- 25 April, 2024
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Taiwan won’t go into Shanghai-like lockdown despite rising COVID cases, premier says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will not go into a Shanghai-like lockdown to control a rise in domestic COVID-19 cases as the vast majority of those infected have no symptoms or…
Record Hong Kong COVID infections strain hospitals, China pledges support
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections on Friday and China said it would fully support the city with…
Hong Kong residents raid supermarket shelves as COVID surge disrupts supplies
By Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents crowded supermarkets and neighbourhood fresh food markets on Monday to stock up on vegetables, noodles and other necessities after a…
China’s local COVID cases fall while infections grow in Beijing city
BEIJING (Reuters) -China reported on Friday the lowest daily tally of confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in nearly two months, while infections edged up in the capital Beijing amid high…
Are hospital admissions still the best way to gauge the COVID crisis?
By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Alistair Smout MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) - Using the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 to gauge the severity of the pandemic may not give an accurate…
India’s main cities record sharp fall in COVID-19 infections
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and most of those who contracted…
France sixth country with more than 10 million COVID infections
PARIS (Reuters) -France became the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data published on…
Kerala confirms 14 cases of Zika, state formulates action plan to tackle virus spread
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that the state's health department has formulated an action plan for the prevention of the spread…
