12/01/2020 - China Gave Experimental Covid Vaccine To Kim Jong Un: US Analyst
12/01/2020 - China marks 1 year since COVID symptoms were first detected
12/06/2020 - China's Sinovac Secures $515 Million To Boost Covid Vaccine Production
12/06/2020 - China's COVID-Free "Hawaii" Chases Local Tourist Dollar With A Vengeance
12/09/2020 - UAE Says China-Developed Sinopharm Covid Vaccine Has 86% Efficacy
12/09/2020 - China Tests 2,50,000 People For Covid After New Cluster Emerges
12/09/2020 - Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?
12/09/2020 - Developing nations are first in line for China's Covid vaccines. Analysts question Beijing’s intent
12/09/2020 - China Tells Airline Crew To Wear Diapers On Risky Covid Flights
12/10/2020 - Citizen journalist detained for reporting on China COVID outbreak, "may not survive"
12/10/2020 - Covid: China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk
12/11/2020 - Citizen journalist detained for reporting on China COVID outbreak, "may not survive"
12/11/2020 - China Covid: Infected woman defends herself after public shaming
12/16/2020 - Experts to probe Covid origins in China's Wuhan
12/20/2020 - China Used Paid Trolls To Manipulate Online Discourse On COVID-19: Report
12/24/2020 - Turkey To Start Using China's COVID-19 Vaccine After Strong Results
12/27/2020 - Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus
12/28/2020 - China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus
12/29/2020 - China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study
12/30/2020 - China Is Making It Harder To Solve The Mystery Of How Covid Began
12/31/2020 - Covid-19: China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use
01/03/2021 - Edinburgh's giant pandas may 'return to China' over Covid losses
01/04/2021 - A year since Covid first emerged in China, the world battles its deadliest surge in cases yet
01/05/2021 - Covid: WHO team investigating virus origins denied entry to China
01/06/2021 - China Steps Up COVID-19 Curbs Near Beijing As Infections Rise
01/06/2021 - China delays WHO team's visit to probe COVID-19 origins
01/06/2021 - ''Misunderstanding'', Says China On WHO's Rebuke For Delaying Covid Team
01/06/2021 - China clamps down on city of 11 million in bid to quash COVID cluster
01/07/2021 - Covid: China places 11m under lockdown after outbreak in northern city
01/07/2021 - Wuhan Covid Infections 3 Times Higher Than Official Figure: China Study
01/09/2021 - China To Provide Covid Vaccines Free Of Charge To Its Citizens: Official
01/09/2021 - China Says "Ready" For WHO Experts On Mission To Probe Covid Origins
01/10/2021 - WHO Team Probing Covid Origin To Visit China On Thursday
01/11/2021 - Indonesia Approves China's Sinovac Covid Vaccine Amid Rise In Infections
01/11/2021 - Not Looking For Someone To "Blame", Says WHO Over Covid Probe In China
01/12/2021 - China Covid Shot Has 4 Wildly Different Efficacy Rates, Fuels Skepticism
01/13/2021 - Covid: WHO team probing origin of virus arrives in China
01/13/2021 - China Reports First Covid Death In 8 Months As WHO Huddles On New Strains
01/15/2021 - China Honours "Bat Woman" As WHO Team Arrives To Probe Covid Origins
01/16/2021 - China says latest Covid-19 outbreak caused by imported cases
01/16/2021 - China Says Latest COVID-19 Outbreak Caused By Imported Cases
01/17/2021 - Covid-19: China's economy grows in fourth quarter, bucking global trend
01/19/2021 - China's "Strive To Do Better" Response To Criticism Over Covid Handling
01/19/2021 - Lockdowns caused by China's new Covid-19 outbreak are sparking concerns over steel, iron ore
01/21/2021 - China locks down millions in race to contain a COVID surge
01/21/2021 - Wuhan anniversary: How China tackled its Covid pandemic
01/23/2021 - China works to contain new COVID-19 surge
01/24/2021 - China surpasses U.S. as largest recipient of foreign direct investment during Covid pandemic
01/27/2021 - Relatives Of Covid Victims Say China Silencing Them As WHO Team Visits
01/27/2021 - China Begins Using Anal Swabs To Test Covid As Cases Surge
01/27/2021 - India, China's Covid Vaccinations To Stretch To Late 2022: Study
01/27/2021 - This is Asia's top-performing economy in the Covid pandemic — it's not China
01/27/2021 - Covid: WHO probe team in China to come out of quarantine
01/28/2021 - How Covid-19 vaccines can shape China and India's global influence
02/01/2021 - Pakistan Receives First Batch Of China's Sinopharm Covid Vaccines
02/02/2021 - WHO-Led COVID-19 Probe Team In China Visits Animal Health Facility
02/04/2021 - China Bat Caves Need Exploring To Trace Covid Origins: WHO Team Member
02/08/2021 - WHO Team Probing Covid Origins In China To Brief Media
02/10/2021 - US Refuses To Accept WHO Team's Findings On Covid Origin In China
02/11/2021 - Covid-19: Chinatowns fighting racism and pandemic to survive
