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Polls aftermath: COVID surge

Expert sees spike anytime as PH logs highest new cases since May 1 A surge in COVID-19 cases is expected to occur two weeks after...

China deepens support for tech as virus limits options

Communist Party leaders have doubled down on support to China's tech sector in a rare meeting with executives, as Beijing changes its tack towards...

Covid curbs push China off global sporting map

Beijing—China’s ambitions to be a global sporting hub took a heavy blow as the postponement of this year’s Asian Games further isolated a country...

Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight virus outbreak

Millions of people in Beijing returned to work Thursday, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by the...

China detects first human case of H3N8 bird flu

China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk...

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...

Shanghai Covid death toll rises to 17

China reported seven Covid-19 deaths in Shanghai on Wednesday, raising the toll in the city to 17 fatalities as authorities struggled to rein in...

China economy grows 4.8% in first quarter as virus bites

By Beiyi Seow China's economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, warning of "significant challenges" ahead as...

Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since the start of lockdown: city govt

Shanghai reported the first Covid deaths since the start of its weeks-long lockdown, three elderly people with underlying conditions, the city government said Monday. "The...

China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreads

China has moved to free up hospital beds as officials on Wednesday reported thousands of new cases from an Omicron-led coronavirus outbreak that has...

Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

By Laurie Chen Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, with restrictions also imposed...

Elderly care homes in eye of Hong Kong’s deadly Covid storm

Kathleen Wong thought her 89-year-old mother was lucky to get a coveted spot in a government nursing home, but now she watches in horror...

‘Stealth Omicron’ now here

DOH bares detection of 2 sub-variants that may spread less noticeable The Philippines has already detected the BA.1 and the BA.2, also called the Stealth...

Virus cases surge to 3,617

But DOH cautious in hiking restrictions despite experts’ warnings The Philippines greeted the first day of 2022 with 3,617 new COVID-19 cases, as health experts...
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