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China: Shanghai COVID lockdown extended to entire city

Shanghai: Chinese authorities have extended the lockdown in Shanghai city to cover the entire 25 million people amid rise in COVID-19 cases, media reports said on Tuesday.

Chinese mainland registers 1,173 Covid-19 cases

Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 1,173 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

UN chief calls for greater inclusion, marking World Autism Awareness Day

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for greater support for people with autism, particularly at the community-level.

China: Shanghai struggles with Covid infections

Beijing: Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have been struggling to deal with the suspected wave of new Covid infections, in a sign of how serious the outbreak is in China's ...

A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros

New York: A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 per cent of all Africans, said the head of the World Health ...

France records over 217,480 new Covid cases

Paris/UNI/Xinhua: France on Tuesday reported 217,480 new Covid-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the country lifted most Covid-19 restrictions on Marc ...

China's COVID-19 outbreak: Shanghai plans to launch new round of nucleic acid testing

Shanghai: Shanghai city in China, which is witnessing a massive rise in COVID-19 cases, will launch a new round of nucleic acid testing across the city starting from 5 am on Monday, local ...

Shanghai: Chinese authorities to impose lockdown in phased manner amid rising COVID-19 cases 

Shanghai: China, a nation which is combating a surge in COVID-19 cases, is all set to impose a lockdown on Shanghai city.

WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion

New York: Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency, WHO, ...