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Europe raises its defences amid surge of COVID-19 cases in China
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Hospital patients with IV drips and oxygen tanks crowd the hallways of a Shanghai emergency ward while relatives line up for funeral parlour services, as China sees an explosion in Covid cases that overwhelmed its healthcare system.
China opens 'fever consulting' centres as COVID cases soar
After effectively revoking its zero-COVID policy, China is facing a pandemic surge that's becoming ever more difficult to monitor and control
'Tragic battle': Half of Shanghai will get COVID, warns hospital
China's official death count since the pandemic began three years ago stands at 5,241 as critics claim its definition of COVID-related death is too narrow.
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China might be underreporting its COVID-related death toll — experts
The Asian giant only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, practice health experts say is questionable now that we know how the illness works.
China's coronavirus death toll spikes after 'zero-covid' policy ends
Some scientific models have estimated numbers will rise with an eventual death toll in the tens or hundreds of thousands.
WHO chief: Lax approach to COVID-19 could create a deadly strain
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' warning comes just months after his announcement that the world was well-placed to handle the pandemic three years in.
Global travel summit wraps up in Saudi Arabia
The largest in-person gathering of Minsters of Tourism and CEOs of tourism companies strives to align efforts to support the sector’s recovery from the pandemic.
Wealthy collectors spend more than ever on art amid economic crisis
Billionaire collectors are spending more on art than ever before despite economic shock of the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and rampant inflation.
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European Medicines Agency COVID-19 warning
The European Medicines Agency warns that the pandemic is not over and that it expects a new wave of COVID-19 infections to start within a week
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Fact-check: No, Brussels has not frozen EU recovery funds for Spain
Multiple social media users and Spanish politicians have falsely claimed that the EU has blocked Spain's access to recovery funds.
Khosta-2: US scientists warn Russian bat virus could be the next COVID
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Germany's legendary beer festival is back for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art opens doors after COVID-19 hiatus
After a year-long hiatus because of COVID-19, the Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art is back - with artists inspired to campaign on 'A Manifesto of Fragility'.
The end of the COVID pandemic is in sight, says WHO chief
"We are not there yet. But the end is in sight," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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Recent high-profile air safety incidents have raised concerns over out-of-practice and overworked staff.
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