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Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
China’s Domestic Troubles Will Hang Over Biden-Xi Call
Some American officials suspect that what is really driving China’s president to lash out recently is a desire to divert attention from his economic and pandemic problems at home.
H.I.V. Infections Remain Persistently High, U.N. Reports
More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021.
Your Monday Briefing
Russia looks to Africa.
How a Flight Attendant Became a Funeral Planner in the Covid Era
The pandemic upended careers in Hong Kong and around the world, forcing or inspiring people to make radical changes in their lives.
How a Flight Attendant Became a Funeral Planner in the Covid Era
The pandemic upended careers in Hong Kong and around the world, forcing or inspiring people to make radical changes in their lives.
Pakistan’s Deadly Flood Season Worsened by Climate Change and Bad Infrastructure
Monsoon rains have devastated Pakistan’s economic hub, Karachi, adding urgency to pleas to better equip cities to handle more frequent extreme weather.
Most U.S. States Have Let Their Covid Emergencies Expire
The wider latitude conferred by a state’s public health emergency was critical to states’ responses to earlier waves of coronavirus cases.
As Covid Cases Rise Again, No Clear Guidance From the Top
Omicron subvariants are driving a winter surge in Australia, but officials’ health advice has been confusing, to put it mildly.
Biden Has Begun Taking Paxlovid, an Antiviral Medication
Researchers are still working to answer key questions about the drug, including how effective it is in vaccinated people and whether cases of “rebounding” in people who receive it are common.