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![Beijing Delays School Reopenings after New COVID-19 Outbreak](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/08/08/1400080815090086023933852.jpg)
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Shanghai to Lock Down, Test 2.7 Million As COVID Fears Linger
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities said, as the Chinese metropolis struggles to fully emerge from punishing curbs.
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New Omicron Subvariants Rise in US COVID-19 Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two new Omicron subvariants are on the rise in the United States, adding to the concern of health experts about whether they may fuel a summer surge in COVID-19 cases.
![Beijing to Reopen Schools, Workplaces as COVID-19 Curbs Ease](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/24/1399022415424856520392792.jpg)
Beijing to Reopen Schools, Workplaces as COVID-19 Curbs Ease
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Beijing will gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions this week, city officials said on Sunday.
![Study Shows Risk of Blood Clots in Lung Doubled for COVID-19 Survivors](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/12/12/1398121210492110619825472.jpg)
Study Shows Risk of Blood Clots in Lung Doubled for COVID-19 Survivors
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – COVID-19 survivors have twice the risk of developing dangerous blood clots in their lungs compared to people who weren't infected and double the chance of respiratory symptoms.
![Some in Beijing Back to Work, Shanghai Inches Closer to Ending COVID Lockdown](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1401/01/21/1401012110362510325108962.jpg)
Some in Beijing Back to Work, Shanghai Inches Closer to Ending COVID Lockdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old COVID-19 lockdown from Wednesday, as the number of infections across China dropped.
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Beijing to Relax COVID Curbs in Some Areas from Sunday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Beijing will ease curbs in some low-risk areas of the Chinese capital on Sunday to allow a return to normal life, city officials said on Saturday.
![Beijing Ramps Up COVID-19 Quarantine, Shanghai Residents Decry Uneven Rules](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/24/1399022415424856520392792.jpg)
Beijing Ramps Up COVID-19 Quarantine, Shanghai Residents Decry Uneven Rules
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID-19 outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to lift a prolonged lockdown in just over a week.
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New York City Lifts COVID-19 Alert Level to "High"
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New York City, the largest city of the United States, raised its COVID-19 alert level from "medium" to "high" on Tuesday, as infections continue to go up in recent weeks.
![Beijing Locks Down More People in China's 'Zero-COVID' Fight](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/02/24/1399022415424856520392792.jpg)
Beijing Locks Down More People in China's 'Zero-COVID' Fight
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Authorities in Beijing restricted more residents to their homes on Tuesday in a now 3-week-long effort to control a small but persistent COVID-19 outbreak in the Chinese capital.
![Locked-Down Shanghai to Start Gradually Reopening Malls, Other Businesses](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/05/01/1400050115263183423242382.jpg)
Locked-Down Shanghai to Start Gradually Reopening Malls, Other Businesses
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Chinese financial and manufacturing hub of Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons from Monday after weeks in a strict COVID-19 lockdown, the city's vice mayor told a media briefing on Sunday.
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North Korea’s Kim Says COVID-19 ‘Great Turmoil’, 21 New Deaths Reported
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Saturday that the spread of COVID-19 had thrust his country into “great turmoil” and called for an all-out battle to overcome the outbreak, while 21 new daily deaths were reported among people with fever.
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North Korea Reports First COVID-19 Outbreak, Orders Lockdown in ‘Gravest Emergency’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “gravest national emergency” and ordering a national lockdown, with state media reporting an omicron variant had been detected in Pyongyang.
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Africa Seeing Uptick in COVID Cases Driven by S.Africa, WHO Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Africa is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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More than Half of Americans Have Had COVID, including Three of Four Children
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than half of Americans show signs of a previous COVID-19 infection, including three out of every four children, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
![Beijing to Test 20 Million for COVID As Lockdown Jitters Grow](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/01/20/1399012010040241820083782.jpg)
Beijing to Test 20 Million for COVID As Lockdown Jitters Grow
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Residents across Beijing joined growing lines of people waiting to be screened for COVID-19 on Tuesday after the Chinese capital overnight ramped up plans for mass-testing to 20 million people and fuelled worries about a looming lockdown.
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Second Ebola Patient Dies in Northwestern Congo, WHO Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, days after a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease emerged.
![China COVID Death Toll Rises As Beijing Warns of 'Grim' Situation](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1398/11/29/139811291016062319714632.jpg)
China COVID Death Toll Rises As Beijing Warns of 'Grim' Situation
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shanghai reported 39 COVID deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.
![Beijing on Alert After COVID-19 Cases Discovered in School](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1400/10/14/1400101409143839524438522.jpg)
Beijing on Alert After COVID-19 Cases Discovered in School
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city officials said was an initial round of testing.
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