South Korea hits record 400,000 plus cases amid Omicron wave
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as…
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Hazmat suits and panic buying: pandemic images return to China
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic…
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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases returned…
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Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads
by Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first…
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Obama tests positive for Covid, encourages vaccines
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president…
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China records nearly 3,400 daily virus cases, highest in two years
China reported 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, more than double the previous day, as the…
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Airlines want end to Covid restrictions for EU flights
Airlines and airports called Friday for an end to pandemic measures for European domestic flights as most countries in the…
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Chinese city of 9 million locks down as Covid cases spike
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A northeastern Chinese city of nine million people was ordered to lock down on Friday, as…
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Australia battles spread of Japanese encephalitis
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia said Friday it is buying extra vaccines to fight the potentially deadly, mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis…
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Hong Kong refugees face ‘dire’ food crisis in Covid outbreak: survey
by Holmes CHAN Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong's refugees are struggling to put…
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DOH eyes donating vaccines nearing their expiration dates to other countries with low vaccine supplies
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health is considering donating some of the Covid-19 vaccines that the Philippine government…
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PHL observes drastic drop in vaccination this February; only 8.7 million people vaccinated last month
4th national vaccination campaign set from March 10 to 12 to increase vaccination numbers (Eagle News) – Philippine officials…
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