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China Censors Shanghai Protest Videos as Lockdown Anger Grows
China is struggling to manage growing public unha
Our Coverage of the Coronavirus Pandemic
In the United States
President Biden stepped up pressure on Congress to approve billions of dollars in Covid-19 aid, warning that U.S. progress against the virus is at stake.
Many states are closing mass testing and vaccination sites, but experts worry that a new uptick in cases driven by the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is looming.
The Biden administration plans to lift an emergency public health order that has restricted immigration at U.S. land borders since the beginning of the pandemic.
In China
In a rare move, Shanghai’s local government acknowledged that it was not “sufficiently prepared” for the Omicron surge. Officials in the city of 26 million have imposed a staggered lockdown that they said would allow them to conduct mass testing.
The outbreak in Hong Kong has exposed the political and cultural divide between the city and mainland China.
New Research
Scientists found that vaccines shielded adolescents from life-threatening Covid-19, but not less severe illness, during the Omicron surge.
Ivermectin, a popular alternative treatment for Covid-19 despite a lack of strong research to back it up, showed no sign of alleviating the disease, according to a large clinical trial.
BLOOMBERG.COM
Here’s How China Can Escape the Covid Zero Lockdown Trap
A new wave of infections is highlighting the growing cost of China’s zero-tolerance virus policy
Bloomberg Asia
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NEW: Authorities are fighting to curb the spread of the Omicron variant among a population that lacks natural immunity and only has access to home-grown vaccines.
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