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China brings in ‘emergency’ level censorship over zero-Covid protests
Crackdown on virtual private networks, which protesters used to access banned non-Chinese news and social media apps Chinese authorities have initiated the highest “emergency response” level of censorship, according to…
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Australia Covid cases rising but peak before Christmas still predicted
Infections climbing at slower pace than last month and death rate stable but experts say reporting changes making numbers harder to interpret Follow our Australia news live blog for the…
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Matt Hancock says he vetoed ‘bonkers proposal’ to let out prisoners during lockdown
Former health secretary’s diaries say MoJ wanted to release inmates to slow spread of coronavirus in prisons A plan to release “thousands” of prisoners was considered during the Covid-19 lockdown,…
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Coronavirus: China’s road to economic recovery ‘slow, costly and bumpy’ despite new phase of Covid controls
Economists say while China has taken a stride towards reopening, a full economic rebound will be slow and bumpy, with consumption only likely to recover when coronavirus infections start to…
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Why politicise China’s zero-Covid protests when it’s just Covid fatigue?
The protesters do not represent the majority, who want to protect the vulnerable elderly, even as Beijing hesitates to import mRNA vaccines amid geopolitical heat. The rest of the world…
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Brains of post-pandemic teens show signs of faster ageing, study finds
Study also found poorer mental health but it is unclear whether this is linked to brain age difference The brains of teenagers who lived through the Covid pandemic show signs…
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Michael Rosen writes poem in tribute to NHS nurses after Covid recovery
Children’s author who spent 48 days in hospital with virus calls NHS ‘a brilliant and wonderful invention’ Michael Rosen doesn’t remember much of his 48 days in an intensive care…
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China’s vice-premier signals shift in Covid stance as some lockdowns eased
Sun Chunlan says Omicron less pathogenic as Beijing appears to respond to protests China’s zero-Covid policy explained in 30 seconds One of China’s most senior pandemic response officials has said…
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US sees surge in children under five hospitalized for respiratory viruses
Wave of illness caused by RSV, influenza and other infections has seen more than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds full When his son was born seven weeks early, weighing only…
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Coronavirus vaccine: Hong Kong elderly first in line for second-generation BioNTech shots as city rolls out Omicron-specific jabs
Residents can now receive the German-made bivalent shots against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Read the original article at South China Morning Post