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Public responds to call for blood donations
2023-01-11
When Jia Zengguang, a business owner in Weihai, Shandong province learned that blood and platelet donations were critically needed, he took a high-speed train to Jinan on Dec 31 and donated two doses of platelets.
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Govt to cover treatment costs until at least March
2023-01-10
Patients needing treatment for COVID-19 will not have to foot pricey bills for hospitalization out of their own pockets until at least the end of March, according to authorities.
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China enters new phase of COVID response
2023-01-09
From Jan 8, China starts managing COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases.
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Experts answer questions on emerging XBB variant
2023-01-05
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention answers key questions on XBB.1.5, the emerging Omicron strain that is raising concerns globally.
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Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB
2023-01-04
As more new variants of Omicron emerge in some overseas countries, China has also detected BQ.1 and XBB from imported cases. How virulent are these strains? Will they cause new waves of infections? Here's what Chinese experts are saying.
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Shandong expands COVID-19 facilities
2022-12-28
Shandong province is bracing for peaks of COVID-19 infections by adding critical-care beds and expanding the capacity of fever clinics ahead of the Chinese New Year travel rush in January.
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China releases details of COVID-19 management shift
2022-12-28
China has announced that it will be downgrading its management of COVID-19 as of Jan 8, treating it as a Class B infection, rather than a more serious Class A infection.