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Daily case numbers are some of the largest seen in China since the virus was first detected in WuhanCovid-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai have risen again as millions remain isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown.Health officials on Su…
Study into health and behaviour, which began in New Zealand in 1972, marks its half century this week as its subjects prepare for old ageIn 1972, a researcher in a small city at the bottom of New Zealand set out to track the development of more than 1,…
China’s largest city and financial powerhouse is struggling to cope with the country’s worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic in WuhanSee all our coronavirus coverageShanghai has been plunged into an extended lockdown and some residents face an…
Concern about economy leads city to try targeted approach with rolling restrictions of individual neighbourhoodsShanghai has recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but officials have ruled out a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the econom…
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwater fish scientists don’t know about yet’Scientists are celebrating 212 “new” freshwater fish species, including a blind eel found in the groun…
PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early AprilSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand will do away with vaccine passes and vaccine mandates for some of the work…
Authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy in Shenzhen, imposing a lockdown and testing every resident three timesChina’s government has locked down Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, as it tries to contain its worst ever Covid-19 outbreak across …
Dozens of live-in workers have been forced to sleep rough in the Hong Kong winter after bosses refuse to allow them back in the houseLive-in domestic workers in Hong Kong have been left homeless after they were diagnosed with Covid-19 and their employe…
The Pacific country was coronavirus-free until last month but an outbreak of thousands of cases is overwhelming the health systemFrontline health workers in Solomon Islands have warned that its health system is on the brink of collapse as the country s…
Large parts of the world are opening up, but Hong Kong is still pursuing ‘dynamic zero’ despite rising cases and a public running out of patienceA viral open letter from a member of Facebook group, HK Moms, marked something of a shift in public opinion…
Research confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong KongCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePet hamsters can transmit Covid to humans and are the likely source of a recent outbreak of …
Experts say underreporting of cases across country means toll likely to be far higher than official countCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia’s official death toll from Covid-19 has passed 500,000, even as many experts flag…
There are hopes this outbreak will not be as deadly as the devastating wave in April 2021, which saw crematoriums overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia is in the midst of a Covid third wave, officials have said, a…
Public transport halted and cars banned in Yuzhou as China pursues zero-Covid strategy ahead of Winter OlympicsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThree asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 were enough for Chinese authorities to lock …
Activists say crackdown is driven by Xi Jinping, who has ‘declared a war on independent journalism’Chen Kun was living in Indonesia with his wife and daughter when he learned from his brother Mei’s boss that he had been “taken away for investigation” b…