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China reports 60,000 more Covid deaths; WHO appeals to China to release more information

Mon, 2023-01-16 09:21 — mike kraft

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information BEIJING (AP) — The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. AP NEWS

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China's Covid cases touch 900 million, peak expected to last 2-3 months

Fri, 2023-01-13 09:46 — mike kraft

China COVID peak to last 2-3 months, hit rural areas next - expert The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Bernard Orr,Ellen Zhang Reuters

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Satellite images hint at Covid outbreak’s true toll

Thu, 2023-01-12 08:44 — mike kraft

Satellite images hint at Covid outbreak’s true toll in China Social media users have questioned the government’s reporting, pointing to the recent deaths of prominent artists, scientists and academics. NBC News

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Merck's COVID treatment expected to launch in China on Friday

Wed, 2023-01-11 08:50 — mike kraft

Merck's COVID treatment expected to launch in China on Friday Merck & Co's COVID-19 antiviral treatment molnupiravir is expected to be launched in the Chinese market on Friday, Sinopharm's president Liu Yong was quoted as saying by state-backed media outlet Kankan News on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Countries ponder wider wastewater testing in hopes it willl offer China COVID-19 clues

Wed, 2023-01-11 08:25 — mike kraft

Countries ponder wider wastewater testing amid hope airports offer China COVID-19 clues An international meeting this week will discuss setting up a global system of wastewater monitoring for COVID-19, including at airports, after several countries said they would start tests on flights coming from China. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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House Republican committee to focus on Covid virus origins, U.S. pandemic spending

Tue, 2023-01-10 17:57 — mike kraft

House GOP to focus COVID panel on virus origins, pandemic spending Republicans have significantly retooled the focus of the House panel investigating the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that aligns with the new majority’s over… nweixel The Hill

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China: More than 88 million people in Henan province infected with Covid, official says

Mon, 2023-01-09 16:55 — mike kraft

China Covid: More than 88 million people in Henan infected, official says Some 89% of people in Henan province have been infected but visits to clinics have peaked. BBC News

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The Henan provincial figures are in stark contrast to Covid figures from the central government

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Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted

Mon, 2023-01-09 10:43 — mike kraft

Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years. Yew Lun Tian,Eduardo Baptista Reuters

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China’s Covid wave threatens delays in U.S. and other medical supply chains

Mon, 2023-01-09 09:11 — mike kraft

China’s Covid wave threatens another snarl of U.S. medical supply chain U.S. efforts to lessen the health care system's reliance on China will be tested in the coming weeks and months as the coronavirus rolls through China. NBC News

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China is not reporting true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says

Fri, 2023-01-06 08:05 — mike kraft

China 'under-representing' true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says | CNN The World Health Organization has accused China of "under-representing" the severity of its Covid outbreak and criticized its "narrow" definition of what constitutes a Covid death, as top global health officials urge Beijing to share more data about the explosive spread. Simone McCarthy CNN

... WHO executive director for health emergencies Mike Ryan said the numbers released by China “under-represent the true impact of the disease” in terms of hospital and ICU admissions, as well as deaths.

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