Covid-19 infections in China are estimated to peak around 65 million a week by late June, and yet the mood is decidedly blasé on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Before the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed international travel in 2020, China sent more travelers overseas than any other market, with about 150 million Chinese tourists spending $277 billion abroad in 2018, according to one study. nyti.ms
@guardian2 years ago
Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day – local health chief theguardian.com
@BBCWorld2 years ago
India vaccine maker destroys 100 million doses of expired Covid jab bbc.in
@guardian3 years ago
UK Covid wave falls away as infections drop by half a million theguardian.com
@BBCWorld3 years ago
Million people under lockdown in Chinese city of Wuhan after four Covid cases bbc.in
@WSJ3 years ago
Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown stood apart as the world’s most stringent. During that time, mounting anxiety over basic needs such as food and safety felt like an echo from China’s past to many of the city's 25 million citizens. on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
As nearly 20 million children 6 months to under 5 years of age are newly eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, some parents are finding it hard to find appointments. “We want him to be as protected as he can as soon as possible.” said one parent. on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
The Biden administration is preparing to distribute 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 if the shots receive regulator approval on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld3 years ago
United States passes one million Covid deaths bbc.in
@BBCWorld3 years ago
World’s true Covid death toll nearly 15 million, says World Health Organization bbc.in
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Faced with a growing number of coronavirus infections across Beijing, city officials are trying to test most of the capital’s 22 million residents in the hope of avoiding the pain of imposing a citywide lockdown like in Shanghai. nyti.ms
@guardian2 years ago
Japan says 1.5 million people are living as recluses after Covid theguardian.com
@WSJ2 years ago
Popular Bank has been fined $2.3 million for allegedly failing to stop fraud by applicants to the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government’s $800 billion Covid-related bailout program on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
Covid’s hidden epidemic: up to a million cancer cases missed in Europe | Devi Sridhar theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Names are painted on a wall in London. Ribbons are tied to a church fence in South Africa. An online memorial is curated in Malaysia. More than six million people have died from Covid-19, and remembrances try to keep up. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
Nearly 200 million Americans had caught Covid-19 before the latest surge, some multiple times. Why are others seemingly immune to the virus? on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Wuhan, the central Chinese city that was the epicenter of the early Covid-19 outbreak, locked down a district of about 1 million people due to four asymptomatic cases, as the nation’s leaders maintain their zero tolerance toward the virus on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
The persistence of Covid-19 in Shanghai is fueling concern that more of the city’s 25 million residents will again be confined to their homes on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
UK Covid infection rate rising, with more than a million cases in England theguardian.com
@guardian3 years ago
Two million people in UK living with long Covid, say studies theguardian.com
@BBCWorld3 years ago
US surpasses one million deaths to Covid-19 bbc.in
@WSJ3 years ago
The WHO estimated that nearly 15 million people had died from causes related to the coronavirus pandemic by the end of 2021, with India suffering one of the highest death tolls of any country in the world on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Faced with a growing number of coronavirus infections across Beijing, city officials are trying to test most of the capital’s 22 million residents in the hope of avoiding the pain of imposing a citywide lockdown like in Shanghai. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
Ten more people were charged in connection with a scheme that allegedly stole more than $250 million from a Covid-19 aid program. The defendants allegedly used the money to buy real estate, luxury cars and airline tickets. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Shanghai is being gripped by China’s massive Covid wave, leading to a surge in hospitalizations and crowded funeral homes. Local health officials said that up to 70% of the city’s 26 million residents had been infected. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Over six million people in the manufacturing hub of Guangzhou are in lockdown following a surge of Covid cases in the past few weeks. On Monday evening, hundreds took to the streets in protest. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Names are painted on a wall in London. Ribbons are tied to a church fence in South Africa. An online memorial is curated in Malaysia. More than six million people have died from Covid-19, and remembrances try to keep up. nyti.ms
@guardian3 years ago
Latest UK Covid wave past peak as infections fall by half a million in a week theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Nearly 200 million Americans had caught Covid-19 before the latest surge, some multiple times. Why are others seemingly immune to the virus? on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
The Education Department has awarded nearly $198 million in Covid-19 relief funds to 244 colleges and universities that serve large numbers of students disproportionately affected by the pandemic on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Even as coronavirus cases rise steadily in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom has announced the lifting of most of its Covid precautions as it prepares to receive roughly a million pilgrims for the annual Hajj season, the most since the start of the pandemic. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
As U.S. nears 1 million Covid deaths, President Biden aims to develop a global health fund and share Covid technologies with other countries to fight the virus on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Nearly 15 million more people died during the pandemic than would have in normal times, the W.H.O. said on Thursday, a staggering measure of Covid’s true toll that laid bare how vastly country after country has undercounted victims. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Shanghai announced its lowest total for new Covid cases in weeks. But further cases were detected in Beijing, where officials are trying to test nearly all of the capital’s 22 million residents. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
A World Health Organization analysis has found that vastly more people died in the coronavirus pandemic than previously believed — some 15 million by the end of 2021. But India, the country found to have the highest toll, is blocking release of the data. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
The U.S. government will buy another 1.5 million doses of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, bolstering supplies before private companies start buying the shots on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
Xi Jinping’s abrupt reversal on his zero-Covid policy has thrust China into a new public-health emergency. Nearly 250 million people were infected with the coronavirus between Dec. 1 and Dec. 20. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Over six million people in the manufacturing hub of Guangzhou are in lockdown following a surge of Covid cases in the past few weeks. On Monday evening, hundreds took to the streets in protest. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Names are painted on a wall in London. Ribbons are tied to a church fence in South Africa. An online memorial is curated in Malaysia. More than six million people have died from Covid-19, and remembrances try to keep up. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
Wuhan, the central Chinese city that was the epicenter of the early Covid-19 outbreak, has locked down a district of about 1 million people due to four asymptomatic cases on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Nearly 200 million Americans had caught Covid-19 before the latest surge, some multiple times. Why are others seemingly immune to the virus? on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
Global hunger toll soars by 150 million as Covid and Ukraine war make their mark theguardian.com
@WSJ3 years ago
More than half of Shanghai’s 25 million residents will undergo Covid-19 testing this weekend, raising the prospect of extended periods of home confinement for any who test positive on.wsj.com
@guardian3 years ago
Biden to address global Covid summit as US death toll nears 1 million – live theguardian.com
@guardian3 years ago
WHO estimates 15 million people have died as result of Covid pandemic – video theguardian.com
@nytimesworld3 years ago
Faced with a growing number of coronavirus infections across Beijing, city officials are trying to test most of the capital’s 22 million residents in the hope of avoiding the pain of imposing a citywide lockdown like in Shanghai. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
With 25 million people in a Covid lockdown, Shanghai has reported no deaths and says currently only one case is severe on.wsj.com