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Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy
World
May 7, 2022
Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy
Hong Kong (CNN) – China’s top leader Xi Jinping has issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the…
China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
World
May 3, 2022
China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
Hong Kong (CNN) – Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even…
Beijing shuts Universal Studios, bans restaurant dining in major escalation of Covid restrictions
World
May 1, 2022
Beijing shuts Universal Studios, bans restaurant dining in major escalation of Covid restrictions
(CNN) – Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide proof of a…
Biden administration secures 20 million courses of Covid-19 antiviral pill
World
April 26, 2022
Biden administration secures 20 million courses of Covid-19 antiviral pill
Washington (CNN) – The Biden administration has secured the purchase of 20 million treatment courses of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral Covid-19…
Family members of Covid-19 ICU patients may emerge with a different condition, study says
World
April 26, 2022
Family members of Covid-19 ICU patients may emerge with a different condition, study says
(CNN) – When thinking of post-traumatic stress disorder, your mind may go to a movie about war. It’s a quiet…
Beijing tests 20 million residents amid ‘fast and furious’ Omicron outbreak
World
April 26, 2022
Beijing tests 20 million residents amid ‘fast and furious’ Omicron outbreak
(CNN) – Beijing has rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 20 million residents in most of the city, as…
US oil sinks below $100 on China Covid concerns
World
April 25, 2022
US oil sinks below $100 on China Covid concerns
New York (CNN Business) – Oil prices fell sharply Monday as Covid lockdowns in China stoked concerns that the country’s…
‘Voices of April’: China’s internet erupts in protest against censorship of Shanghai lockdown video
World
April 25, 2022
‘Voices of April’: China’s internet erupts in protest against censorship of Shanghai lockdown video
Hong Kong (CNN) – The shouts of locked-down residents demanding basic necessities, the cries of babies separated from their parents…
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says
World
April 24, 2022
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says
(CNN) – At least 169 cases of acute hepatitis in children aged one month to 16 years old have been…
Beijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues
World
April 24, 2022
Beijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues
Hong Kong (CNN) – Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital…