Tag: Covid
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Shanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million as Covid fears linger
[ad_1] A Health worker takes a swab sample from a woman at the entrance of a residential area under Covid-19 lockdown in the Xuhui district of Shanghai – Copyright AFP ARIS MESSINIS Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities said, as the Chinese…
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Japanese fugitive wanted for Covid relief fraud held in Indonesia
[ad_1] Mitsuhiro Taniguchi was arrested in the south of Sumatra island late Tuesday and flown to the capital Jakarta – Copyright AFP Agnes Anya Indonesian police have arrested a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government fund offering Covid-19 relief subsidies, officials said Wednesday. Mitsuhiro Taniguchi, 47,…
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World Bank slashes China growth forecast over Covid damage
[ad_1] The World Bank has sharply slashed its annual growth forecast for China, warning that Covid disruptions could further slow economic recovery – Copyright AFP/File STR Beiyi SEOW The World Bank has sharply slashed its annual growth forecast for China, warning in a report Wednesday that Covid disruptions could further slow recovery in the world’s…
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
[ad_1] Beijing has relaxed Covid restrictions allowing dine-ins at restaurants after cases fell – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the…
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
[ad_1] Beijing has relaxed Covid restrictions allowing dine-ins at restaurants after cases fell – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the…
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Shanghai residents chafe under fresh Covid lockdowns
[ad_1] Authorities said they were reopening Shanghai last week, but many residents remain under strict movement restrictions – Copyright AFP HECTOR RETAMAL Residents stuck inside a compound nearly a week after Shanghai’s much vaunted reopening following a virus outbreak shouted at hazmat-clad officials on Monday, as fears grew that some city neighbourhoods were being locked…
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Shanghai residents chafe under fresh Covid lockdowns
[ad_1] Authorities said they were reopening Shanghai last week, but many residents remain under strict movement restrictions – Copyright AFP HECTOR RETAMAL Residents stuck inside a compound nearly a week after Shanghai’s much vaunted reopening following a virus outbreak shouted at hazmat-clad officials on Monday, as fears grew that some city neighbourhoods were being locked…
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No Covid cash for Poland before rule of law reform: EU chief
[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Polish President Andrzej Duda following a joint press conference at the PSE Polish Power Systems headquarters in Konstancin-Jeziorna near Warsaw on June 2, 2022 – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery…
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No Covid cash for Poland before rule of law reform: EU chief
[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Polish President Andrzej Duda following a joint press conference at the PSE Polish Power Systems headquarters in Konstancin-Jeziorna near Warsaw on June 2, 2022 – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery…
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Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown
[ad_1] Shanghai has eased a range of Covid restrictions including on transport after a bruising two-month lockdown – Copyright AFP Munir uz zaman Shanghai slowly whirred back to life Wednesday as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents to their homes and battered the Chinese economy. The commercial…