02/13/2021 - China Refused To Provide Raw Data On Early Covid Cases: WHO Team Member
02/13/2021 - Covid-19 pandemic: China 'refused to give data' to WHO team
02/13/2021 - WHO Experts Want "More Data" From China On Possible Early Covid Cases
02/14/2021 - UK says it shares U.S. concerns over WHO COVID-19 mission to China
02/25/2021 - China Denies US Diplomats Were Required To Take Anal Swab Tests For Covid
03/01/2021 - Covid: Japan asks China to stop anal tests on its citizens
03/03/2021 - Covid: Police break up 'fake vaccine network' in South Africa and China
03/10/2021 - China's uneven recovery from Covid has been 'understated,' says S&P economist
03/11/2021 - China's CoronaVac May Be Ineffective Against Brazil Covid Variant: Study
03/12/2021 - Wuhan Wet Market Most Likely Origin Of Covid: WHO Probe Team To China
03/16/2021 - China To Issue Visas To Foreigners Who Have Taken Chinese-Made Covid Jab
03/23/2021 - China Approves CanSino's Inhaled Covid Vaccine For Clinical Trials
04/10/2021 - China Mulls Mixing Different Covid Vaccines To Improve Efficacy Of Jabs
04/11/2021 - China's Sinovac Cuts Risk Of Symptomatic Covid But 50% Effective: Study
04/16/2021 - China's Coronavac 80% Effective At Preventing Covid Deaths: Chile Results
04/16/2021 - China To Build More Bio Labs Amid Scrutiny Over Wuhan Facility On Covid
04/19/2021 - China is starting clinical trials of a Covid vaccine that can be inhaled
04/23/2021 - Avoid Travel To India, Pak, Bangladesh, China: US To Citizens Amid Covid
04/29/2021 - EU Slams "Manipulation" Of Covid Vaccine Information By China, Russia
05/02/2021 - Backlash after China Weibo post mocks India Covid crisis
05/07/2021 - WHO Approves China's Sinopharm Covid Vaccine For Emergency Use
05/09/2021 - China To Set Up "Separation Line" On Mount Everest Over Covid Fears
05/20/2021 - Sri Lanka: Covid increases China influence in India's backyard
05/24/2021 - Pressure To Accept China Vccines Intensifies Amid Covid Surge In Taiwan
05/24/2021 - China Denies Claim Of Illness At Wuhan Lab Before Covid Outbreak In 2019
05/24/2021 - Manufacturing could return to China, as Covid cases spike in India and Vietnam
05/25/2021 - White House officials say China hasn't been 'completely transparent' in Covid origin investigation
05/26/2021 - Mounting pressure on Beijing to allow a second team to track the source of Covid 19 in China
05/26/2021 - Politicising Covid Origins Hampers Investigations: China's Embassy In US
05/27/2021 - China Slams Biden's Push For Covid Origin,Says US's "Dark History" Known
05/27/2021 - Covid: China hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab leak theory
05/27/2021 - China's stonewall of Covid origin probe prompted Biden to reveal latest intel review
05/27/2021 - 2 Vaccines From China's Sinopharm Successfully Contained Covid: Study
05/29/2021 - China Locks Down Neighbourhood In City Near Hong Kong After Covid Surge
06/01/2021 - China's Sinovac Shot Controls Covid In Brazil Town After 75% Covered
06/01/2021 - WHO Approves China's Sinovac Covid Vaccine For Emergency Use
06/01/2021 - Covid: China's Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
06/05/2021 - Donald Trump Urges Nations To Demand Reparations From China Over Covid
06/07/2021 - Can't Force China To Give More Information On Covid Origins: WHO
06/07/2021 - Will Continue To Press China To Be Transparent On Covid: US Top Official
06/08/2021 - US, Japan Covid Aid Aims To Check China Influence In Indo-Pacific: Taiwan
06/09/2021 - In China's new Covid hotspot, police detain those who violate virus prevention measures
06/10/2021 - The U.S. will be a 'formidable competitor' to China in Covid vaccine diplomacy, professor says
06/11/2021 - China Brands Covid Lab-Leak Theory As "Absurd", US Urges Transparency
06/12/2021 - G7 Leaders Take On China, Covid And Climate
06/14/2021 - Another shipping crisis looms on Covid fears in southern China
06/16/2021 - China's new Covid hotspot reports zero new cases for the first time since latest outbreak
06/16/2021 - China Disease Expert Says Covid Origins Probe Should Shift To US: Report
06/17/2021 - Moving around China has changed since Covid — and the changes may be permanent
06/24/2021 - First Covid Case Could Have Emerged In China In Oct 2019: Study
06/26/2021 - 1st Covid Case In China May Have Emerged In October-November 2019: Report
06/28/2021 - China's Covid Response Stars At Warm-Up Show For Communist Party 100th
06/29/2021 - US Urges Global Covid Cooperation At G20, China Remains Critical
07/03/2021 - Build "Great Wall Of Immunity" To Fight Covid: China Urges Nations
07/15/2021 - Covid: WHO urges China to co-operate better in virus origin probe
07/16/2021 - WHO Eyes China Lab "Audits" In Next Phase Of Covid Origin Probe
07/17/2021 - China rejects any further investigation to COVID 19 origins at the Wuhan lab
07/18/2021 - Covid: Is China's vaccine success waning in Asia?
