Infectious diseases
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Shanghai further tightens Covid restrictions after weeks of strict lockdown
China vows to eradicate virus, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, amid frustration among residentsSee all our cor…
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Covid-19: India accused of trying to delay WHO revision of death toll
According to WHO analysis, figure for country is more than 4 million and not official tally of 520,000India ha…
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Shanghai’s lockdown: desperation rises as food runs low
China’s determination to enforce zero-Covid policies is pushing its vast, bustling financial hub to breaking p…
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Shanghai residents forced from homes clash with police over Covid policy
Scuffles follow complaints of food shortages and over-zealous officials forcing people into quarantineVideos p…
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iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production due to Covid lockdown
Operations stopped in Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan as global supply chains feel pinch of Beijing's z…
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield, who led New Zealand’s pandemic response, resigns
Softly-spoken public servant who became a household name says the role had been challenging and complexSee all…
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‘This is inhumane’: the cost of zero Covid in Shanghai
Patients sick with non-Covid related illnesses are being kept away from hospitals as anger grows over failure …
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Covid cases rise in Shanghai as millions remain in lockdown
Daily case numbers are some of the largest seen in China since the virus was first detected in WuhanCovid-19 c…
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Covid lockdown extended in Shanghai as outbreaks put economy on the skids
China’s largest city and financial powerhouse is struggling to cope with the country’s worst outbreak since th…
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Shanghai begins locking down millions as China’s Covid cases surge
China will shut down city in two stages as it sticks to a ‘zero-Covid’ strategy amid growing outbreaksShanghai…
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Shanghai rules out full lockdown despite sharp rise in Covid cases
Concern about economy leads city to try targeted approach with rolling restrictions of individual neighbourhoo…
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‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates
PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omi…
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Hong Kong Covid crisis: why is the death rate so high?
Low vaccination rates among the elderly, low rates of prior infection and an overwhelmed healthcare system hav…
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China mobilises to control latest Covid outbreak – in pictures
Country steps up efforts to control a surge in coronavirus cases as it tries to maintain its zero Covid policy…
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China shuts down city of 17.5m people in bid to halt Covid outbreak
Authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy in Shenzhen, imposing a lockdown and testing every resident three ti…