Covid
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World
Your Tuesday Briefing: China Menaces Taiwan
Also, an emerging picture of China’s Covid crisis.
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World
China to Drop Covid Quarantine for Incoming Travelers
From Jan. 8, visitors will be required to show only a negative P.C.R. test taken within 48 hours. The restrictions…
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World
With ‘Zero Covid,’ China Proved It’s Good at Control. Governance Is Harder.
For a powerful government that has bragged about its command of the country, its absence at a moment of crisis…
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World
Covid Is Spreading Rapidly in China, New Signs Suggest
Even as official figures from the central government remain low, regional numbers point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched health care…
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World
As Cases Spread, China’s Low Covid Death Toll Convinces No One
China’s murky statistics are fueling widespread public distrust. Its narrow definition of Covid deaths “will very much underestimate the true…
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World
Your Friday Briefing: A Times Investigation Into Bucha
Also, Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to lead Israel again and the week in culture.
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World
Without a Covid Narrative, China’s Censors Are Not Sure What to Do
The end of “zero Covid” has undermined years of official propaganda, and the vast censorship system is struggling to catch…
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Food
‘Tripledemic’ Rages On: Fever-Filled Weeks Lie Ahead
R.S.V. has probably peaked, but flu is still surging and Covid-19 cases are rising. Scientists are hopeful next winter will…
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Food
As Covid Deaths Climb, Even Seniors Skip the Latest Booster
Nearly all Americans over 65 got their initial Covid vaccines. But that immunity is waning, and this time, the government…
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Opinion
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Obsession Is Gone, but the Trauma Lingers
SHANGHAI — For nearly three years, leaving my apartment involved a routine not unlike an aircraft pilot’s before takeoff. Mask:…