07/22/2021 - Covid: China rejects WHO plan for second phase of virus origin probe
07/23/2021 - UN Urges China To Cooperate With WHO On 2nd Phase Of Covid Origins Probe
07/30/2021 - China Covid Success Under Threat As Delta-Driven Outbreak Reaches Beijing
07/31/2021 - "Delta Is A Warning": WHO Sounds Alarm As China Covid Outbreak Spreads
07/31/2021 - China, Australia Ramp Up Covid Curbs As Delta Variant Spreads
08/02/2021 - China Covid: Concerns grow as Delta outbreak spreads
08/02/2021 - China's Wuhan To Test "All Residents" As Covid Cases Emerge After A Year
08/02/2021 - China's Wuhan To Test 'All Residents' As Covid Returns
08/03/2021 - This City In US Imposes Covid Pass As Virus Returns To China's Wuhan
08/03/2021 - China Mass Testing Shows Covid Cases At 6-Month High
08/03/2021 - China Covid: China targets school students to control case surge
08/04/2021 - From Beijing to Wuhan, China orders mass testing and restrictions as Covid cases rise
08/04/2021 - US Rebuffs Call For Covid Booster Jab Moratorium As China Curbs Travel
08/05/2021 - China Sees Highest Daily Covid Cases In Current Outbreak
08/08/2021 - China's Wuhan Completes Citywide Covid Tests On 11 Million Residents
08/10/2021 - China's Covid lockdown could have economic costs to the world, says strategist
08/12/2021 - China's zero Covid stance set to disrupt shipping further, as key port partially shuts after one case
08/13/2021 - China Says Bringing Delta-Driven Covid Outbreak Under Control
08/18/2021 - Confident China Will Cooperate On Covid Origins Probe: WHO
08/22/2021 - China Reports No New Local Covid Cases For First Time Since July
08/28/2021 - China Still Withholding "Critical" Info On Covid Origins, Says Joe Biden
09/09/2021 - Data shows the U.S. is the world’s largest Covid vaccine donor — way ahead of China
09/13/2021 - China's latest Covid outbreak linked to primary school
09/16/2021 - China Fully Vaccinates More Than 1 Billion People Against Covid
09/21/2021 - Biden vows new era of 'relentless diplomacy' as world contends with Covid, climate change and China
10/03/2021 - Asia-Pacific stocks rise after Merck announces new Covid treatment; China markets closed
10/04/2021 - China Test Kit Buys Spiked Months Before 1st Known Covid Cases: Report
10/17/2021 - China Warns Of 'Twindemic' Risk Of Influenza, Imported Covid Cases
10/19/2021 - China To Donate 2 Million Additional Covid Vaccines To Nepal: Minister
10/21/2021 - Flights Cancelled, Schools Closed As China Ramps Up Testing To Fight Covid Spike
10/24/2021 - China postpones Beijing marathon due to Covid surge
10/24/2021 - China's New Covid Outbreak, Driven By Delta, May Worsen: Official
10/26/2021 - China Puts Lanzhou, City Of 4 Million, Under Lockdown Due To Covid
10/27/2021 - China's "Steady" Covid Surge Brings Sense Of Foreboding In Border Towns
10/29/2021 - Flights, Weddings Cancelled As China Tackles Covid Outbreak
10/30/2021 - China Imposes New Curbs Over "Serious" Covid Outbreak
10/31/2021 - "Political And False": China Slams US Over Covid Origin Report
11/01/2021 - US Covid Origins Report Is Without Credibility, Says China
11/02/2021 - 'Stock Up', China's Dire Warning To Citizens Amid Tight Covid Curbs
11/02/2021 - Half of Beijing's flights are cancelled as China's capital city tightens Covid restrictions
11/02/2021 - China's Covid Cases Spike To Near 3-Month High Despite Tight Curbs
11/04/2021 - Journalist Jailed For Covid Coverage In China Now "Close To Death"
11/08/2021 - China Struggles With Worst Covid Outbreaks Since Wuhan Origin
11/12/2021 - China Suspects Kids' Clothing Deliveries Are Spreading Covid
11/14/2021 - Why China is still trying to achieve zero Covid
11/15/2021 - China Covid: Outrage after pet dog killed by health workers
11/23/2021 - China's Homegrown Pill Could Offer A Pivot From Its Covid Zero Strategy
11/25/2021 - China's Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time Since Covid Lockdowns: Report
11/27/2021 - In Slap At China, US Praises South Africa's Detection Of New Covid Strain
11/28/2021 - China Could Record Over 6.3 Lakh Daily Covid Cases, Warns Study
11/29/2021 - China Pledges To Offer One Billion Covid Vaccine Doses To South Africa
12/12/2021 - Over Dozen Companies Suspend Production In China's Province On Covid Rise
12/12/2021 - China Reports New Covid Outbreak Of Delta Strain Sub-Lineage
12/13/2021 - Mainland China reports its first omicron Covid case
12/23/2021 - This Lockdown In China Is Biggest Since Covid Broke Out In Wuhan
