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Overview: Biden limits time at big press annnual dinner; various developments in asia

Thu, 2022-04-28 07:55 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city's 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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Global COVID cases, deaths declined again last week but may be underreported --WHO

Thu, 2022-04-21 09:13 — mike kraft

WHO says global COVID cases, deaths declined again last week BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says that the number of reported new COVID-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week, continuing a decline since the end of March. The Geneva-based U.N. AP NEWS

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Asia: COVID cases surpass 100 million

Wed, 2022-03-30 09:03 — mike kraft

COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million - Reuters tally Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant. Rittik Biswas,Roshan Abraham Reuters

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Overview: Asia, South Africa, France Covid-related situation

Wed, 2022-03-23 08:51 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

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Overview: Britain, China and other Asian developments.

Thu, 2022-03-17 16:28 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

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Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption; South Korea reports record deaths.DS

Tue, 2022-03-15 08:34 — mike kraft

Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks. AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 18:14 — mike kraft

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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Asia's COVID deaths surpass 1 million

Fri, 2022-03-11 08:35 — mike kraft

Asia's COVID deaths surpass 1 million - Reuters tally Asia passed the grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus-linked deaths on Friday, a Reuters tally showed, as a spike in Omicron variant infections spreads across the region after starting in nations such as Japan and South Korea. Aparupa Mazumder,Lasya Priya M Reuters

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Overview: Asia developments, Hong Kong, South Korea, China vaccine situation

Mon, 2022-02-28 08:30 — mike kraft

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Hong Kong mortuaries hit capacity

-- Facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong are at maximum capacity due to a record number of COVID-19 fatalities, the Hospital Authority said on Monday, as officials battle to control a surge in cases.

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WHO to create training center in South Korea to help poor countries make vaccines and other treatments

Wed, 2022-02-23 09:26 — mike kraft

WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nations GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology that has successfully been used to make COVID-19 vaccines. AP NEWS

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