COVID-19 Updates
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Chinese-American expert’s call for China to change zero-Covid policy becomes online hit
Zhang Zuofeng, a professor at UCLA, wrote two articles criticising mass testing arguing they had lead to more cases in Shanghai. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s services activity falls at second sharpest rate on record as coronavirus curbs ‘hit hard’
Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 36.2 in April from 42 in March, data released on Thursday showed. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Why China is reluctant to ‘live with Covid’. It’s not just politics
China is not as medically prepared as many Western countries were before they opened up, with large numbers of elderly yet to have a third vaccine dose. A middle-of-the-road approach,…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of China policy speech
The top US diplomat is experiencing mild symptoms; President Biden, whom he has not seen in person for days, is not considered a close contact. Read the original article at…
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The lifesaving Covid-19 treatments offering hope amid Australia’s high case numbers
With Australia’s Covid cases per capita among the highest in the world, new antivirals such as Paxlovid and Lagevrio as well as intravenous treatments like sotrovimab are offering some hope…
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Claim China’s Covid-19 ‘success’ has ‘shattered the American myth’ stirs online debate
Shanghai-based academic Zhang Weiwei says the country’s much lower death rate shows the superiority of the Chinese governance model. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: India and WHO at odds over New Delhi’s Covid-19 death totals
A soon to be released WHO report estimates India’s actual Covid-19 death toll is as high as 4 million, about eight times New Delhi’s official figure. Read the original article…
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Coronavirus: new Covid-19 variants emerge, likely reinfecting Omicron survivors
Current data do not suggest BA.4 and BA.5 cause people to get sicker than earlier Omicron variants, but BA.4 and BA.5 do appear to be more transmissible. Read the original…
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Boohoo likely to raise prices after pre-tax profits fall 94%
Fast fashion retailer blames delivery disruption and wavering pandemic demand for increasing costs Boohoo has indicated its clothing prices are likely to rise this year after profits almost halved amid…
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Keir Starmer says police have not contacted him about office beer
Labour leader discusses footage of meal with staff and says he was careful to follow lockdown rules Keir Starmer has confirmed that Durham police have not contacted him about drinking…