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Shanghai residents bang pots and pans in lockdown protest – video
Frustrated residents of Chinese city bang pots and pans to protest against living under a strict lockdown for nearly a month Shanghai’s month under lockdown – in pictures Continue reading……
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China’s zero-Covid policies leave students and workers abroad feeling cut off
The difficulty and expense of arranging flights and quarantine mean many overseas Chinese have been unable to see their families for more than two years Read the original article at…
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49 more Covid-19 cases in Beijing ahead of May Labour Day holiday
Lockdown fears spark panic buying but while strict controls are in place the city’s advice is not to travel. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Michelle Mone’s home raided as PPE firm linked to Tory peer investigated
NCA launches investigation into PPE Medpro, which secured £200m in Covid contracts The National Crime Agency has launched a potential fraud investigation into a PPE company linked to Michelle Mone…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to ease quarantine period for passenger aircrew to 3 days from May 1, provide more hotel rooms for isolation purposes
Compulsory quarantine period for passenger flight crews to be shortened to three days at a designated hotel plus 11 days of medical surveillance, cargo staff to be exempt. Read the…
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Staying home in Shenzhen: why I will not take a Covid test every other day
One Shenzhen-based reporter describes what it’s like trying to avoid the city’s mass testing policy that requires proof of a recent test to undertake a range of daily activities Read…
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South Africa may be entering fifth Covid wave earlier than expected
Rise in infections appears to be driven by Omicron sub-variants, say health officials South Africa may be entering a fifth Covid wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai port grapples with increasing congestion as mainland’s top shipping hub faces manpower crunch
Shanghai port, which has been running at about half of its capacity for a month due to a citywide lockdown, is facing increasing congestion amid a lack of trucking services…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai edges closer to “societal zero” Covid-19 goal, but maintains standstill order before easing lockdown
Officials counted 108 infections in the residential compounds classified as low-risk and their surrounding areas over the last 24 hours – the lowest total in a month – raising anticipation…
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Anthony Fauci says the US is not in a ‘pandemic phase’. What does that mean?
With funds for anti-virals and other measure dwindling, some experts are concerned the US is too sanguine about future surges The US has left the “pandemic phase” at least for…