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‘Overwhelming majority’ of EU wants Covid tests on passengers from China
Officials will meet again on Wednesday to decide what coordinated measures will be applied across the bloc in wake of China lifting its zero-Covid policy. Read the original article at…
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The Guardian view on China’s Covid crisis: zero preparation | Editorial
The country’s reckless reopening without adequate planning is claiming lives. It did not have to be this way China’s citizens know this winter is a deadly one. But they do…
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Ministers yet to finalise Covid testing plans for travellers from China
Officials confirm new policy for England will begin on Thursday but say they are still working on final details Ministers are yet to set out details of a Covid testing…
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Could new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 fuel further Covid infections?
The offshoot accounts for 40% of Covid cases in the US, raising fears of fresh waves of illness as it spreads to other countries Scientists have raised concerns about a…
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EU offers China free Covid-19 vaccines as infections surge
China has yet to respond, said European Commission; it did not say how many jabs it was offering. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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WHO scientists call for ‘realistic’ China Covid data at key meeting amid worries over spread
‘We want to see a more realistic picture of what is actually going on’; some data ‘not very credible’. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid-19 in China: up to 70 per cent of Shanghai’s population has now been infected, says leading city doctor
Chen Erzhen, a member of the city’s expert advisory panel, says millions more have been infected compared with last year’s outbreak. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s tourism sector sees some positive signs, but full reopening will be ‘painful and bumpy’
Although China’s tourism sector showed signs of recovery over the new year holiday, consumer confidence is still struggling with Covid-19 outbreaks and lingering scars from the pandemic on household and…
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China is now the centre of Covid. The world should be watching – and testing | Devi Sridhar
With China’s government underplaying its domestic outbreak, it’s vital that other countries remain alert to new variants After almost three years of trying to wholly eliminate the virus that causes…
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Australia’s Covid-19 test requirement for mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau visitors ‘racist’, sows ‘chaos’
Australia’s top health official and Chinese-Australians are slamming the government’s decision to require visitors arriving from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau to test negative for Covid-19, calling the move…