China is battling a surge in COVID cases, and new media reports could reveal the vast scale of the outbreak. Bloomberg and the Financial Times have reported around 250 million people were infected during the first weeks of December, citing a leaked government document. But Chinese authorities appear to be downplaying the severity of the…
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COVID-19 curbs are being relaxed in China following some of the biggest displays of public anger in decades. Residents in Beijing and beyond have been welcoming the first signs of normalcy after years of tough restrictions. On Saturday, authorities began dismantling some of the testing facilities in the capital. However, they insist that they’re not…
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First announced in China in late 2019, COVID-19 quickly crossed the world and came to define news in the U.S. as it claimed more lives here than in any other country.
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