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US lifts Covid curbs on travellers from China

The air passengers will no longer need to get tested and show a negative Covid-19 test result, or show documentation of recovery from Covid-19. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

March 11, 2023

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Covid marks sixth leading cause of death in US in Jan

XBB.1.5 is growing in proportion in all regions nationwide, according to the CDC. BQ.1.1 remains the second most prevalent strain at 9.4 per cent…reports Asian Lite News The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant

February 26, 2023

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Chinese Families Call for Probe into Vaccine Side Effects

The letter also called for the government to pay the medical expenses of those left sick or disabled by vaccines, and offer them appropriate levels of care….reports Asian Lite News Dozens of

February 12, 2023

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‘No new Covid variants emerged during China’s recent outbreak’

Imported cases during the same period mostly involved different variants to those dominant in Beijing….reports Asian Lite News No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections

February 10, 2023

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India launches first intranasal Covid vaccine

Expressing his elation at the event, Mandaviya said that over 65 per cent of vaccines supplied in the world are from India…reports Asian Lite News Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday

January 27, 2023

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First Covid, now layoffs: Tech professionals undergo tremendous stress

About 3,000 tech professionals are losing their jobs on an average daily in the month of January, including thousands in India…reports Asian Lite News Amid the growing layoffs, there has been a

January 25, 2023

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92% population in Beijing to get Covid by January-end

The study estimated that the reproduction rate jumped from 1.04 on November 11 to 3.44 a week later – meaning that “one person with the virus could infect 3.44 others”….reports Asian Lite

January 25, 2023

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Is China fudging its Covid data?

China’s abrupt pivot from Covid Zero in early December (2022) unleashed a surge of omicron infections and led to 59,938 virus-related deaths in the nation’s hospitals…reports Asian Lite News The nearly 60,000

January 16, 2023

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Covid surge fear looms as China reopens borders

The move has been welcomed by many eager to reunite with families…reports Asian Lite News China has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since it imposed travel restrictions

January 9, 2023

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US mulls new Covid curbs on Chinese arrivals

India is also stepping up measures for Chinese arrivals, but this was announced before Beijing said it would relax its strict border policy….reports Asian Lite News The US is considering imposing new

December 28, 2022

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