12/23/2021 - Covid Outbreaks Certain Within Beijing Olympics Bubble, Says China
12/23/2021 - China's Sinovac Covid Booster Weaker Against Omicron: Hong Kong Study
12/27/2021 - China's Xi'an Imposes "Strictest" Controls To Contain Covid Outbreak
12/28/2021 - Controversy As US Plane To Shanghai Returns Over China's New Covid Rules
12/28/2021 - China Orders Millions More Into Lockdown After Covid Flare-Up
12/29/2021 - 4 Alleged Covid Rule Violators Publicly Shamed, Paraded In China: Report
12/29/2021 - China: Public shaming returns amid Covid fears
01/03/2022 - China Locks Down Yuzhou, City Of 1.2 Million, After 3 Covid Cases
01/05/2022 - China's Locked Down City Thrown Into Chaos After Covid App Crash
01/05/2022 - Xi'an: The messy cost of China's Covid lockdown playbook
01/06/2022 - "Do Not Turn Away Patients": China Instructs Hospitals Amid Covid Curbs
01/10/2022 - China Halts Some US Flights After Covid Cases Among Arrivals
01/12/2022 - Video: People Forced To Live In Metal Boxes Under China's Zero Covid Rule
01/13/2022 - 2 China Hospitals That "Failed To Perform Duties" Shut Amid Covid Surge
01/17/2022 - China Toughens Covid Response As Omicron Hits Its Power Centers
01/20/2022 - China Daily Local Confirmed Covid Cases Fall To Nearly 2-Month Low
01/24/2022 - China Lifts One Of Its Longest Lockdowns As Beijing Covid Fight Ramps Up
01/25/2022 - Winter Olympics 2022: China eases Covid testing rules amid rise in cases
01/26/2022 - US May Permit Diplomats To Leave China To Free Them From Strict Covid Rules
01/28/2022 - Red, Yellow, Green: How China Has Defined Covid Era With Colour Codes
02/02/2022 - Winter Olympics: What is China's Covid policy and does it work?
02/10/2022 - China, Climate, Covid On The Table As Quad Diplomats To Meet Today
02/11/2022 - China Gives Conditional Nod To Pfizer Covid Pill Amid Isolated Flare-Ups
02/18/2022 - Climate change: Covid shutdown linked to record rainfall in China
02/22/2022 - How China Appears To Be Blocking Investigation On Covid Origins
03/01/2022 - China Should Eventually "Co-Exist" With Covid, Says Top Scientist
03/11/2022 - China's Biggest Covid Surge In Two Years
03/11/2022 - China's Biggest Covid Surge In 2 Years, City Of 9 Million Shut: 10 Points
03/12/2022 - Almost 3,400 New Covid Cases In China, Highest Daily Spike In 2 Years
03/13/2022 - China Shuts Tech Hub Over 66 Covid Cases. 17 Million People In Lockdown
03/13/2022 - The 71-Year-Old Woman Who Is Leading China's Covid Fight
03/14/2022 - Top China Covid Fighter Is Woman, 71, Her Videos Go Viral
03/14/2022 - China: Businesses shut as officials widen Covid lockdowns
03/15/2022 - China vs Covid: Hazmat Suits On Streets, Police Tape Around Whole Blocks
03/17/2022 - Xi Hints At Tweak In China Covid Strategy Amid Worst Outbreak Since Wuhan
03/18/2022 - China's Tech Hub Eases Covid Curbs To "Minimise Impact" On Economy
03/19/2022 - China Reports First 2 Covid Deaths Since January 2021 Amid Omicron Surge
03/21/2022 - China Locks Down Millions More As Covid Spreads
03/22/2022 - China's Shanghai Denies Lockdown Rumours As It Nears 1,000 Covid Cases
03/27/2022 - China's Shanghai To Impose Phased Lockdown To Curb Covid Outbreak
03/27/2022 - Shanghai Covid: China announces largest city-wide lockdown
03/30/2022 - China's Growth Could Be Severely Affected Amid Zero Covid Policy: Report
03/31/2022 - "We Implore Residents...": China's Shanghai Urges Covid Lockdown Patience
03/31/2022 - China's Shanghai Expands Covid Curbs. 26 Million People In Lockdown
04/01/2022 - China: Shanghai hospital struggles with Covid infections
04/02/2022 - China Reports Over 13,000 New Covid Cases As Outbreak Spreads
04/03/2022 - China Sends Military, Doctors To Covid Test 26 Million Shanghai Residents
04/05/2022 - China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
04/05/2022 - China Reports 20,000 Daily Covid Cases, Highest Since Start Of Pandemic
04/08/2022 - Xi's Praise For China's "Gold Medal" Covid Response Amid Shanghai Spike
04/08/2022 - China Covid pandemic: Xi hails response as Shanghai hits record
04/09/2022 - US Warns Of "Arbitrary" Covid Measures In China As Shanghai Fights Surge
04/10/2022 - China's Epicentre Shanghai's Covid Cases Keep Rising
04/10/2022 - US Concerns Over Covid Curbs "Groundless Accusations": China
04/10/2022 - As China Tightens Covid Norms, Shanghai Questions Human Cost Of Quarantines
04/11/2022 - US Orders Non-Essential Staff To Leave China's Shanghai Amid Covid Spike
