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The Economic Cost of China's Lasting Zero-COVID Strategy

The Economic Cost of China's Lasting Zero-COVID Strategy

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Refusing to buy global mRNA vaccines risks lives and livelihoods

How Hong Kong Is Coping with a Tremendous Omicron Wave

How Hong Kong Is Coping with a Tremendous Omicron Wave

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Gabriel Leung, the dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, on the COVID spike

What Happens When Zero-COVID Countries Lift Restrictions

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How Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, and others are transitioning

What Happens When Zero-COVID Countries Lift Restrictions

How the Origins of COVID-19 Became Politicized

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Where the coronavirus came from is no longer a scientific question—thanks to narrative spin, agendas, and misinformation

COVID-19 has seen its share of protest and political theater—like one in London on August 9, 2020, to call attention to Brazil, a country also subject to conspiracy theories over the virus' origins. The photo shows a crowd of performance artists demonstrating with costumes and fake blood splashed everywhere. REUTERS/John Sibley

Masks: The Easiest Way to Save Lives and Spare Jobs

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All U.S. states have a long way to go on achieving widespread public mask use—which could save 33,000 lives by October 1

A man wearing a facemask takes a selfie in front of the legendary graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall as the coronavirus pandemic continues in Prague, Czech Republic, April 6, 2020. The photo shows a large graffiti mural of the legendary singer and peace activist with a mask draped over Lennon's face. A mane in the foreground holds his device at arm's length taking a selfie. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Why is Southeast Asia Responding Differently to COVID-19?

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Fundamental differences and objectives between nation states in Southeast Asia influence their responses to COVID-19

A Buddhist monk adjusts his protective face mask before a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 22, 2020. This is a striking image with the monk in the foreground and some very colourful Buddhist temple features in the background. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng