Communicable Diseases
Shanghai to start another round of citywide COVID tests
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai will ask all 26 million residents to take another round of COVID-19 tests, a city official...
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In Shanghai, a long, fruitless wait for help amid COVID lockdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The elderly woman slouched in a chair in Shanghai's cool spring weather as her three companions squabbled...
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Shanghai to extend lockdown of 26 million people as it reviews COVID test results
By David Kirton SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai will remain under lockdown as it reviews results of an exercise to test all...
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Shanghai separates COVID-positive children from parents in virus fight
By Brenda Goh and Engen Tham SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Esther Zhao thought she was doing the right thing when she brought...
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As Shanghai expands COVID lockdown, life on hold in city of 26 million
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's commercial hub of Shanghai ground to halt on Friday after the government locked down most of the...
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Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown on second day of curbs
By David Stanway and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's most populous city tightened the first phase of a two-stage COVID-19...
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Capital of China’s Jilin province apologises for food shortages due to COVID curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese city of Changchun, capital of the COVID-hit northeastern province of Jilin, on Tuesday apologised to its...
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German health minister urges people at risk to get second COVID booster
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health minister on Friday urged people over age 60 with risk factors such as high blood...
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Singapore to waive quarantine for vaccinated travelers from April
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will allow travelers vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country without quarantine from April and is...
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S.Korea’s total COVID cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's total coronavirus infections topped 10 million, or nearly 20% of its population,...
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Chinese Boeing jet crashes in mountains with 132 on board, no sign of survivors
By Martin Quin Pollard GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) -A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in...
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China’s Shenzhen city says lifts COVID curbs on offices, factories – CCTV
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Shenzhen city said it would allow offices and factories to restart operations from Monday and that...
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Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as...
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WHO says global rise in COVID cases is ‘tip of the iceberg’
By Jennifer Rigby and Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much...
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Cambodia drops COVID testing requirements for overseas visitors
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia on Thursday dispensed with a requirement for visitors from overseas to take COVID-19 tests, as...
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Analysis-China’s COVID governance under pressure as Omicron spreads
By Ryan Woo, Roxanne Liu and David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) - China's public health governance is expected to come under...
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EU plans to buy measles, polio vaccines for Ukraine refugees
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is planning to buy and distribute vaccines against measles, polio, tuberculosis and...
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Shanghai official rules out need for COVID lockdown at the moment
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's financial hub of Shanghai is not under lockdown, and does not need one "at the moment"...
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China’s daily local symptomatic COVID cases nearly double to 402
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections with confirmed symptom for March. 9, official data showed...
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S.Korea conservative presidential candidate Yoon projected to win election -KBS
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's conservative opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is projected to win the election, state-funded local television...
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