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The mystery of Africa's low Covid death rates
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 03/04/2022
» FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: There are no Covid fears here.
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak
AFP, Published on 28/03/2022
» SHANGHAI - Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak.
China reports two Covid-19 deaths, first in more than a year
AFP, Published on 20/03/2022
» SHANGHAI: China reported two Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an Omicron outbreak that has triggered the country's highest case count since the pandemic's onset.
China records nearly 3,400 daily virus cases in worst outbreak in 2 years
AFP, Published on 13/03/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years.
Virus chaos pushes more expats to join Hong Kong exodus
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» HONG KONG: For the last eight years Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as the coronavirus tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.
Chinese students are heading home to escape Covid-hit Hong Kong
Published on 06/03/2022
» HONG KONG: As Hong Kong grapples with a worsening Covid-19 outbreak and fears of a full lockdown grow, some mainland university students are fleeing the city.
Pedestrian deaths spike in US
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 27/02/2022
» After a festive evening spent viewing a display of holiday lights, Aditya Bhattacharya and his family were crossing a street to head home.
Queen cancels virtual audiences due to Covid
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II cancelled two engagements on Thursday after she tested positive for coronavirus at the weekend, Buckingham Palace said.
Hong Kong parents decry child separations during virus surge
AFP, Published on 23/02/2022
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong parents are being separated from children and babies who test positive for the coronavirus, compounding public anger over the financial hub's lack of readiness for a major outbreak now sweeping the city.
Xi meets Putin as tensions rise with West
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» China's President Xi Jinping held his first face-to-face talks with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday, meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin who hailed "unprecedented" ties between the neighbours as tensions grow with the West.