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@nytimesworld 2 years ago Mass testing was a cornerstone of China’s "Zero Covid" policy, and one report suggested that mass testing in large cities accounted for about 1.3 percent of China’s economic output. But Covid testing of any sort is no longer in high demand. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago It’s clear the world will fall far short of the target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of people in every country against Covid-19 by June 2022. What happens if the goal of high vaccination coverage is quietly abandoned in many low-income countries? nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago Hong Kong is scrambling to import more coffins as it struggles to handle the surge in deaths during the latest Covid wave. More than 90 percent of all the city's deaths linked to the virus since the pandemic started happened in the past 30 days. nyti.ms
@WSJ 3 years ago Sesame Street season 52 was undertaken entirely in the context of the pandemic, and the new episodes reflect that. "We had learned how to make things quickly, with confidence that they were 90 percent right. We’d actually done two Covid town halls." on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 4 years ago The rate of atypical symptoms rose significantly with age, affecting about 31 percent of those aged 65 to 74, but more than 44 percent of those over 85, a recent study of Covid patients found. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago By some measures, Latin America has been hit harder by the pandemic than any part of the world. The region, with less than 10 percent of the population, accounts for nearly a third of total recorded Covid deaths. And today, it faces an education crisis. nyti.ms
@WSJ 4 years ago Fifty percent of New York voters surveyed last week said Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not immediately step down as he faces allegations of inappropriate behavior toward female aides and criticism over the state’s handling of Covid-19 in nursing homes on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 4 years ago A peer-reviewed article in The Lancet medical journal shows Russia's coronavirus vaccine is 91.6 percent effective with no serious side effects, adding to the world's arsenal of vaccines.  nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Only about 10 percent of deaths are registered in Nigeria. Even fewer are recorded in Niger. Hardly any African countries have reliable mortality numbers, which is likely leading to underreporting of coronavirus deaths. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Herd immunity to the coronavirus may require that as much as 80 percent of a community be immune, some researchers have suggested. But new mathematical models suggest the figure could be lower. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Roughly 1.7 billion people around the world — 22 percent of the population — have underlying conditions that render them vulnerable to a severe case of Covid-19 nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago China raised the death toll in Wuhan, the city where the new coronavirus first emerged, by 50 percent. In Spain there's a call to "free" the children from lockdown for their own mental health. Follow our live updates. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Updated booster shots have bolstered Americans’ defenses against serious Covid, reducing the risk of hospitalization by roughly 50 percent, the C.D.C. said on Friday. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago It’s clear the world will fall far short of the target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of people in every country against Covid-19 by June 2022. What happens if the goal of high vaccination coverage is quietly abandoned in many low-income countries? nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago About 60 percent of the people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated against Covid, but WHO officials warned that the inoculation rate varies widely from country to country, posing significant risks for some regions. nyti.ms
@WSJ 3 years ago Sesame Street season 52 was undertaken entirely in the context of the pandemic, and the new episodes reflect that. "We had learned how to make things quickly, with confidence that they were 90 percent right. We’d actually done two Covid town halls." on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 4 years ago The 27 member states of the EU altogether have now administered more coronavirus vaccine doses per 100 people than the U.S. More than 70 percent of adults in the bloc have now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago By some measures, Latin America has been hit harder by the pandemic than any part of the world. The region, with less than 10 percent of the population, accounts for nearly a third of total recorded Covid deaths. And today, it faces an education crisis. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago There are 2 main ways kids can get very sick from Covid. A big new study finds differences in symptoms & who's at risk. Most kids survive but, says a study author: "We can’t say 100 percent for sure that everything’s going to be normal long-term." nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago At a time when the world's largest economies are borrowing and spending their way out of coronavirus slumps, India is taking a counterintuitive tack. Its new budget expands spending by less than 1 percent amid the worst recession in years. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Only about 10 percent of deaths are registered in Nigeria. Even fewer are recorded in Niger. Hardly any African countries have reliable mortality numbers, which is likely leading to underreporting of coronavirus deaths. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Herd immunity to the coronavirus may require that as much as 80 percent of a community be immune, some researchers have suggested. But new mathematical models suggest the figure could be lower.  nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Roughly 1.7 billion people around the world — 22 percent of the population — have underlying conditions that render them vulnerable to a severe case of Covid-19 nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Governments worldwide are committing trillions to coronavirus rescue packages. What that means for workers, however, varies widely. Some will have 90 percent of their wages covered, while others will have to rely on the regular welfare system. