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Amid COVID outbreak in China, more countries roll out traveler checks amid COVID surge

Travelers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in COVID-19 cases, with Australia...

China’s mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain

By Matthew Walsh Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become...

Beijing to test 21 million residents

Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed...

Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow

Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed...

Mass testing, panic buying in Beijing

Fears of a hard COVID lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass...

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass...

Millions under lockdown anew in Shanghai

Millions of people in China’s financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to...

China COVID cases at six-month high

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‘Contact tracing effective than yantok beating’

Mass testing and contact-tracing method are more effective than using rattan (yantok) sticks to prevent the coronavirus disease, according to former Vice President Jejomar...

Local Roundup: House assures it’s safe from virus

The House of Representatives remains safe even after 98 individuals tested positive during its first-ever mass testing for COVID-19. House Secretary-General Mark Llando Mendoza said...

British PM to announce mass virus testing programme

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to announce on Monday a major testing programme in areas with the highest coronavirus infection rates as the...

SC denies plea to compel gov’t to do mass testing

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to compel the government to conduct proactive mass testing for coronavirus disease 2019, efficient contact tracing...

Hong Kong starts mass virus tests undermined by distrust of China

Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of...

Mass testing

Residents of Zapote in Bacoor, Cavite province queue up to undergo swab tests for Covid-19 following findings that the area has one of the...
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