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Tens of millions under lockdown in China following outbreak of Covid BA.5 subvariant
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China’s Covid-19 pandemic infection cases have continued to climb since a fresh outbreak began in early July 2022, with 24 cases detected nationwide on July 6. Shanghai launched another round of mass testing in nine districts after detecting new cases on July 5, fuelling concerns that China’s financial hub may once again find itself locked down….
Millions in India displaced by ‘deadly’ urban floods – BBC News
Millions of people in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam have been displaced by deadly floods that have left a trail of destruction. More than 150 people have died so far due to floods and landslides. Rescue personnel struggling to reach the affected areas have told the BBC that this is one of the worst floods they have seen so far. Victims say they are…
Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars – BBC News
Buy something in a supermarket and there’s a good chance it will contain palm oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you’ll find an oil palm tree, likely in Indonesia. But the companies that sell it to major firms like Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg’s and Mondelēz are depriving indigenous communities of potentially millions of dollars of income, a joint BBC investigation has…
North Korea’s Covid-19 problem: from zero to millions in a matter of weeks
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For two years, North Korea has said it has kept Covid-19 at bay. But on May 12, 2022, leader Kim Jong-un announced the country’s “first” outbreak. Within a matter of weeks, cases have blown up to over 3 million “fevers”, the term used for suspected Covid-19 cases, as the isolated nation lacks the testing capacity to…
Shanghai lockdown end brings relief to millions
A two-month COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has finally ended. Most of Shanghai’s 25 million residents are now free to leave home, while businesses will gradually – and gladly – resume operations. But people are still wary that a new outbreak would see the return of measures that left many struggling to get food or find emergency healthcare. Restrictions imposed under China’s ‘zero COVID’ strategy have…
Floods in Bangladesh and India affect millions – BBC News
Days of flooding and landslides in parts of Bangladesh and eastern India, have affected millions of people and left more than 50 people dead. Bangladesh’s north-east region has seen some of the worst flooding for nearly two decades. The two countries are prone to flooding and experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of events like this around the world. Please subscribe HERE…
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