How China’s Covid protests are being silenced
Getty ImagesBy Kerry AllenBBC MonitoringChina's censorship machine is going to great lengths to prevent people seeing scenes of protest in...
Month: November 2022
COVID-19: Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of fines
Australia's largest state has said it will withdraw or refund tens of thousands of fines issued during the COVID pandemic...
China touts vaccination progress as it seeks reopening path; encourages booster shots for seniors
BEIJING — Mainland China announced significant progress Tuesday in getting Covid-19 booster shots for people "over age 80."As of Monday,...
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Allegheny County to close some COVID-19 testing sites
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — Allegheny County will be closing some COVID-19 testing sites at the end of the year.According to...
China encourages elderly vaccination; Hong Kong closes 5% higher
33 Min AgoChinese authorities urges elderly to be proactive about vaccinationChinese health authorities urged its elderly population to show initiative...
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Asia shares, oil prices rally as China speculation swirls
SummaryCompanieshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4China property shares rally on policy supportEuro eyeing 5-mth high, dollar near 3-mth low on yenOil prices rebound on China...
After protests, Chinese officials say lockdowns should be removed as swiftly as they are imposed
COVID-19 in China: The officials also pushed for vaccination of the elderly, especially for those above the age of 80.Amid...
Room for optimism, leader says, despite COVID-19 deaths, winter of uncertainty ahead
Despite the rising proportion of COVID-19 deaths attributed to seniors and the uncertainty of what the winter months might bring,...
COVID-19 lockdown did not cause a mass surge in dispensing of opioids, study finds
While some feared that New Yorkers would re-fill prescriptions to stockpile opioid medications in the early weeks of the COVID-19...
Thousands of flights delayed as weather wreaks havoc on holiday travel
Americans scrambled to get home after a swath of bad weather helped force thousands of flight delays over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and...