WHO says Covid still an international emergency
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Monday 1/30/2023 Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest…
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Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023 Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its…
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‘Not afraid of the virus’: Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
by Sébastien Ricci and Vivian Lin Agence France-Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Residents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were…
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China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week
Beijing, China | AFP | China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after…
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Nurses in England launch fresh strikes over pay
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Nurses in England began two days of strikes over pay Wednesday, as officials warned of…
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Asthma study sparks debate about safety of cooking with gas
by Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12…
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Jill Biden goes into hospital for lesion removal
Washington, United States (AFP) The US first lady, Jill Biden, flew from the White House on Wednesday to a military…
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Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak
Kampala, Uganda (AFP) Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak…
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Excitement at Hong Kong’s China border as quarantine lifted
Hong Kong, China (AFP) by Su Xinqi Hugging her boyfriend goodbye, student Yuri Tan was among hundreds excitedly heading…
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90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with…
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‘More the merrier’: Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx
by Sara HUSSEIN / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani…
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Thailand says no Covid test needed for travellers from China
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thai authorities said Thursday that travellers from China could enter the kingdom without pre-departure coronavirus tests, hoping…
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