Australia reports first monkeypox case in traveller from Britain

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SYDNEY: Australia on Friday reported its first monkeypox case in a traveller who recently returned from Britain, while a probable case of infection was identified...

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Beijing Covid-19 spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

BEIJING: Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing today, as long queues for compulsory mass testing formed in a large central...

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Covid-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down Shanghai

April 17, 2022April 18, 2022

SHANGHAI: The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all, Covid-negative against Covid-positive people....

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Shanghai warns Covid lockdown violators will be punished as cases hit 25,000

April 12, 2022

SHANGHAI: The Chinese city of Shanghai warned today that anyone who violates strict Covid-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying people...

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Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 58, official tallies show

April 12, 2022April 13, 2022

BAYBAY (Philippines): The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 today, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies...

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New Zealand welcomes Australian visitors as border restrictions ease

April 12, 2022April 13, 2022

WELLINGTON: Australians started arriving in New Zealand today after it opened its borders to travellers from its neighbouring nation for the first time since mid-2021....

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China reports 1,335 new Covid cases for March 25 vs 1,366 a day earlier

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

BEIJING: China reported 1,335 confirmed coronavirus cases for March 25, the country’s national health authority said today, compared with 1,366 a day earlier. Of the...

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China reports first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022

[caption id="attachment_16613" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Workers wearing face shields and masks to help protect from the coronavirus prepare to clear the snow outside a health quarantine...

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Japan set to extend coronavirus limits, ease border rules

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

TOKYO: Japan is set to loosen border controls to allow more people to enter the country, especially students, while extending infection control measures to limit...

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Hong Kong residents brace for citywide Covid-19 lockdown as leader calls for calm

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

HONG KONG: Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies today, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm and appealed...