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Coronavirus: Experts worry about ‘booster fatigue’ amid hunt for new vaccine improvements
Despite success in preventing serious illness and death, there’s growing pressure to develop vaccines better at fending off milder infections on top of aggressive variants. Read the original article at…
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Beijing braces for rise in Covid cases amid outcry over Shanghai blockade
Official says Covid ‘spreading invisibly’ within capital as Shanghai residents complain about barriers at residential buildings Authorities in Beijing are on high alert for a surge in coronavirus cases amid…
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Disaster or zero-Covid? China has no choice for now, top health official says
Head of coronavirus expert panel says low vaccination among the elderly and a lack of medical care means the country can’t take a risk against Omicron. Read the original article…
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China GDP: Beijing urged to do more to achieve 5 per cent economic growth amid capital flight risks
China’s economy grew by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter, but lockdowns in major cities such as Shanghai are taking an increasing toll on the economy. Read the original…
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The riddle of Shanghai’s green duck: if it’s the shade of grass and a chicken, is it just a rumour?
Authorities in the locked-down city reject suggestions that residents were given suspiciously coloured poultry. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Only 29% of UK Covid hospital patients recover within a year
Of the 750,000 hospitalised, many still report fatigue, muscle pain, insomnia and breathlessness, with women worst affected Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Fewer than one in…
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‘All omens look positive’: Greece is grateful as the tourists flock back
Not since the pre-Covid season, when 33 million holidaymakers visited, has business been as good The buskers are out, hotels are full, archaeological sites are heaving, shopkeepers are smiling, and…
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Hong Kong’s mental health crisis: nearly half of residents suffer ‘moderate to severe’ signs of anxiety amid coronavirus fifth wave, survey shows
‘Emerging adults’, those aged between 18 and 30, were found to be ‘most at risk’ from developing anxiety. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Shanghai logs record 39 deaths in latest outbreak while Beijing takes swift action to contain new infections
A total of 21,058 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, 10 per cent less than a day earlier, according to data released on Sunday, as Vice-Premier Sun…
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More freedom, fewer curbs, but not so fast: Hong Kong medical experts say greater relaxation of Covid measures possible given pace of infections
Vote of confidence from Professor Ivan Hung, co-convenor of a government panel on vaccine effects, comes as daily infections continue to decline. Read the original article at South China Morning…