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Chinese turn to traditional remedies to fight COVID

As COVID-19 rips through China's vast population, making millions sick and fuelling a shortage of drugs, many are turning to old-school traditional medicines to battle the aches and pains of the virus.

January 20, 2023
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WHO recommends not using Indian cough syrups linked to deaths

The World Health Organisation has said that two cough syrups made by India's Marion Biotech should not be used for children, after the products were linked to 19 deaths in Uzbekistan.

January 16, 2023
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AKUH confirms 6 cases of Omicron sub-variant XBB in Karachi

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) confirmed on Wednesday the detection of six coronavirus cases belonging to the highly-contagious Omicron subvariant category XBB in Karachi.

January 4, 2023
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China state media plays down severity of Covid wave before WHO meeting

China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the Covid-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health Organisation on the evolution of the…

January 3, 2023
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Shanghai hospital warns of ‘tragic battle’ as Covid spreads

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a “tragic battle” with Covid-19 as it expects half of the city’s 25 million people to get infected by the end of next week, while…

December 22, 2022
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Hearses queue at Beijing crematorium, even as China reports no new COVID deaths

Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital braces for a surge…

December 21, 2022
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China’s crematoriums ‘packed’ as Covid cases soar

Crematoriums across China are straining to deal with an influx of bodies as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have said is impossible to track.

December 20, 2022
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China officially reports first Covid deaths in weeks as virus wave swells

China officially reported on Monday its first Covid-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that this could be the start of a grim trend as the virus…

December 19, 2022
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As China seeks to live with the virus, COVID-control industries face decline

Like most Chinese, Beijing resident Wang was happy and relieved when she heard last week that China was dropping almost all of its zero-COVID policy curbs. A day later though, the 43-year-old lost her job…

December 16, 2022
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WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global emergency some time next year.

December 15, 2022
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Tracking Covid cases in China ‘impossible’ as infections soar

China’s top health body said on Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now “impossible” to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned…

December 15, 2022
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China faces soaring Covid cases as hardline policy eases

Covid cases are surging in the Chinese capital, officials said on Monday, as the country navigates a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy.

December 12, 2022
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Quiet streets, cautious firms signal China's slow exit from zero-COVID

Judging by Friday's quiet streets in the heart of China's capital and city eateries adherence to virus curbs, the anxieties created by the 'zero-COVID' regime could hinder the world's second largest economy's return to health.

December 9, 2022
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Japan announces $3.87m grant for polio eradication in Pakistan

The government of Japan extended its support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme by announcing more than $3.87 million as a grant.

December 8, 2022
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