Macron wins election; PCR, antigen tests continue [20220425]
Monday, April 25, 2022
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Hundreds of Shanghai's top medical experts have joined in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms to curb the growing rate of deaths among local infections, which has reached 87. More
Shanghai will continue its antigen and nucleic acid testing as the number of daily infections remain at a high level, according to the Shanghai Health Commission. More
Part of the makeshift hospital in Pudong's Lingang area has been upgraded into a designated hospital for ordinary and severe COVID-19 cases, especially for the treatment of seniors over 80 years old. More
A leading Chinese epidemiologist has reiterated that China's current dynamic zero-COVID approach aims at eliminating COVID-19 outbreaks rather than individual infections. More
China has authorized more than 2.53 million invention patents over the past five years, with an average annual growth rate of 13.4 percent, according to the country's top intellectual property regulator Sunday. More
Shanghai's economy grew steadily at the beginning of the year but retreated in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. The city's gross domestic product exceeded 1 trillion yuan (US$153.8 billion) in the first three months, up 3.1 percent from the same period last year (calculated at comparable prices), according to the city's statistics bureau. The growth pace was 1.6 percentage points slower than a year earlier, as a result of the sudden COVID-19 outbreak in March. More
Most of the capital goods monitored by the Chinese government registered lower prices in mid-April compared with the beginning of the month, official data showed Sunday. Of the 50 major goods monitored by the government, including seamless steel tubes, gasoline, coal, fertilizer and some chemicals, 20 reported rising prices during the period, 28 registered lower prices, while two saw prices remain unchanged, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. More
Eyeing China's increasingly booming new sectors, representatives from multinational companies shed light on their new investment projects and businesses in the country at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022, which concluded in south China's Hainan Province last week. More
French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 presidential runoff with 58.6 percent of the votes, according to the preliminary exit poll released on Sunday evening by French television BFMTV.
The United States' top diplomat and defense chief were Sunday set to make their first war-time visits to Kyiv as the Russia-Ukraine conflict entered its third month.
At least 10 people were confirmed dead on Sunday after a sightseeing boat sank in frigid waters off Japan's northeast, the coast guard said, with the search continuing for 16 others still missing.
In this episode of MENTAL in Lockdown, Shanghai Daily columnist Emma Leaning speaks with Jamie Hoel, Counselling Supervisor at Lifeline in Shanghai. They discuss hyper-vigilance, why little things feel big, and simple techniques to help manage anxiety.
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