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China's Covid policy makes life tough for Tibetans: Report
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The COVID outbreak in Tibet started on August 7, 2022, and it was followed by sudden lockdowns. China as a result of the outbreak barred journalists and other observers from entering Tibet in order to assess the gravity of the situation there and to learn more about it.
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Covid deaths increase in Tibet due to restrictions on access to hospitals,
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
While the rest of the globe is recovering from the Covid outbreak, Tibetans continue to struggle for access to basic services rather than having the time to heal.
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Lack of Covid preventive measures in China may lead a 2020-like situation:
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
China is no longer adopting preventive measures to stop the country's Covid spread and is allowing Chinese nationals to move and travel as per their wishes, The Hong Kong Post reported, adding that this could result in a 2020-like situation when the pathogen spread across the world from W
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COVID cases surge in China after govt abandons Zero-COVID policy: Report
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
COVID cases have surged in China after the government abandoned its Zero-COVID policy, according to CNN.
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WHO chief asks China for rapid reliable data on COVID deaths
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This comes as WHO held a high-level meeting with counterparts in China last week to discuss the surge in cases and hospitalisations. Subsequently, WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution and the COVID-19 clinical management expert network groups both met with Chinese
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Despite Covid outbreak, China starts winter tourism campaign in Tibet
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
China has announced that the "iconic Potala Palace" in Tibet's capital Lhasa will reopen for tourism after being closed for more than four months. Several other major religious tourist attractions in and around Lhasa were also reopened.
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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 responsible for latest COVID outbreak in
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a statement, WHO said that the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) held a meeting with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday and said, "The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired in
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Deaths attributed to COVID in China increase to 9,000 per day: Data firm
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
British-based research firm Airfinity has doubled the number of people it estimates are dying from COVID in China as the number of infections soar.
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Sudden COVID-19 outbreaks depict lack of efficacy of Chinese vaccines: Rep
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Turkish government which initially accepted Chinese vaccines is now scrutinising its efficacy after learning of China's involvement in data tempering of side effects only to enhance its vaccine sale.
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States, UTs conduct mock drills to check Covid preparedness
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"To make sure there isn't a Covid surge in the country, PM Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing if at the covid cases increase. Today mock drills are conducted across covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment," Mansukh Mandaviya s
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Sudden COVID outbreaks in China point towards lack of efficacy of Chinese
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rising COVID cases in China act as a cause of concern, especially for countries that China supplies its vaccines to.
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Use masks, avoid international travel: IMA issues advisory to avoid impend
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Amid the sudden surge of COVID cases in several countries, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday issued an advisory and appealed public to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour with immediate effect.
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