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China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop

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China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop BEIJING (AP) — China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S. AP NEWS

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China reports 60,000 more Covid deaths; WHO appeals to China to release more information

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WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information BEIJING (AP) — The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. AP NEWS

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China's Covid cases touch 900 million, peak expected to last 2-3 months

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China COVID peak to last 2-3 months, hit rural areas next - expert The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Bernard Orr,Ellen Zhang Reuters
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Satellite images hint at Covid outbreak’s true toll

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Satellite images hint at Covid outbreak’s true toll in China Social media users have questioned the government’s reporting, pointing to the recent deaths of prominent artists, scientists and academics. NBC News
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China: More than 88 million people in Henan province infected with Covid, official says

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China Covid: More than 88 million people in Henan infected, official says Some 89% of people in Henan province have been infected but visits to clinics have peaked. BBC News

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The Henan provincial figures are in stark contrast to Covid figures from the central government

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Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted

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Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years. Yew Lun Tian,Eduardo Baptista Reuters

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China is not reporting true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says

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China 'under-representing' true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says | CNN The World Health Organization has accused China of "under-representing" the severity of its Covid outbreak and criticized its "narrow" definition of what constitutes a Covid death, as top global health officials urge Beijing to share more data about the explosive spread. Simone McCarthy CNN

... WHO executive director for health emergencies Mike Ryan said the numbers released by China “under-represent the true impact of the disease” in terms of hospital and ICU admissions, as well as deaths.

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EU recommends pre-flight testing of passengers from China, wastewater testing in airports

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EU recommends pre-flight testing of passengers from China, wastewater testing in airports European Union government officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU should have a negative COVID-19 test before they board, as Beijing plans to ease travel restrictions despite a wave of new COVID infections. Reuters Reuters

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China COVID data shows no new variant, WHO says, easing some global fears

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China COVID data shows no new variant, WHO says, easing some global fears No new coronavirus variant has been found in China, data released by the World Health Organization showed on Wednesday, easing some concerns about an outbreak that has spread rapidly there since Beijing abruptly reversed its "zero COVID" policy. Alessandro Diviggiano,Bernard Orr Reuters

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In China, vaccine hesitancy lingers even as COVID cases surge

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'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge The problem is a growing headache for Beijing as it tries to persuade more people to get vaccinated in the face of a spike in infections and the prospect of more than 1.5 million deaths after the lifting of strict anti-COVID measures. David Kirton Reuters

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