04/14/2022 - Shanghai lockdown: How Covid tests China's 'Great Firewall'
04/15/2022 - China Covid: Clashes in Shanghai over lockdown evictions
04/15/2022 - Covid China: Elderly deaths contradict Shanghai figures
04/16/2022 - How China's Covid Flare-Up Has A "Very High" Economic Cost
04/17/2022 - China May Not Achieve Growth Targets Amid Covid Surge: Report
04/17/2022 - Shanghai: China reports three dead in latest Covid outbreak
04/22/2022 - China Censors Own National Anthem Used To Protest Covid Curbs
04/24/2022 - Shanghai Reports Its Highest Daily Covid Deaths As China Ramps Up Curbs
04/30/2022 - China Covid outbreak: Beijing residents must test negative to enter public spaces
05/04/2022 - Beijing Halts Public Transport As China Continues To Fight Covid
05/04/2022 - Leaked China Covid Crackdown Videos Show People Beaten, Doors Welded
05/06/2022 - Shanghai's Covid Outbreak, China's Worst, Is Under "Effective Control"
05/06/2022 - China Seeks To Make Covid Testing A Permanent Feature Of Everyday Life
05/08/2022 - Chaos At Apple China Supplier. Reason: Shanghai Covid Curbs
05/08/2022 - China's Economy Had "High Hopes" For This Year. Then, Covid Played Truant
05/09/2022 - "Go Home": China's 2 Biggest Cities Tell Residents Amid Covid Outbreaks
05/10/2022 - China Risks 1.6 Million Deaths If It Abandons Covid Zero Policy: Study
05/13/2022 - China Denies Blocking Passports To Control Covid
05/13/2022 - Is China Restricting Travel Further Amid Covid Surge? China Responds
05/15/2022 - China's Retail Sales Lowest In 2 Years Amid Worst Covid Outbreak
05/18/2022 - China Tightens Curbs In Border Cities. Reason: North Korea's Covid Surge
05/18/2022 - China's Doors Will Open Wider To The World, Xi Asserts Amid Covid Curbs
05/21/2022 - Another Shanghai District Shuts As China's Covid Outbreak Grows
05/21/2022 - Apple Looks To Boost Production Outside China Citing Covid Rules: Report
05/22/2022 - China's Capital Imposes More Curbs As Covid Outbreak Continues
05/23/2022 - Millions In Beijing Told To WFH, More Shanghai Curbs In China's Covid War
05/23/2022 - China's Economy Was Once "Robust". Then Covid Returned
05/23/2022 - Covid Tests Every 2 Days In China Province Of Nearly 100 Million: Report
05/24/2022 - 'India's Success, China's Failure': Biden Praises PM Over Covid Handling
05/24/2022 - Airbnb Stops Booking Stays In Covid Locked-Down China: Report
05/24/2022 - China Sticks To Zero Covid Policy As Residents Decry Uneven Rules
05/25/2022 - China's Warning As Lockdowns To Contain Covid Outbreak Bites Into Growth
05/30/2022 - Thousands In Quarantine After Man Breaks Covid Rules In China's Beijing
05/31/2022 - Shanghai lockdown: China eases Covid restrictions after two months
06/07/2022 - Relief In Beijing As China Eases Covid Dine-In Curbs
06/10/2022 - China Fears Wind Is Blowing Covid Virus In From North Korea
06/11/2022 - China Delays School Reopenings After "Rapidly Developing" Covid Outbreak
06/11/2022 - China Warns Of "Explosive" Covid Outbreak As Shanghai Begins Mass Testing
06/14/2022 - China's Middle Class Looks To Flee As Covid Policies Bite
06/15/2022 - "Power Abuse": China Allegedly Uses Covid Tracking System To Curb Protest
06/19/2022 - China's Covid Mass Testing Mantra Is Building A Waste Mountain
06/20/2022 - Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
07/04/2022 - 1.7 Million People Put Under Lockdown In China Amid Fresh Covid Surge
07/05/2022 - China Resumes International Flights After 2-Year Covid Ban
07/06/2022 - China's New Covid Outbreaks Put Millions Under Lockdown - Again
07/07/2022 - Zero Covid holds danger for China's Xi
07/12/2022 - China Locks Down City Of 300,000 Over Single Covid Case
07/19/2022 - Covid in China: Officials sorry for break-ins amid hunt for contacts
07/23/2022 - Covid in China: Xi Jinping and other leaders given domestic vaccine
07/27/2022 - Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases
08/07/2022 - Over 80,000 Tourists Trapped In 'China's Hawaii' After Covid Outbreak
08/07/2022 - Sanya: Covid lockdown strands tourists on 'China's Hawaii'
08/13/2022 - Lockdowns, Hotspots And Millions Stranded: Covid Surges Again In China
08/18/2022 - Covid in China: Fish tested amid Xiamen outbreak
08/19/2022 - Covid in China: Hippo, fish and crabs get PCR tests
08/22/2022 - China Says Covid Led To Further Decline In Births, Marriages: Report
08/29/2022 - World's Largest Electronics Market Shut Down In China Amid Covid Cases
08/29/2022 - China Shuts Down World's Largest Electronics Market As Covid Cases Rise
