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The Guardian view on China’s protests: zero Covid, maximum frustration | Editorial
Harsh coronavirus controls have prompted an extraordinary outpouring of discontent across the country The extraordinary outbreak of unrest that spread through China at the weekend is of a kind that…
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Ofgem is taking a risk with new approach to regulating energy firms | Nils Pratley
The regulator seems to think it will be able to spot trouble in time to avoid more costs being piled on to consumers In the end, National Grid decided not…
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Wall Street slips as coronavirus lockdown protests spread in China
Unrest over the country’s zero-Covid policy stoked worries that a crackdown or expanded lockdowns could slow the Chinese economy. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Long Covid: the patient who’s made an app to track symptoms
The app Visible is also geared towards people living with conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome When Harry Leeming developed symptoms of long Covid, he found the lack of understanding…
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Covid’s still a big issue for China – and that’s trouble for global economy
The economic outlook for China is not good however its leaders respond to anti-lockdown protests For much of the world there has been hope for some time that the worst…
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‘It makes them feel better’: skin and haircare regime a hit for ICU patients
Covid prompted Ginny Wanjiro at St Thomas’ to get funding for scheme reflecting the diversity of Lambeth Despite having worked as a nurse at St Thomas’ hospital in south London…
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Zero-Covid protests are spreading across China – but a violent crackdown will follow | James McMurray
From Xinjiang to Shanghai and Beijing, protests are creating a rare sense of unity that Xi Jinping cannot afford to allow China’s heavy-handed zero-Covid policy was intended to save lives.…
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China’s Covid crisis demands terrible choices. The world will suffer if this goes wrong | Devi Sridhar
The zero-Covid policy is damaging the economy, but to reverse it risks loss of life, economic damage and the emergence of new variants Protesters across China have made one thing…
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Nio boss William Li pledges to up production after Chinese EV start-up faced yet more supply-chain disruption
CEO William Li has sent dozens of employees to some of its vendors to help minimise future supply-chain constraints after production was recently disrupted for the fifth time this year.…
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Why blank sheets of white paper have become a symbol of dissent in China – video
People opposed to China’s strict Covid restrictions are protesting in cities across the country, holding blank pieces of white A4 paper as a symbol against censorship. The protests, triggered by…