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China on Thursday insisted it had been transparent with the international community about its Covid data, as it hit back against World Health Organization criticism that its tally of virus deaths was understating the true scale of its outbreak.
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China stats 'under-represent' true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO
The World Health Organization criticised China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
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US expands access to abortion pills through pharmacies
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Experts sceptical that China travel curbs will be effective
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Elderly patients fill hospitals in Shanghai Covid surge
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China slams 'unacceptable' Covid curbs on travellers from its territory
China called the mounting international restrictions on travellers from its territory "unacceptable" on Tuesday after over a dozen countries placed fresh Covid curbs on visitors from the world's most populous nation.
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid: top doctor
A senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals has said 70 percent of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases, state media reported Tuesday.
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China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month.
Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele
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China's Xi says 'light of hope in front of us' on Covid
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China's manufacturing activity drops despite lifted Covid restrictions
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France, Britain impose Covid tests on travelers from China
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Prayers in Germany, Rome for frail ex-pope Benedict
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Indonesia lifts Covid-19 curbs as cases ease
Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining domestic Covid-19 restrictions with immediate effect after case numbers in the Southeast Asian nation eased in recent months.
China insists official Covid data is transparent
China said on Friday all the Covid-19 data it has shared -- including with the World Health Organization -- has been transparent, despite its hospitals being overwhelmed and its official figures on infections and deaths being tiny compared with other countries.
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The true global death toll of Covid-19 remains difficult to nail down three years after the first case was detected, though experts agree there have been far more fatalities than officially reported.
China insists official Covid data is transparent: state media
China has insisted the data it publishes on Covid-19 deaths has always been transparent, state media reported, despite the official figures being tiny compared with other countries and its hospitals overwhelmed with infections.
US congressional report slams FDA approval of Alzheimer's drug
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Soaring China Covid cases increase risk of new variants: experts
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