Shanghai official says virus response lacking as city grinds to halt
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A top Shanghai official conceded Thursday that the Chinese financial hub had been "insufficiently prepared"…
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Empty shelves and anxiety as Shanghai Covid-19 cases surge
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai recorded a steep climb in Covid-19 cases Tuesday as spreading anxiety in the Chinese city…
4 years ago
Shanghai warns against ‘panic’ as Covid cases mount
by Dan Martin SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery…
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Israeli PM tests positive for Covid after Blinken talks
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Monday, after he…
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Australia to give fourth Covid-19 jab to over 65s
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia is offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month,…
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Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO
Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too "brutally" and are now seeing a…
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China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000…
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Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries in April
by Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong is set to resume international flights from the United States,…
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Samoa locks down after first community Covid-19 case
APIA, Samoa (AFP) -- The Pacific island nation of Samoa sealed its borders Friday as it prepares to enter a…
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US donates more than 500 million Covid vaccines to other countries
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries…
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Pfizer-BioNTech seek US approval of second Covid booster for 65+
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they had formally asked the United States drug regulator…
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Vietnam ends Covid quarantine for international travellers
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam announced an end to quarantine for international travellers on Wednesday, as it seeks to…
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