08/29/2022 - "My Insides Were Crying": China Covid Curbs Hit Mental Health Of Youth
09/01/2022 - Covid in China: Chengdu lockdown after outbreak
09/03/2022 - Shenzhen Goes Into Lockdown As China Fights Covid Outbreaks
09/04/2022 - Inhaled Covid Vaccine Gets Emergency Use Approval As Booster In China
09/11/2022 - Xi To Leave China For First Time In Over 2 Years Amid Covid, Meet Putin
09/12/2022 - China Covid lockdowns leave residents short of food and essential items
09/18/2022 - China Covid: Quarantine bus crash kills 27 and injures 20
10/10/2022 - China Imposes New Lockdowns To Curb Covid Ahead Key Congress Meet
10/13/2022 - China Covid: Frustration as Beijing hit by restrictions ahead of congress
10/15/2022 - Put "People First" In Covid Pandemic: China's Xi At Key Meet
10/20/2022 - China May Relax A Major Covid Rule For Visitors: Report
10/20/2022 - China anger over death of girl, 14, sent to Covid quarantine
10/20/2022 - China Covid: The politics driving the hellish lockdowns
10/27/2022 - China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet
10/27/2022 - China Covid: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down on zero-Covid
10/30/2022 - Workers Jump Fences To Escape Covid Lockdown At China Factory: Report
10/31/2022 - Fresh COVID curbs in China hit iPhone production, shut Shanghai Disney
10/31/2022 - Workers Flee China's Largest iPhone Factory After Covid Lockdown
11/02/2022 - China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down
11/02/2022 - China Covid: Lockdown delayed potentially lifesaving treatment for sick boy, father says
11/02/2022 - Father Slams China's Covid Curbs Over Son's Death That Sparked Anger
11/02/2022 - China Covid: Panic and fear drove iPhone factory breakout
11/04/2022 - China Planning To Lift Covid Flight Restrictions: Report
11/04/2022 - China May Soon Cut Covid Quarantine For Inbound Travellers: Report
11/06/2022 - Apple: iPhone shipments delayed over China Covid lockdown
11/06/2022 - Despite Grinding Lockdowns, China's Covid Cases At Six-Month High
11/10/2022 - China Won't Relax Covid Measures But Will Keep Improving Them: Expert
11/11/2022 - China Eases Covid Restrictions, Cuts Quarantine Period For Travellers
11/11/2022 - China Covid: Beijing eases some curbs despite rising cases
11/13/2022 - Days After Curbs Relaxed, China Records 14,288 New Daily Covid Cases
11/13/2022 - China Reports 16,072 New Covid Cases, Highest In Recent Outbreak
11/15/2022 - China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain
11/20/2022 - China Records 1st Covid Death In 6 Months
11/20/2022 - Several Beijing Districts Shut Schools As Covid Cases Rise In China
11/21/2022 - China's Beijing Reports Over 300 New Covid Cases, Enforces Travel Curbs
11/21/2022 - China reports first Covid deaths in six months amid strict zero-cases policy
11/21/2022 - Record Covid Cases In Beijing As China Outbreak Spirals
11/23/2022 - China Covid: Angry protests at giant iPhone factory in Zhengzhou
11/23/2022 - China Covid: Angry protests at world's biggest iPhone factory
11/23/2022 - With Over 30,000 Cases, China's Daily Covid Tally Hits Record High: Report
11/23/2022 - China Orders Covid Lockdown In City After Violent iPhone Factory Protests
11/24/2022 - China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwide
11/24/2022 - Over 6 Million In Covid Lockdown In China's 'iPhone City' After Clashes
11/26/2022 - China Reports Over 30,000 New Daily Covid Cases For 3rd Straight Day
11/26/2022 - China Xinjiang: Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after deadly fire
11/26/2022 - China Sees Nearly 40,000 Covid Cases In New Record For 4th Straight Day
11/26/2022 - China Building Fire That Killed 10 Sparks Protests Against Zero Covid Plan
11/26/2022 - Covid protests widen in China after Urumqi fire
11/27/2022 - Blank Paper New Symbol Of Defiance In China's Covid Protests. Here's Why
11/27/2022 - China Covid Protests Live Updates: Hundreds Take To Streets In Cities
11/27/2022 - China Police Assaulted Journalist At Shanghai Covid Protest: Report
11/27/2022 - China Reports Another Daily Record Of Covid Cases As Protests Intensify
11/27/2022 - Xi's China Cracks Down As Deadly Fire Sparks Protests Against Covid Curbs
11/27/2022 - "Xi, Step Down": Protests Intensify In China Over Strict Covid Curbs
11/27/2022 - China's Abrupt Covid Curbs Force Delivery Drivers To Jump Lockdown Fences
11/28/2022 - China Covid protests: Fury and fear of virus puts Xi Jinping in a bind
