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Covid-19

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China factory output, retail sales weak as Covid-19 shadow persists

Consumer purchases contract for third straight month, falling by 6.7% on-year in May

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Tampon shortage latest sign of supply chain woes in US stores

One expert compares situation to people stockpiling toilet paper at pandemic’s start

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Malaysia ranks 32nd in 2022 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

Country down by seven positions from 25th spot last year

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US panel recommends Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children six and up

Safety shown in clinical trials involving several thousand participants

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Beijing calls Covid-19 outbreak at upscale bar ‘severe’ in scale, concentration

At least 166 cases linked to Heaven bar in Chaoyang

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The emerging viruses of the 21st century

While monkeypox and Covid-19 are in the headlines, there are a whole host of deadly infectious diseases out in the world

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US to drop Covid-19 tests for incoming air travel

Travel sector welcomes move as economy has been hit by rocketing inflation

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Canada suspends random Covid-19 tests at airports over travel delays

To resume ‘off-site’ on July 1, according to government statement

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Hong Kong’s status as international hub undermined by Covid-19 curbs: leader

Foreign travellers must still undergo seven-day quarantine although city reopened to vaccinated non-residents last month

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S. Korea to conduct large-scale survey on ‘long Covid’

Country to form post-virus treatment guidelines based on results, says PM

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China’s Xi backs zero-Covid-19 policy as Shanghai expands mass testing

Approach must be ‘unswervingly upheld’, says country’s president

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Covid-19 lab leak theory needs more research: WHO advisors

Strongest evidence still centres zoonotic transmission, says group chair

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Malaysia detects two Omicron sub-variants: Khairy

Three cases in total mark first time strains found in country, says minister