COVID-19 Updates
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Chinese trade, tourism to gain as WHO declares end to Covid-19 global emergency, top disease expert says
China will continue to monitor coronavirus variants, pandemic response chief pledges, as WHO cautions against letting down guard. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Rochelle Walensky, who played a key role in Covid response, resigns as CDC chief
Her departure comes as emergency declarations come to an end: ‘I have never been prouder of anything I’ve done’ Rochelle Walensky, who played a key role in the Biden administration’s…
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US CDC chief Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing waning Covid pandemic
The agency’s director expressed ‘mixed feelings’ in a letter to Biden, and did not say exactly why she was stepping down. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, says WHO
Declaration a major step towards end of pandemic that has killed more than 6.9m people The Covid-19 pandemic, which has sickened or killed almost 800 million people over three years,…
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Coronavirus: World Health Organization declares Covid-19 pandemic emergency over
The WHO’s emergency committee first declared that Covid-19 represented its highest level of alert more than three years ago. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid-19 dropped as cause of death in the US in 2022
Covid deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries, while in 2020 and 2021 it was the third leading cause US deaths fell last year, and Covid-19 dropped…
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BA owner raises profit forecast as travel demand rebounds
IAG expects to fly almost the same passenger numbers this year as before Covid pandemic The owner of British Airways has upgraded its full-year profit expectations thanks to strong demand…
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Fear of Covid-19 patients straining Southeast Asia hospitals returns as cases soar
Government hospital bed occupancy rate has gone up in Malaysia, while the Philippines reopened its Covid wards to tackle rise in infections. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Partygate: Boris Johnson’s political future could be decided within weeks
Privileges committee pencils in 23-24 May to finalise inquiry into whether former PM misled MPs over lockdown parties Boris Johnson’s political future could be decided within weeks by a group…