How Hong Kong’s ‘zero covid’ policy back...

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Il y a seulement 52 ans, la grippe de Hongkong causée par un virus H3N2 partait de Chine centrale pour se propager à travers la planète. Le bilan est terrible : plus d’un million de morts dans le monde dont 30 000 à 35 000 en France. Pourtant, plus personne ne semble s’en souveni ... Show More

<p>For nearly three years, China had one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world, thanks to its strict yet effective “zero Covid” approach.</p><p>But last month, the government suddenly abandoned the policy. Since then, there have been millions of coronavirus cases acr ... Show More

Hong Kong ormai assomiglia a una normale città cinese. I dissidenti e gli stranieri come Stephen Roach, che l’hanno a lungo considerata casa, ormai non la riconoscono più. La città che era famosa come centro finanziario ora è famosa per le leggi repressive. La protesta ha perso e ... Show More

<p>Each Monday this August, we're looking back at some of the stories from the past year that stuck with us.</p><p>In June 2020, with the world's attention on the pandemic, Hong Kong’s freedoms were under threat as the Chinese government imposed a draconian new security law. Now, ... Show More

<p>After protests convulsed Hong Kong for much of the last year, the city’s pro-democracy movement has been chilled by a new law that some say may change the semiautomonous territory forever. Today, we examine why China chose this moment to assert control, and what the new law me ... Show More

<p>In the U.S., emergency-use authorization has been granted for convalescent plasma, the efficacy of which is yet to be robustly tested. For some, this echoes the situation with hydroxychloroquine and the government’s subsequent U-turn on its rollout.</p><p>Meanwhile, America’s ... Show More