11/28/2022 - After Deadly Fire, China Eases Covid Curbs In Xinjiang
11/28/2022 - China Covid: BBC journalist detained by police during protests
11/28/2022 - China Covid: Chinese TV censors shots of maskless World Cup fans
11/28/2022 - China Covid: Heavy police presence after days of protests
11/28/2022 - China Covid: How five dramatic days of protests unfolded
11/29/2022 - "Biden's Monitoring, We All Are": US On China Covid Unrest
11/29/2022 - China plans 'crackdown' after Covid protests
11/29/2022 - China Warns Of "Crackdown" After Major Protests Against Covid Restrictions
11/29/2022 - EU Chief Heads To China Amid Protests Against Covid Lockdowns
11/29/2022 - Ros Atkins on... China's crackdown on Covid protests
11/30/2022 - China Covid: Unrest continues in Guangzhou as lockdown anger grows
12/01/2022 - China signals ease in Covid policy after mass protests
12/01/2022 - China Covid Lockdowns Shut Delivery Workers Out Of Their Homes
12/01/2022 - US Warns China Of "Grave Consequences" Over Crackdown On Covid Protests
12/01/2022 - China Reports Slight Dip In Daily Covid Count, 34,980 New Cases Recorded
12/02/2022 - "Don't Get Too Riled Up": Fear Of Crackdown Plagues China's Covid Protests
12/04/2022 - China's Shanghai Eases Some Covid Curbs After Protests
12/04/2022 - Covid Confusion In China Over Easing Of Curbs
12/05/2022 - China May Announce 10 New Steps To Ease Covid Curbs On Wednesday: Report
12/05/2022 - China Covid: Xi's face-saving exit from his signature policy
12/06/2022 - "If You Touch Us...": Students Protest Campus Lockdown In China Over Covid
12/06/2022 - In China, People Rush To Buy Fever Drugs As Covid Curbs Likely To Be Eased
12/07/2022 - China Announces Loosening Of Covid Curbs, Days After Rare Protests
12/07/2022 - China rolls back coercive Covid rules after protests
12/07/2022 - China Rejoices As Government Eases Covid Curbs After Weeks Of Protests
12/08/2022 - Apple Supplier Foxconn Pushed China To Ease Covid Restrictions: Report
12/08/2022 - Protesters Fear Retribution As China Eases Covid Curbs
12/10/2022 - Caution And Resentment In China's Wuhan Despite Ease In Covid Curbs
12/10/2022 - Beijing's Covid Gloom Deepens As China Relaxes Curbs After Protests
12/11/2022 - China's Daily Covid Cases Fall To 8,838, Days After Curbs Eased
12/11/2022 - China's Big Move In Easing Zero-Tolerance Covid Strategy
12/11/2022 - China Businesses Face Fresh Worries As Covid Fears Keep People At Home
12/12/2022 - China to de-activate national Covid tracking app
12/12/2022 - China Sees Rise In Covid Cases As Its Strict Policy Eases
12/13/2022 - 2nd Covid Booster Shot For High-Risk Groups, Elderly In China
12/13/2022 - China Says Tracking Covid Cases 'Impossible' As Infections Soar
12/14/2022 - "Impossible To Track": China's Covid Numbers No Longer Reflect Reality
12/14/2022 - China Covid: 'Panic-buying' and shortages as restrictions are eased
12/14/2022 - Lower Growth Forecast "Very Likely" For China Amid Covid Spike: IMF Chief
12/14/2022 - China Administers Over A Million Vaccine Doses A Day As Covid Cases Rise
12/16/2022 - Beijing Reports First Covid Deaths As China Eases Curbs
12/16/2022 - China May See Over 1 Million Covid Deaths Through 2023, Predicts New Model
12/17/2022 - Shanghai schools to go online as Covid spreads in China
12/18/2022 - China's Cities Battle 1st Wave Of Covid Surge As Wider Spread Looms
12/18/2022 - China Covid: Health expert predicts three winter waves
12/18/2022 - China Officially Reports First Covid Deaths Since Easing Zero Covid Policy
12/18/2022 - China Megacity's New Work Rule For Covid Patients Marks Big U-Turn
12/19/2022 - US Says China's Current Covid Situation Is Global Concern
12/19/2022 - China Boosts Medical Infrastructure As Covid Surge Sparks Fears Abroad
12/20/2022 - World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
12/20/2022 - Crematoriums Across China Struggle Amid Increase In Covid Cases
12/20/2022 - Lemons Are In Demand As China Fights Huge Covid Surge
12/20/2022 - "22 Cremations A Day", Rising Obits: China Sees Wave Of Covid Deaths
12/20/2022 - China To Only Count Covid Deaths Due To "Respiratory Failures": Report
12/20/2022 - China Lifting Covid Lockdown Could Kill Upto 2.1 Million People: Report
12/20/2022 - China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting method
12/20/2022 - China Says No New Covid Deaths Reported After Changing Criteria
12/20/2022 - Three Covid Waves To Hit China In Winter, Predict Experts
