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China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80%
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» BEIJING: The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80% since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate.
'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» WUHAN, China: Residents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked down over what was then a mysterious virus.
Macau ponders future even as tourists and gamblers return
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» MACAU: Macau's streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted but it is far from business as usual as the Chinese casino hub wrestles with questions about its future.
Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» WUHAN (CHINA) - Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, flowers and offerings to the loved ones they have lost to Covid-19.
Chris Hipkins chosen as next New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
'Finally!': Madrid tourism fair abuzz with return of Chinese visitors
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» MADRID - China's prolific and big-spending tourists have been stuck at home, unable to travel for almost three years, and their looming return has industry professionals abuzz at a major Madrid tourism congress this week.
Millions on the move in China amid Covid worries
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» SHANGHAI: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday, though President Xi Jinping said he was "concerned" about the countryside's ability to weather a Covid surge.
Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boom
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» DALI (CHINA) - Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month
AFP, Published on 15/01/2023
» BEIJING: China on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major toll released by authorities since Beijing loosened virus restrictions in early December.