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27 April 2023
The WHO says that Covid-19 deaths have dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year...
An Afghan health worker administers polio drops to a child during a four-day anti-polio vaccination campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 15 March 2023. Photo: EPA
26 April 2023
The United Nations kicked off a campaign Monday to reverse dangerous declines in...
People inspect the damage after a missile strike in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, 27 March 2023. Photo: EPA
28 March 2023
An anticipated economic slow-down in China is likely to drag global growth down to its...
Beijing has scrapped the strict zero-Covid strategy that defined its pandemic response AFP File Photo
14 March 2023
China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the...
02 March 2023
Foreign media in China endured strict Covid controls, widespread harassment and constant...
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28 February 2023
Hongkongers say they are tired of masking as the city became one of the last holdouts to...
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28 February 2023
China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning dismisses the accusation from the US...
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16 February 2023
The World Health Organization will continue pushing until it finds an answer to how the...
Protesters hold blank white pieces of paper during a protest triggered by a fire in Urumqi that killed 10 people in Beijing, China, 27 November 2022. Photo: EPA
27 January 2023
Dozens of demonstrators are still detained in China after taking part in widespread...
A man lays on a stretcher in an emergency room of a hospital in Shanghai, China, 15 January 2023. Photo: EPA
26 January 2023
The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the...
A general view of travellers waiting for their trains on the railway station, in Shanghai, China, 14 January 2023. Photo: EPA
23 January 2023
China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19...
People walk along under red lanterns on Chinese New Year's Eve in Shichahai park, Beijing, China, 21 January 2023. Photo: EPA
22 January 2023
As Covid-19 rips through China's vast population, making millions sick and fuelling a...

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