Desperation amid food shortages in Shanghai as Covid lockdown bites
Lockdown had been due to end on Tuesday, leaving residents unprepared to be indefinitely housebound Stories of desperation are emerging in Shanghai as the city...
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Covid cases rise in Shanghai as millions remain in lockdown
Daily case numbers are some of the largest seen in China since the virus was first detected in Wuhan Covid-19 cases in China’s largest city...
‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics
The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous The past five...
‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates
PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early April See all...
China reports first coronavirus deaths in over a year amid omicron surge
Two deaths reported on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as China continues to pursue ‘zero-Covid’ strategy See all our coronavirus coverage China’s national health...
With 37 million in lockdown and Covid plans under fire, Chinese ask: what comes next?
Elderly residents are wary of the jab even as Omicron spreads, and critics say zero-Covid policy is not sustainable When nearby neighbourhoods went into lockdown,...
Ottawa truck convoy cost the city more than C$36m – mainly in police expenses
The costs were more than twice the amount the city budgeted for affordable and supportive housing The truck convoy that paralyzed much of downtown Ottawa...
China shuts down city of 17.5m people in bid to halt Covid outbreak
Authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy in Shenzhen, imposing a lockdown and testing every resident three times China’s government has responded to a sharp rise...
China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in Shanghai See all our coronavirus coverage here...
Harry and Meghan add voices to fierce critique of west’s Covid vaccine policies
Pair join Gordon Brown and 126 others in attack on ‘self-defeating nationalism, pharmaceutical monopolies and inequality’ Prince Harry and Meghan, the actor Charlize Theron and...
