COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Shanghai retires half of its fangcang quarantine hospitals as daily Covid-19 cases resume falling towards ‘societal zero-Covid’ goal
New infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant have been declining in Shanghai since April 23, the vast majority of them showing no symptoms. Read the original article at South…
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Coronavirus: ‘long Covid’ affects 1 in 10 infected Hong Kong children – symptoms include memory loss, problems focusing and mental disorders, expert warns
Dr Mike Kwan, head of the paediatric infectious diseases unit at Princess Margaret Hospital, points out sufferers were also unvaccinated, urging parents to get young ones jabbed. Read the original…
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Coronavirus: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says Covid-19 ‘great turmoil’ as 21 new deaths reported
Kim Jong-un ripped into senior ruling party and government officials over what he described as a serious lapse in national efforts to fend off Covid-19. Read the original article at…
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How China’s rigid Covid-19 policy paralyses its manufacturing heartland
Stringent Covid-19 controls have disrupted logistics in China’s manufacturing hub, leaving small factories struggling. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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What is the mystery hepatitis affecting children around the world?
20 countries have reported acute liver inflammation in young patients, many of them previously healthy. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un declares Covid outbreak a ‘great disaster’
Pyongyang reports 21 more deaths as it scrambles to slow spread of the virus across unvaccinated population North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has declared the country’s first Covid-19 outbreak a…
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Coronavirus: I’ve endured 20 days of lockdown in Beijing. No one can tell me when it will end
Some residents in Beijing’s most populous district, Chaoyang, have endured 20 days of lockdown and at least 10 Covid-19 tests since April 25. They have no idea when or under…
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Leisure craft or floating hotels? Hong Kong hoteliers accuse authorities of inaction over ‘rampant illegal use of boats’
‘Open secret’ that some boats moored at typhoon shelters are being rented out to overnight guests. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19
The PM must isolate for a week and will miss a milestone week for her government as it launches its budget and emissions reduction plan The New Zealand prime minister,…
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Australia isn’t out of the Covid woods yet – when is it going to end? | Catherine Bennett
There’s been a 33-fold reduction in the ICU rate in just six months, but the high number of cases still means more deaths Get our free news app; get our…