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@AmeshAA shared
On Dec 2, 2022
“ a reduction in mass testing” https://t.co/dMlOWYPVzJ
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China softens tone on COVID severity after protests

China softens tone on COVID severity after protests

China is softening its tone on the severity of COVID-19 and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near record highs, after anger over the world's toughest ...

@AmeshAA shared
On Dec 1, 2022
This should have been the norm from day 0 https://t.co/uHQFBuNzu2
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Exclusive: China to allow home quarantine for some infected with COVID

Exclusive: China to allow home quarantine for some infected with COVID

China will allow some people who test positive for COVID-19 to quarantine at home, among supplementary measures to be announced in coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter told ...

@Reuters shared
On Dec 5, 2022
Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID as a serious contagious disease improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reported, among the first to float the idea https://t.co/M845hyZlDr https://t.co/4t9yaUnCau
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Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 maturing - state media

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 maturing - state media

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 as a serious contagious disease improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reported, among the first to ...

@Reuters shared
On Nov 30, 2022
Asia stocks rebound despite disappointing China data https://t.co/rqCU3b2UfG https://t.co/1mwez1dLsC
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Asia stocks rebound despite disappointing China data

Asia stocks rebound despite disappointing China data

Asian shares rebounded on Wednesday as investors pinned hopes on China eventually reopening its economy despite growing COVID lockdowns that pushed its factory and services sector activity ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Dec 1, 2022
The effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines in preventing death remains high in children and adolescents regardless of the predominant circulating variant, finds this study from Argentina. Includes a #VisualAbstract summarising the findings #BMJInfographic https://t.co/wd1CuJQfVa https://t.co/p9F5uIJNuC
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Effectiveness of mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, and BBIBP-CorV vaccines against infection and mortality in children in Argentina, during predominance of delta and omicron covid-19 variants: test negative, case-control study

Effectiveness of mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, and BBIBP-CorV vaccines against infection and mortality in children in Argentina, during predominance of delta and omicron covid-19 variants: test negative, case-control study

Objective To estimate the effectiveness of a two dose vaccine schedule (mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, and BBIBP-CorV) against SARS-CoV-2 infection and covid-19 related death and short term waning of ...

@guardian shared
On Dec 3, 2022
China continues lifting Covid restrictions despite near-record case numbers https://t.co/f16Yv5E4n7
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China continues lifting Covid restrictions despite near-record case numbers

China continues lifting Covid restrictions despite near-record case numbers

Testing booths removed in Beijing as cities across China ease commuter rules following unprecedented protests

@Reuters shared
On Dec 5, 2022
Asia shares pin hopes on China opening, oil rallies https://t.co/bpN7L3QXBU https://t.co/e2wnE2vynS
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@bmj_latest shared
On Nov 30, 2022
The Chinese government has been struggling to quell protests against lockdowns throughout the country that have exposed the growing strain on its “zero covid” policy in the face of increasingly contagious variants https://t.co/E2odWgn6ca
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Covid-19: Protests against lockdowns in China reignite amid crackdown

Covid-19: Protests against lockdowns in China reignite amid crackdown

The Chinese government has been struggling to quell protests against lockdowns throughout the country that have exposed the growing strain on its “zero covid” policy in the face of ...