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China reports first case of Omicron variant in the port city of Tianjin, say media reports
The case is "imported from Europe", Gu Qing, director of Tianjin Health Commission, was quoted s…
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3 cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, driving China's Covid surge, detected in India
Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of Covi…
PTI
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Tens of millions of Chinese people are back in strict lockdown. Residents say they feel 'trapped.'
Surging numbers of virus cases prompted the new measures. Daily increases of more 1,000 cases are a…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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China tells citizens to avoid mail from abroad and open packages with gloves, claiming that Omicron is spreading through foreign post
Experts say the coronavirus is unlikely to spread by mail as it does not last long on surfaces. But…
Sinéad Baker
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No new Covid variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: Lancet study
No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections since the coun…
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Top medical expert says that the 72 COVID cases detected in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics so far are within its expectations
Beijing 2022 Olympics have confirmed 72 COVID-19 cases among the 2,586 personnel brought in for the…
Matthew Loh
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2 weeks out from the Olympics, Beijing has locked down an office building with workers still inside and intensified restrictions after one Omicron case was detected
While the Chinese capital hasn't gone into full lockdown, all inbound travelers will be required to…
Cheryl Teh
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2 weeks out from the Olympics, China is back to using anal COVID-19 swab tests on some Beijing residents to try to detect Omicron cases
27 people were given anal COVID-19 swabs in Beijing this week in a procedure that involves insertin…
Cheryl Teh
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China's claim of a Beijing office worker getting infected with Omicron through Canadian mail is 'extraordinary,' Canada's health minister says
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said a Beijing resident had been in…
Matthew Loh
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Covid 19's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 26 in India: INSACOG
The XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron …
PTI
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The 7 countries where kids under 5 years old are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, and how the roll-outs are shaping up
Kids aged 2 and up can get vaccinated against COVID-19 in China, Hong Kong, Cuba, Bahrain, Chile, a…
Andrea Michelson,Mia de Graaf
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Hong Kong is hunting down officials who attended a large party after a guest tested positive for COVID-19. The city's home affairs secretary has already been sent to a quarantine camp.
Hong Kong has a stringent Covid-zero approach and has advised the public to avoid large gatherings …
Huileng Tan
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China locks down major iPhone making city as Covid cases jump to a record high, sparking concerns that lockdowns could stretch beyond 2023
Zhengzhou — home to the world's largest Apple iPhone factory — will be largely locked down from Fri…
Huileng Tan
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US stock futures struggle as Omicron stays in the driving seat, while bitcoin keeps sliding after a weekend rout
Stocks waver as investors parse fresh Omicron headlines, with concerns about Federal Reserve tighte…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Serum Institute to roll out COVID-19 vaccine for children in six months, says CEO Adar Poonawalla
"We haven't seen a lot of severe disease in children. Fortunately, the panic is not there fo…
PTI
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Airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights on Monday as rising Omicron cases wreaked havoc on the travel industry
More than 1,100 of the flights canceled Monday were set to depart from or arrive in the US, includi…