COVID-19 Updates
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Lifting zero-Covid policies in China could risk 1.6m deaths, says study
Authorities might let people isolate at home instead of quarantine centres but anger continues in Shanghai about heavy-handed tactics The lifting of zero-Covid policies in China would see a “tsunami”…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai’s daily Covid-19 infections halve to below 1,500 cases, raising hopes that the end may be in sight for city’s lockdown
Infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant had been in steady decline in Shanghai since April 23, holding below 5,000 cases for the past eight days. Read the original article…
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New Zealand to fully reopen borders for first time since Covid pandemic started
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern also announces shakeup of immigration to attract skilled workers back to the country New Zealand will fully reopen to the world two months earlier than originally…
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Shanghai says quarantine staff won’t enter homes without permission after public outcry
Footage of white-clad workers entering people’s houses to spray disinfectant everywhere prompted online protests. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong doctor recalls Covid-19 battle on the front line, tears of despair at lack of prompt treatment for patients and lessons to be learned
Dr Ho Hiu-fai recalls how helpless he felt when patients could not receive immediate treatment at height of city’s fifth Covid-19 wave. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Bill Gates tests positive for Covid-19
The Microsoft co-founder says he is experiencing mild symptoms and will isolate until he is healthy again. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Joe Biden calls inflation his ‘top domestic priority’ but blames Covid and Putin – as it happened
President says he understands American’s frustration with Democrats, who control all three branches of government: ‘I don’t blame them’ US immigration agency operates vast surveillance dragnet, study finds Divided States…
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Removing China’s Covid controls could result in 1.5 million deaths, study warns
A projection says that an unchecked wave of Omicron could lead to a ‘tsunami’ of cases that infects more than 112 million people. Read the original article at South China…
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China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for shift in approach as scores of Chinese cities remain in strictly enforced lockdown The head of the World Health Organization has voiced concerns over…
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WHO chief says China’s zero-Covid policy not ‘sustainable’
Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he thinks a shift would be ‘very important’, and the issue has been discussed with Chinese experts. Read the original article at South China…