Once dominated by doom and gloom coverage of the dangers of the virus and scenes of pandemic chaos abroad, China’s tightly controlled media has dramatically shifted tone as the country tentatively moves away from zero-Covid.
China’s top Covid official and multiple cities have signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom.
The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country’s zero-Covid policy.
China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, which begins on Sunday, is expected to deliver President Xi Jinping a historic third term in control of a country his zero-Covid policy has closed off from much of the rest of the world.
US First Lady Jill Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 twice and will come out of isolation Sunday, the White House said. The 71-year-old wife
US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and developed mild symptoms, the White House said Tuesday, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for a second time.
“Sunod-sunod po ang pagtama sa ating mga kasamahan sa Senado and we just want to be safe,” Senate President Migz Zubiri said.
“Be extra careful in this time where COVID is surging,” reminds Senate President Migz Zubiri.
Filipinos need not worry about monkeypox because this viral illness is not like Covid-19, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Audio-bombed by a barking pet dog, wondering if he looks OK on video conference, and finally being allowed to hit the gym — Joe Biden may be the most powerful man in the world but the ups and downs of Covid isolation are the same as for anyone else.
