Residents line up to get their routine Covid-19 throat swabs in Beijing. China’s zero-Covid strategy has kept the death toll low. Photo: AP
Residents line up to get their routine Covid-19 throat swabs in Beijing. China’s zero-Covid strategy has kept the death toll low. Photo: AP
Coronavirus pandemic
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WHO reports 90 per cent drop in world Covid-19 deaths since February

  • Some 9,400 Covid-related deaths reported, compared to this year’s weekly peak of 75,000 in February
  • Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic

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Updated: 10:55am, 10 Nov, 2022

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Residents line up to get their routine Covid-19 throat swabs in Beijing. China’s zero-Covid strategy has kept the death toll low. Photo: AP
Residents line up to get their routine Covid-19 throat swabs in Beijing. China’s zero-Covid strategy has kept the death toll low. Photo: AP
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