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago Coronavirus infections surged in South Africa in recent months despite research suggesting that about 98 percent of the population had some antibodies from vaccination, previous infection, or both. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago It’s clear the world will fall far short of the target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of people in every country against Covid-19 by June 2022. What happens if the goal of high vaccination coverage is quietly abandoned in many low-income countries? nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago Canada is the first country to grant full approval for the Johnson & Johnson single-dose coronavirus vaccine. The decision was made after a third phase of a study showed the shot was 85 percent effective in preventing severe disease. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Portugal is among the world’s leaders in coronavirus vaccinations, with roughly 86 percent of its population of 10.3 million fully vaccinated. On Friday, the country ended nearly all of its coronavirus restrictions. nyti.ms
@guardian 4 years ago Covid Australia vaccine rollout tracker: total number of people and percent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 4 years ago After a slow start, China’s Covid-19 vaccination drive is in full swing as the authorities chase the ambitious target of fully vaccinating 40 percent of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion people by the end of June. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago A peer-reviewed article in The Lancet medical journal shows Russia's coronavirus vaccine is 91.6 percent effective with no serious side effects, adding to the world's arsenal of vaccines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago More than 730,000 people have received a Covid-19 vaccine in Italy — over 1 percent of the population. But some critics wonder if things would be better if Italian populist forces had not spent nearly a decade questioning vaccines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Pfizer announced early results from its Covid-19 vaccine trial, saying the vaccine could be more than 90 percent effective. The positive news vaults the company to the front of the vaccine race and comes as virus cases are surging around the world. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago What is the death rate from the coronavirus? We usually say the 1918 death rate in the flu pandemic was 2.5 percent, but more than 5 percent of known cases. Is the coronavirus worse? nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago As the coronavirus gnaws its way across India, Mumbai has suffered the worst. This city of 20 million people is now responsible for 20 percent of India’s coronavirus infections and nearly 25 percent of the deaths. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Governments worldwide are committing trillions to coronavirus rescue packages. What that means for workers, however, varies widely. Some will have 90 percent of their wages covered, while others will have to rely on the regular welfare system. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago It’s clear the world will fall far short of the target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of people in every country against Covid-19 by June 2022. What happens if the goal of high vaccination coverage is quietly abandoned in many low-income countries? nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago It’s clear the world will fall far short of the target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of people in every country against Covid-19 by June 2022. What happens if the goal of high vaccination coverage is quietly abandoned in many low-income countries? nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 3 years ago Coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 10 percent in the first week of November and made up over half of the 48,000 coronavirus deaths reported globally in that time, the W.H.O. said. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago Japan is ending its state-of-emergency measures on Thursday amid a fall in the number of new daily coronavirus cases and a vaccine rollout that has reached nearly 60 percent of the population, hoping that the move helps to revive the country’s economy. nyti.ms
@guardian 4 years ago Covid Australia vaccine rollout tracker: total number of people and percent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 4 years ago A big new study on post-Covid symptoms finds that out of nearly 2 million coronavirus patients, 23 percent sought medical care for new health problems one month or more after they got Covid-19. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago A peer-reviewed article in The Lancet medical journal shows Russia's coronavirus vaccine is 91.6 percent effective with no serious side effects, adding to the world's arsenal of vaccines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 4 years ago More than 730,000 people have received a Covid-19 vaccine in Italy — over 1 percent of the population. But some critics wonder if things would be better if Italian populist forces had not spent nearly a decade questioning vaccines. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Herd immunity to the coronavirus may require that as much as 80 percent of a community be immune, some researchers have suggested. But new mathematical models suggest the figure could be lower. nyti.ms
@guardian 5 years ago Florida manatee deaths up 20 percent as Covid-19 threatens recovery theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 5 years ago China raised the death toll in Wuhan, the city where the new coronavirus first emerged, by 50 percent. In Spain there's a call to "free" the children from lockdown for their own mental health. Follow NYT live updates. nyti.ms nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 5 years ago Governments worldwide are committing trillions to coronavirus rescue packages. What that means for workers, however, varies widely. Some will have 90 percent of their wages covered, while others will have to rely on the regular welfare system. nyti.ms