BEIJING - China's leaders staged a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday as billions of people around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and the global
BEIJING - China's leaders staged a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday as billions of people around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and the global death toll nears 900,000.
Worldwide infections to date now stand at more than 27 million and over 890,000 people have died from the disease. The nation's propaganda machine has been attempting to seize the narrative surrounding the pandemic, reframing the episode as an example of the agility and organisation of the Communist leadership.China put its homegrown vaccines on display for the first time at a Beijing trade fair this week and authorities hope the jabs will be approved for use by the end of the year.
Metro trains resumed operations earlier this week and officials said top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal would reopen on September 21, more than six months after it was shut.
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