-19 variant as harmful as fluChina’s strict approach to containing Covid-19 appeared to ease further on Sunday, after the country’s chief medical adviser said that...
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Hospitals face winter 'tripledemic' of Covid, flu and RSVThe US and countries across Europe are facing a wave of winter illnesses including respiratory syncytial virus, which can be...
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'Nearly 600,000 people' in UK have had long Covid for at least two yearsNearly 600,000 people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first contracted the virus at least two...
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New Zealand announces review of its handling of COVID-19 pandemicThe New Zealand government said on Monday it would launch an inquiry into the country's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Australian PM tests positive for COVIDAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday afternoon and would work from home...
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Chinese cities announce further easing of COVID curbsMore Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday, as China tries to...
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Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID restrictionsBeijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen followed other cities in announcing it would...
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China softens tone on COVID severity after protestsChina is softening its tone on the severity of COVID-19 and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case...
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Chinese police out in numbers to prevent more COVID protestsChinese police were out in force in Beijing and Shanghai on Tuesday to prevent more protests against COVID curbs which...
