COVID-19 Updates
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Is China’s second quarter GDP as rosy as it seems?
China has painted a rosy picture of the country’s economic outlook after reporting a stronger-than-expected 3.2 per cent growth rate in the second quarter, but some analysts have said the…
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Hong Kong textile giant Esquel, supplier of Nike and Hilfiger, suspends operations at spinning mill as new coronavirus cases spark lockdown of Xinjiang’s capital
Esquel, one of the world’s largest cotton shirt makers, says it will close a mill in Urumqi as the city of 3.5 million people in western China shuts down amid…
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Coronavirus latest: India surges past 1 million cases in grim milestone
India saw its coronavirus cases exceed 1 million on Friday, becoming the third country to cross that mark, as the novel pathogen continues to spread rapidly in the world’s second-most-populous…
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African leaders blame citizens as coronavirus cases increase, seeking to shift responsibility
African leaders are turning on their citizens as efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus fall short and already fragile health care systems struggle to cope with an influx…
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United States ending Hong Kong’s special trading status will hurt US firms, city’s American Chamber of Commerce says
The biggest international business group in Hong Kong warned on Friday that the United States’ decision to revoke the city’s preferential trading status would damage American firms there.The American Chamber…
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Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
Accumulating evidence supports ending isolation and precautions for persons with COVID-19 using a symptom-based strategy. This update incorporates recent evidence to inform the duration of isolation and precautions recommended to…
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COVID-19 Electronic Laboratory Reporting Implementation by State
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking…
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People with Certain Medical Conditions
Summary of Recent Changes Revisions were made on July 17, 2020 to reflect recent data supporting increased risk of severe COVID-19 among individuals with cancer. The listed underlying medical conditions…
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Contact Tracing Steps – Infographic
Contact Tracing: Do your part to keep your family, friends, and community safe. What you can expect to happen during contact tracing if you have been diagnosed with COVID-19. If…
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Hong Kong third wave: mainland China tightens entry requirements for Hongkongers in response to city’s coronavirus spike
Hongkongers must prove they have tested negative for Covid-19 to cross the border into Guangdong from Friday as the mainland Chinese province tightened its entry requirements in response to the…