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China's refusal to use Western COVID-19 vaccines is making its protest problems even worse
China says it's accelerating vaccine efforts as protesters criticize its 'zero-COVID' rules, but it…
Rebecca Cohen,Morgan McFall-J…
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A potentially overlooked factor in Sweden's coronavirus strategy: more than half of households consist of just 1 person
Crowded homes matter to coronavirus transmission, since they give the virus more opportunities to s…
Aria Bendix
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China banned a video game called 'Coronavirus Attack' where players stop zombies from spreading the virus and win badges like 'Liberate Hong Kong'
"Coronavirus Attack" contains several references that criticize China. The country has a long histo…
Rosie Perper
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Chinese authorities are warning that wind might be blowing COVID-19 into the country from North Korea
Dandong city officials told residents living along the Yalu border river to close their windows whe…
Matthew Loh
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More people are being diagnosed with coronavirus outside China than in - another indication that the virus is nearing pandemic status
The virus is most often transmitted through close contact, such as between partners, and in househo…
Hilary Brueck
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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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China's controversial 'zero Covid' policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says
"We have discussed about this issue with Chinese experts and we indicated that the approach will no…
Waiyee Yip
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China is fighting to stop the spread of a mysterious, deadly virus as millions prepare to travel for Chinese New Year
Chinese officials have confirmed an illness, called 2019-nCoV, that has pneumonia-like symptoms, bu…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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What's the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?
Omicron is a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was first discovered in Botswana on November 11 2…
PTI
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Shanghai is flying drones over districts to tell citizens under lockdown to 'curb your soul's desire for freedom' and comply with COVID-19 restrictions
A drone broadcasted the message: "Control your soul's desire for freedom. Do not open the window or…
Cheryl Teh
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One million people could die from COVID-19 in China next year, according analysis of a new report
New research from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts China could experience a …
Bethany Dawson
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China confirmed that the deadly Wuhan virus sweeping the country can spread from human to human, increasing the risk of an epidemic
Health authorities across Asia are ramping up measures to spot and contain people carrying the dise…
Eliza Relman
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Declassified US intelligence report on COVID-19's origins says both natural transmission and lab leak theories remain 'plausible'
"Two hypotheses are plausible: natural exposure to an infected animal and a laboratory-associated i…
Kelly McLaughlin
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6 people have now been killed by a mysterious virus in China, with authorities saying that almost 300 people are infected
The virus, called 2019-nCoV, was first detected in the city of Wuhan, central China, at the end of …
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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The spread of China's mysterious, fatal Wuhan virus is poised to get infinitely worse as the Chinese New Year travel rush begins
"It's highly likely we'll see this virus spread given that it appears there's some form of human-to…
Alexandra Ma
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Travelers from China are being screened at US airports for a mysterious new virus that's killed 2 and sickened dozens
In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, a health surveillance officer monitors passengers arriving at the…
David Slotnick
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How viruses like the coronavirus mutate
Coronavirus mutations can sound scary, but they're actually nothing to worry about. Some can even b…
Abby Tang,Clancy Morgan,Emily…
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China's Covid flare-ups and lockdowns are disrupting port and chip factory operations, hitting the supply chain — again
Partial lockdowns have hit the Port of Ningbo, as well as Samsung and Micron's chip factories in Xi…
Huileng Tan
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The Chinese city of Xi'an is intensifying its lockdown and closing its international airport to bar overseas travelers from landing
Xi'an, a northwestern Chinese city home to 13 million people, has been under strict lockdown measur…
Cheryl Teh
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India screening for mutant COVID-19 strain by genome sequencing UK returnees who test positive for virus
The Union Health Ministry on Monday issued a detailed action plan which the genomic surveillance co…