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Shanghai’s Covid-19 crisis is no Chernobyl moment but China must change from zero tolerance
The central government moved past the outrage from the death of whistle-blower doctor Li Wenliang. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Fear, paranoia, anger – this is life under China’s zero-Covid strategy | Anonymous
The threat of Omicron in no way justifies this draconian response. The state’s priority is its image, not people’s lives When cases grew in Shanghai, I was hopeful. I thought…
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NSW and Victoria on track to scrap Covid isolation rules for household contacts within days
NSW’s Covid and Economic Committee met on Tuesday evening to discuss overhauling requirements as coronavirus cases drop Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Business groups have…
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Most Hong Kong cinemas ban eating or drinking inside theatres ahead of reopening
Three major cinema chains say eating or drinking will not be allowed when they reopen on Thursday. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Shanghai prepares to ease Covid lockdown as factories reopen
Authorities in city of 25 million people hope to limit transmissions to quarantine facilities by Wednesday Shanghai is preparing to ease its lockdown over the city’s 25 million people with…
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Coronavirus: China’s top expert writes of eventual return to normal, but article deleted at home
‘Prolonged dynamic zeroing cannot be pursued in the long run,’ Zhong Nanshan and Guan Weijie write in National Science Review. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Singapore to remove tests for vaccinated visitors soon; most residents in Indonesia’s Java have Covid-antibodies
City state already dropped most restrictions for inoculated travellers, and people can now arrive at Changi airport without quarantine or test on arrival. Visitors still have to do a test…
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Coronavirus: at-home vaccination bookings open for Hong Kong elderly and disabled, with target to cover all 18 districts in a month
Leading health expert calls on authorities to expand scheme to include German-produced BioNTech jab. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Shanghai factories amble towards reopening as city’s standstill order nears its end amid declining daily Covid-19 cases
As many as 390,000 residents in Shanghai – out of a total population of 25 million -have been infected by the highly transmissible Omicron variant since March 1, with 27,200…
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My life in Shanghai’s never-ending zero-Covid lockdown
A resident in the Chinese megalopolis describes the desperation – and the humanity – of three weeks in strict quarantine See all our global coronavirus coverage Somehow after three weeks…