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On Nov 24, 2021
Little known cult is new S.Korea COVID-19 outbreak as record high cases reported https://t.co/s4j0wNa4OU https://t.co/7tDEzdGJYa
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Little known cult is new S.Korea COVID-19 outbreak as record high cases reported

Little known cult is new S.Korea COVID-19 outbreak as record high cases reported

Little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea, as the country reported a new daily record of 4,116 cases for Tuesday and ...

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On Nov 29, 2021
The sixth batch of gifted #COVID19 vaccines from the Chinese government to Bangladesh has arrived in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh says https://t.co/aZWaOustcF https://t.co/b9SZCt9kZd
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Bangladesh receives another COVID-19 vaccine consignment from China

Bangladesh receives another COVID-19 vaccine consignment from China

Photo taken on Nov. 25, 2021, shows the sixth batch of China-aided COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. (Embassy of the People's Republic of China in …

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On Nov 29, 2021
Parts of northern China tighten curbs on new COVID-19 flare-ups https://t.co/xViLlTGdBy https://t.co/hFVdQmWfqj
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Parts of northern China tighten curbs on new COVID-19 flare-ups

Parts of northern China tighten curbs on new COVID-19 flare-ups

A resurgence of COVID-19 infections in northern China have forced two small cities to suspend public transport and tighten control over residents' movement, as the country has showed no ...

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On Nov 25, 2021
Shanghai city reports three local COVID-19 confirmed cases https://t.co/w5njqvwzIi https://t.co/CTAXGkStVc
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Shanghai city reports three local COVID-19 confirmed cases

Shanghai city reports three local COVID-19 confirmed cases

Shanghai city found three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms, Wu Jinglei, a local health official, told a news briefing.

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On Nov 24, 2021
Two Chinese antiviral medicine for #COVID19 mainly developed by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have commenced human trials overseas https://t.co/9gVyEBfvil https://t.co/Opyy4ZmfqH
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2 Chinese anti-COVID-19 drug candidates enter human trials

2 Chinese anti-COVID-19 drug candidates enter human trials

(Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng) SHANGHAI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese antiviral medicine for COVID-19 mainly developed by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica under the Chinese …

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On Nov 29, 2021
India steps ups COVID-19 testing for international flyers https://t.co/ZiINgU6OuZ https://t.co/qKf5AVB7j4
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India steps ups COVID-19 testing for international flyers

India steps ups COVID-19 testing for international flyers

India will make on-arrival COVID-19 testing mandatory for flyers from more than a dozen countries, including South Africa and Britain where the Omicron variant has been detected, the health ...

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On Nov 26, 2021
Breakingviews - New Covid-19 variant raises risk of recovery limbo https://t.co/DkvNaMfXtk
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New Covid-19 variant raises risk of recovery limbo

New Covid-19 variant raises risk of recovery limbo

A new Covid-19 mutation is threatening to suspend the world in coronavirus limbo. Countries including Britain and Singapore have imposed bans on travellers from South Africa and other ...

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On Nov 26, 2021
China said on Friday that its humanitarian assistance to Africa after COVID-19 struck the continent is "the largest such program in scale and the most difficult to implement" since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 https://t.co/36pnn2BDrE https://t.co/msUCxWpEot
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China pledges continued aid to Africa in combating COVID-19

China pledges continued aid to Africa in combating COVID-19

Since 2020, the central government of China has provided emergency anti-pandemic supplies -- including 120 batches of nucleic acid test reagents, protective gear, masks, eye …