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Australia: Three new Covid Omicron subvariants detected.

Wed, 2022-05-04 17:51 — mike kraft

Three new Covid Omicron subvariants detected in Australia BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 found as authorities warn winter is likely to bring a spike in coronavirus cases Australian Associated Press the Guardian

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Overview: Biden limits time at big press annnual dinner; various developments in asia

Thu, 2022-04-28 08:55 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city's 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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Overview: Asia developments, Shanghai, Hong Hong, Singapore, Thailand

Fri, 2022-04-22 10:52 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the pandemic right now: Reuters Reuters

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Experts say U.S. Congressional delays in funding international COVID aid will prolong pandemic

Fri, 2022-04-08 10:11 — mike kraft

Experts say US suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic LONDON (AP) — In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing the virus beyond American borders, a move many health experts slammed as dangerously short-sighted. AP NEWS

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A shift urged in global vaccination strategy: Health organizations again seek to prioritize at-risk populations for Covid shots.

Fri, 2022-04-01 11:26 — mike kraft

‘Recognition of failure’: A shift urged in global vaccination strategy Health organizations again seek to prioritize at-risk populations for Covid shots. POLITICO

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Overview: Europe, U.S., Asia, Africa deveopments

Thu, 2022-03-31 18:52 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Germany plans to end mandatory quarantine for most people who catch COVID-19, the health ministry proposed on Thursday, as numbers isolating with the infection top four million. Reuters Reuters

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Explainer: Why are Shanghai's COVID infections nearly all asymptomatic?

Wed, 2022-03-30 10:10 — mike kraft

Explainer: Why are Shanghai's COVID infections nearly all asymptomatic? Epidemiologists examining the biggest Chinese outbreak of COVID-19 in two years are trying to ascertain why the proportion of asymptomatic cases is so high, and what it could mean for China's future containment strategy. David Stanway Reuters

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Asia: COVID cases surpass 100 million

Wed, 2022-03-30 10:03 — mike kraft

COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million - Reuters tally Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant. Rittik Biswas,Roshan Abraham Reuters

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Shanghai starts China’s biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:28 — mike kraft

Shanghai starts China's biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years BEIJING (AP) — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll of the nation's “zero-COVID” strategy. AP NEWS

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Shanghai, China’s financial capital and largest city with 26 million people, had managed its smaller previous outbreaks with limited lockdowns of housing compounds and workplaces where the virus was spreading.

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World-wide COVID-19 cases rise for 2nd straight week, deaths fall==WHO

Wed, 2022-03-23 09:17 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID-19 cases rise for 2nd straight week, deaths fall The number of new coronavirus cases globally increased by 7% in the last week, driven by rising infections in the Western Pacific, even as reported deaths from COVID-19 fell, the World Health Organization said. Confirmed cases of the virus had been falling steadily worldwide since January but rose again last week, due to the more infectious omicron variant and the suspension of COVID-19 protocols in numerous countries in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

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