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China’s ‘zero-COVID’ limits saved lives but no clear exit
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China's strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent against the ruling Communist Party in decades.Most protesters on the mainland and in Hong Kong...
China affirms zero-COVID stance, eases rules after protests
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Authorities eased anti-virus rules in scattered areas but affirmed China’s severe “zero- COVID” strategy Monday after crowds demanded President Xi Jinping resign during protests against controls that confine millions of people to their...
More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Protests against China’s restrictive COVID-19 measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region.Many protests could not be...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 918,653,695. Total Doses Administered = 653,502,647. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 267,804,921. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 228,390,445. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China is expanding lockdowns, including in a cental city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record. People in eight districts of Zhengzhou with a total of 6.6 million...
US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.Updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna...
South China city locks down district in ‘zero-COVID’ fight
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou locked down its largest district Monday as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and requiring residents to present a negative test if they want to leave...
Hong Kong leader Lee tests positive for COVID-19 after APEC
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Hong Kong leader John Lee tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Thailand, the city government said Monday.Lee tested negative throughout his four-day stay in Bangkok but his...
China announces 1st COVID-19 death in almost 6 months
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China on Sunday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country to ward against new outbreaks. The death of the 87-year-old Beijing man was the first...
China’s COVID-19 restrictions hit historic Beijing theater
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Performances have been suspended at one of Beijing’s oldest and most renowned theaters as part of a new wave of shop and restaurant closures in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Chinese capital. The Jixiang Theater in the...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 911,216,095. Total Doses Administered = 650,810,290. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 267,476,279. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 228,154,832. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Indian Health Service steps up COVID, other vaccine push
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Indian Health Service announced Thursday that all tribal members covered by the federal agency will be offered a vaccine at every appointment when appropriate, under a new vaccine strategy.Throughout the coronavirus pandemic,...