NYC ends COVID vaccine mandate for employees
New York Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that he was lifting a controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers and the city’s Department of Education employees. The United States’…
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China reports 60,000 COVID deaths since December
China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows…
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China halts visas for Japan, S Korea in COVID spat
China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would retaliate against countries that required negative COVID-19 tests from Chinese travelers. The embassies in…
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China suspends social media of COVID policy critics
China has taken down more than 1,000 social media accounts – some with millions of followers – that criticized the government’s Covid policies. Social media platform Weibo said it had…
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Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads
China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging COVID-19 outbreak after U.S. President Joe Biden voiced concern and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Beijing was under-reporting virus deaths.…
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EU urges COVID-19 tests on passengers from China
European Union government officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU should have a negative COVID-19 test before they board, as Beijing plans to ease travel…
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EU, Beijing heading for collision over China’s COVID
State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of a briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which was…
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EU will try to coordinate on China COVID policies
European Union government health officials will hold talks on Wednesday on a coordinated response to the surge in COVID-19 infections in China, the Swedish EU presidency said on Monday, after…
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Canada & Australia: COVID tests on China arrivals
Air travelers to Canada and Australia from China must test negative for COVID-19 no more than two days before departure, health authorities in the two nations said on Sunday, joining…
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France, Spain require COVID tests for China arrivals
France and Spain will require travelers from China to provide a negative COVID-19 test result less than 48 hours before departure, the health and transport ministries said on Friday. The…
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EU assessing Italy’s COVID test on China arrivals
Italy on Thursday urged the rest of the European Union to follow its lead and test travelers from China for COVID, but others said they saw no need to do…
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