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Chinese commercial hub of 25 million people aims to essentially end from Wednesday
Experts warn against repeating early missteps of Covid-19 pandemic
Announcement comes amid rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections in the past few weeks
At least 92 confirmed cases have been reported from 12 states that are not endemic for the virus
NA speaker says Covid had exposed weak health system and dwindling economies
Body decides against regularisation of ad-hoc employees hired by SESSI during coronavirus emergency
The US, the world's worst affected country, has lost more than one million people
Foreign ministry spokesperson defends Beijing's measures on fighting the pandemic
In rare comments, UN agency stresses 'shift' in strategy considering the 'behaviour' of the virus
NIH urges people to get jabs, observe social distancing protocols