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Chinese city Guangzhou plans 250,000 COVID quarantine beds

Thu, 2022-11-17 12:21 — mike kraft

Chinese city plans 250,000 quarantine beds to fight virus BEIJING (AP) — China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou announced plans Thursday to build quarantine facilities for nearly 250,000 people to fight surging coronavirus outbreaks even as the national government tries to reduce the impact of anti-disease controls that have confined millions of people to their homes. AP NEWS

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Chinese and Indonesian presidents pledge more COVID vaccine cooperation

Wed, 2022-11-16 19:00 — mike kraft

Chinese and Indonesian presidents pledge more COVID vaccine cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Joko Widodo held formal talks on Wednesday on the Indonesian island of Bali, with both leaders pledging closer cooperation on the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Reuters Reuters

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China: In southern city, residents revolt against COVID-19 controls

Wed, 2022-11-16 12:34 — mike kraft

In southern China, residents revolt against COVID-19 controls Unverified videos show people breaking down barriers and marching through streets in Guangzhou as frustration boils over about China's strict COVID-19 controls. NPR.org

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Frustrated residents in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou smashed temporary barriers and marched through streets in revolt earlier this week against strict COVID-19 controls, according to online videos and reports.

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China's state media demand strict adherence to ‘zero COVID’

Tue, 2022-11-15 10:12 — mike kraft

China state media demand strict adherence to 'zero COVID' BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling party called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID” policy Tuesday in an apparent attempt to guide public perceptions after regulations were eased slightly in places. AP NEWS

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The People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper, said in an editorial that China must “unswervingly implement” the policy that requires mass obligatory testing and places millions under lockdown to try to eliminate the coronavirus from the nation of 1.4 billion people and the world’s second-largest economy.

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Fever may be a symptom of a new Omicron variant--Indian study

Tue, 2022-11-15 09:50 — mike kraft

Sick with a new Omicron variant? Be prepared for this symptom, new study says Fever among vaccinated COVID patients is becoming more rare, a new study in the U.S. and UK found. But that wasn’t the case for recent COVID patients in India. YahooFinance

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Sumary of divergent COVID rules among nations attending the G20 summit

Mon, 2022-11-14 13:15 — mike kraft

Explainer: To mask or not to mask? G20 gathers nations with divergent COVID rules Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such measures have been largely dropped in some member countries. Reuters Reuters

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China shortens quarantines as it eases some of its COVID rules

Fri, 2022-11-11 10:55 — mike kraft

China shortens quarantines as it eases some of its COVID rules China on Friday eased some of its strict COVID rules, including shortening quarantines by two days for close contacts of infected people and for inbound travellers, and removing a penalty for airlines for bringing in too many cases. Ryan Woo,Tony Munroe Reuters

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China's government promises change but sticks to severe ‘zero COVID’ plan

Thu, 2022-11-10 10:19 — mike kraft

China promises change but sticks to severe 'zero COVID' plan BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders promised Thursday to improve quarantine and other anti-virus policies after public frustration boiled over into protests but said they will stick to a severe “zero COVID” strategy that has confined millions of people to their homes and disrupted the economy. AP NEWS

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China's COVID ilockdowns hit country's economic powerhouse Guangzhou

Wed, 2022-11-09 10:23 — mike kraft

Virus lockdowns hit China economic powerhouse Guangzhou BEIJING (AP) — A surge in COVID-19 cases has spurred lockdowns in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, adding to financial pressure that has disrupted global supply chains and sharply slowed growth in the world’s second-largest economy. AP NEWS

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The country’s borders remain largely closed and internal travel and trade is fraught with ever-changing quarantine regulations.

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China :Residents clash with authorities over COVID rules,new curbs

Tue, 2022-11-08 09:23 — mike kraft

Residents clash with Chinese authorities over COVID rules BEIJING (AP) — Police in northeastern China said that seven people have been arrested following a clash between residents and authorities enforcing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. The violence comes as China reports new cases nationwide, with 2,230 cases reported Tuesday in the southern manufacturing and technology hub of Guangzhou. AP NEWS

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