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With a long pandemic recovery ahead, Hong Kong’s ‘new normal’ still feels anything but
After two years of Covid-19, the return to ‘normal’ is underwhelming: new cases are still emerging, borders remain closed, and businesses continue to struggle. While John Lee may be focused…
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My burnout is born of a health system that treats the emergency department as a panacea | Stephen Parnis
Hospital overcrowding and delays to care have never been worse, and the morale among emergency doctors and nurses has taken an enormous hit “Physician, heal thyself.” This proverb has been…
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Keep calm and wash hands: North Korean Omicron video wins fans in zero-Covid China
Public health message says most Omicron patients will have mild symptoms. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s struggle delights some – but should make us all nervous | Larry Elliott
Covid has amplified the threats that accompany the country’s role as an economic superpower China has been central to the story of globalisation over the past 30 years, but now…
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China economy: data paints bleak picture of coronavirus-hit activity
China has doubled down on its dynamic zero-Covid strategy to contain coronavirus outbreaks, disrupting businesses in a string of Chinese cities. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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North Korea ‘in great turmoil’ over Covid death toll, says Kim Jong-un
Regime reports another 21 deaths as fresh outbreaks of coronavirus in South Africa and US concern health officials North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has warned his country has been thrown…
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China has avoided the grim US Covid toll. But at what cost? | Rana Mitter
Shanghai was once a symbol of modernity and openness. Xi’s ruthless strategy risks a very bleak future In Pyongyang, Covid is spreading fast, and one capital where the North Korean…
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US Covid deaths hit 1m, a death toll higher than any other country
Virus has laid bare America’s fragmented healthcare system and corrosive racial and socioeconomic inequality More than one million people have died in the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, according to…
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‘Failure of an American ideology’: why Covid has an outsized impact on the US
As the US records 1 million Covid deaths, experts note underinvestment in long-term care, primary care and public health all contributed to the toll David Rosner continually talks to colleagues…
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What made America’s Covid death toll even worse: the gnawing pain of human separation
From social distancing to vaccine disputes to the inability to be with loved ones in their final hours, isolation was a key symptom of the pandemic In the middle of…