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Copies of a new report on government decision-making during the Covid pandemic are pictured next by the National Covid Memorial Wall in central London on November 20, 2025. (Photo by CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner, a UK public inquiry has found

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 November, 2025
Egypt
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Calls to recognise dead Egyptian medical staff as 'martyrs'

Nabila El-Gaafary
05 September, 2023
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WHO: Finding Covid-19's origins is 'a moral imperative'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2023
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FlyDubai announces record profit as Gulf air travel booms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2023
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China says Covid outbreak has infected 80% of population

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2023
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Bangladeshi cleric convicted for spreading Covid disinformation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 January, 2023
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China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2023
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Saudi Arabia to host pre-Covid numbers for 2023 Hajj season

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2023
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90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2023
China
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China insists Covid data 'transparent' after WHO criticism

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2023
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China stats 'under-represent' true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2023
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EU 'encouraged' to demand Covid tests from China passengers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 January, 2023
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China slams 'unacceptable' Covid curbs on travellers from its territory

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 January, 2023
China
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UK to require negative Covid tests for China arrivals

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2022
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China: Qingdao city seeing half a million daily Covid cases

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 December, 2022
China
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China reports 36,061 new Covid-19 cases

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 December, 2022
China
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China's daily Covid cases hit record high: health bureau

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 November, 2022
Egypt
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Currency crisis brews as Egypt floats pound against dollar

Thaer Mansour
27 October, 2022
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Long Covid at 12 months persists at 18 months, study shows

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2022
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Covid wave looms in Europe as booster campaign starts slow

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 October, 2022
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Egypt records second 'monkeypox' case: Health ministry

Thaer Mansour
27 September, 2022