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CHINA STILL PURSUING 'COVID ELIMINATION' DESPITE MOUNTING COST

On January 23, 2020, China gave birth to “zero COVID”. Two years later, the lightning spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant and rising costs of keeping it under control are raising questions a...

Al Jazeera

12 hours ago

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WUHAN MARKS TWO YEARS SINCE LOCKDOWN, EMERGENCE OF COVID

Wuhan marks two years anniversary of lockdown and has not seen a single COVID-19 case for months. The pandemic measures are among the strictest in the world but many of the 17,000 expatriates who...

France 24

12 hours ago

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DATA SUGGESTS OMICRON CASES 'DROPPING' ACROSS U.S

Cases of omicron across the U.S. have fallen in some areas, but some say that doesn't mean another variant could come along and be more contagious or deadlier.

Fox News

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INDIA: OMICRON WAVE HAS 'PEAKED' IN MUMBAI, NEW DELHI

India has recorded nearly 340,000 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. New restrictions have now been announced in many regions where there were mass gatherings last week. But some bigger cities, in...

Al Jazeera

1 day ago

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SOUTH AMERICA: OMICRON SEES CASE NUMBERS HIT 'ALL TIME HIGH'

Latin America is struggling to contain the latest wave of COVID-19 infections. Since the Omicron variant was first detected in the region in early December, cases in many countries have hit an all...

Al Jazeera

3 days ago

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GLOBAL COVID OUTLOOK: EUROPE CASES FALL, HONG KONG RISING

Europe is beginning to ease up on its Covid-19 restrictions as a rising number of infections has Hong Kong officials worried. Dr. Keri Althoff, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Assoc...

Bloomberg

3 days ago

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OMICRON 'IN RETREAT' ACROSS EUROPE, RESTRICTIONS RELAXED

European countries are starting to loosen their COVID-19 restrictions with Britain at the front of the pack despite the presence of some staggeringly high case numbers and concern from experts that...

CBC News

3 days ago

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FADING HOPE OMICRON WILL CREATE HERD IMMUNITY

The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough peopl...

Reuters

3 days ago

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SPAIN TO CHANGE TACT, NOW TREATING COVID LIKE 'FLU ENDEMIC'

The country has seen its COVID-19 fatality rate fall from an initial 13% to 1%, and according to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez "the virus is no longer so deadly".

EuroNews

5 days ago

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FRANCE: OMICRON WAVE 'MIGHT HAVE PEAKED' AS INFECTIONS FALL

On Sunday, the seven-day moving average of new infections in France fell to 294,452, after setting a record high of just over 297,000 on Saturday. That was the first fall time since mid-November, w...

France 24

5 days ago

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NEW STUDY FINDS FOURTH BOOSTER SHOT 'DOESN'T STOP OMICRON'

Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, a senior health official said on Tuesday, predicting c...

Reuters

6 days ago

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CHINA BLAMES INTERNATIONAL MAIL DELIVERY FOR COVID OUTBREAK

China is urging people to wear masks and gloves when opening mail, especially from abroad, after authorities suggested the first case of the Omicron coronavirus virus variant found in Beijing could...

Reuters

6 days ago

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OMICRON SHOWS SIGNS OF 'PANDEMIC’S END', BUT WITH CAVEATS

There is some optimism the Omicron wave could signal the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but experts also point out many caveats because it's unclear how long immunity lasts and if i...

CBC News

6 days ago

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CONCERNS U.S COURT RULING WILL CAUSE VACCINATION 'SETBACK'

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told ABC's Good Morning America that large businesses should go ahead with mandated vaccines despite a Supreme Court decision that the government could not require...

Reuters

7 days ago

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BANGLADESH 'CLAMPS DOWN' AS COVID CASES RISE

Bangladesh is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections. Cases have tripled in a week - to nearly 4,500 a day. The government has introduced new restrictions to control the spread. Public gathe...

Al Jazeera

7 days ago

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NETHERLANDS TO END EUROPE'S 'STRICTEST LOCKDOWN'

The Netherlands has reported its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of the pandemic. Despite this, the government has announced that lockdown measures will be relaxed after pressure from ...

Al Jazeera

9 days ago

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FRANCE INTRODUCES BOOSTER MANDATE FOR VACCINE PASS

More than half a million French people will find their vaccination health pass no longer works from January 15.

EuroNews

9 days ago

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NURSE ARRESTED IN ITALY AFTER 'FAKING COVID VACCINATIONS'

Police in Italy say they have arrested a nurse in Sicily suspected of carrying out fake vaccinations for people to obtain a certificate without being jabbed

EuroNews

9 days ago

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U.S TO DEPLOY MILITARY MEDICO'S AS HOSPITALS 'OVERWHELMED'

US President Joe Biden has announced he is deploying more military medical teams to at least six states.

Al Jazeera

10 days ago

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MEXICO RACING TO IMPROVE VACCINATION RATES

Mexico is to get nearly 27 million additional doses of vaccines in the coming weeks as COVID-19 cases surge, driven by the Omicron variant. Healthcare workers are scrambling to get shots into peop...

Al Jazeera

10 days ago

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MEET THE UNVACCINATED PATIENTS 'OVERWHELMING HOSPITALS'

Mostly unvaccinated patients are overwhelming the ICU at a Sarnia, Ont., hospital and some will head home with a new perspective on COVID-19, the vaccine and life.

CBC News

10 days ago

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CHINA STRUGGLING TO DEAL WITH OMICRON SPREAD

Omicron has brought fresh challenges to China's strategy to quickly extinguish local outbreaks, an approach that has taken on extra urgency in the run-up to the Winter Olympics starting on February...

Reuters

11 days ago

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PROPOSED 'UNVACCINATED TAX' RAISES LEGAL, ETHICAL QUESTIONS

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the chorus of voices saying they need more details before they can support Quebec's plan to implement a tax on residents unvaccinated against COVID-19.

CBC News

11 days ago

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INJURIES FROM BREAST IMPLANTS 'UNDERREPORTED FOR YEARS'

A CBC News data analysis has found that two breast implant manufacturers did not flag reportable injuries and complications to Health Canada for years.

CBC News

11 days ago

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CHILE ROLLS OUT FOURTH VACCINE DOSE AS COVID-19 CASES RISE

While millions of people in Europe, Australia and North America are refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, in Chile, people have begun lining up this week for their fourth dose. Chile, whose ...

Al Jazeera

12 days ago

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CANADIAN PROVINCE PROPOSES TAX ON UNVACCINATED

A day after the resignation of Quebec’s public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, Premier Francois Legault proposed a new tax on people not vaccinated against COVID-19, though he didn’t announce ...

CBC News

12 days ago

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FRANCE WARNS INCOMING 'TIDAL WAVE' OF INFECTIONS

France set a new pandemic record of more than 350,000 cases in a single day. The Health Minister describing it as a tidal wave.

EuroNews

12 days ago

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FRANCE LAUNCHES PLAN TO COMBAT ENDOMETRIOSIS

Endometriosis is a condition that affects 1 in 10 women in France and has long been misunderstood or even ignored.

France 24

12 days ago

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WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN FAUCI, SENATOR PAUL OVER COVID RESPONSE

Dr. Anthony Fauci and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul clashed over the COVID-19 response during a Senate health hearing, which showcased the toxic division over the pandemic that has led to a “Fire Fauci” camp...

CBC News

12 days ago

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UNITED AIRLINES SAYS NO DEATHS, HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG VACCINATED WORKERS

United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby said on Tuesday that the company had about 3,000 employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 but its vaccinated employees had neither died nor recent...

Reuters

12 days ago