12/21/2022 - Hearses Queue At Beijing Crematorium Despite No New Covid Deaths In China
12/21/2022 - India steps up Covid surveillance after China surge
12/21/2022 - Amid Covid Surge, China May Cut Down On Quarantine For Incoming Travellers
12/21/2022 - As New Covid Variant Threatens China, Expert Cites India's Example
12/21/2022 - Fleeing China's Covid lockdowns for the US - through a Central American jungle
12/21/2022 - WHO Chief "Very Concerned", Advises China To Step Up Covid Vaccinations
12/22/2022 - China Covid Surge Could Be As Worrying As India's Delta Wave: Experts
12/22/2022 - Elderly Patients Fill Hospitals In China's Cities Amid Covid Outbreak
12/22/2022 - Variant Behind China Covid Surge, Also Found In India, Has These Symptoms
12/22/2022 - China Is Likely Seeing 1 Million Covid Cases, 5,000 Deaths A Day: Report
12/22/2022 - China's New Covid Hospitalisations Absent From WHO's Latest Reports
12/22/2022 - US Urges China To Share Info On Covid Outbreak As It Spreads Rapidly
12/22/2022 - China Had No "Zero Covid" Exit Plan. Now Residents Paying The Price
12/22/2022 - China Takes Over Medical Supplies Across Country Amid Covid Surge
12/22/2022 - China Expecting Peak In Covid Cases Within A Week
12/23/2022 - "Died Too Quickly": China's Hospitals Overflow Amid Covid Surge
12/23/2022 - In Our "Profound Interest" That China Reins In Covid Surge, Says US
12/24/2022 - Amid Covid Surge, China Says Medicines In "Adequate Supply"
12/24/2022 - Crematoriums In China Fill Up Amid Rise In Covid Cases: Report
12/24/2022 - China To Stop Publishing Daily Covid Cases Amid Fresh Surge
12/25/2022 - China Calls On Blood Donors Amid Shortage As Covid Cases Rise: Report
12/25/2022 - China Cities' Covid Estimates Suggest Infections May Peak in January
12/26/2022 - China's Economy Is Showing Increasing Strain From The Covid Tsunami
12/26/2022 - "The ICU Is Full": China Hospitals Scramble To Cope With Covid Tsunami
12/26/2022 - Amid Millions Of New Infections, China Learns To Live With Covid
12/26/2022 - Xi Jinping Urges Steps To "Protect" Lives As China Lifts Covid Curbs
12/26/2022 - China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals
12/26/2022 - China To Distribute Pfizer Vaccine In Beijing As Covid Cases Surge: Report
12/26/2022 - China Reopens Borders To World In Removing Last Covid Zero Curbs
12/27/2022 - Covid in China: People rush to book travel as borders finally reopen
12/27/2022 - India Covid: Experts say people don't need to panic over China coronavirus surge
12/28/2022 - China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals
12/28/2022 - China's Covid Pivot Sparks Fears Worldwide
12/28/2022 - Covid in China: Countries tighten rules as tourism set to resume
12/28/2022 - Australia Says No Change To Covid Rules Regarding Travellers From China
12/28/2022 - After US, UK May Impose Covid Curbs On Arrivals From China: Report
12/28/2022 - How The World Is Reacting To Covid Spike In China
12/29/2022 - More Risk Of New Covid Variants As Cases Spike In China, Warn Experts
12/29/2022 - Caring With Covid: Infected Doctors In China Battle Virus Surge
12/29/2022 - WHO Says Concern Over China Covid Surge "Understandable"
12/30/2022 - China Covid: Spain, South Korea, and Israel tighten rules
12/30/2022 - France Latest Nation To Impose Covid Tests On Travellers From China
12/30/2022 - Covid in China: WHO calls on Beijing to strengthen its response
12/30/2022 - WHO Urges China To Provide More Data, Regular Updates On Covid Situation
12/30/2022 - UK To Require Negative Covid Tests For Travellers From China
12/31/2022 - "Tough Challenges Remain" In China's Fight Against Covid: Xi Jinping
12/31/2022 - Covid Deaths Hit 9,000 Per Day In China, Finds UK-Based Firm: Report
12/31/2022 - "Light Of Hope...": Xi's New Year Address To China Amid Covid Spike
12/31/2022 - Australia Makes Covid Negative Report Mandatory For Arrivals From China
01/01/2023 - Flyers From China Now Face Covid Restrictions From Over A Dozen Countries
01/02/2023 - China Arrivals In UK Next Week Won't Face Compulsory Covid Tests: Report
01/02/2023 - Why China's Latest Covid Wave Has Sparked Global Panic
01/02/2023 - Share Specific, Real-Time Info On Covid Situation, WHO Tells China
01/03/2023 - 70 Per Cent Of China's Shanghai Infected With Covid: Top Doctor
01/03/2023 - China Slams Covid Rules For Nationals Abroad, Warns Of "Countermeasures"
01/03/2023 - China Media Plays Down Covid Severity As WHO Seeks Details On Outbreak
01/03/2023 - EU Offers China Free Vaccines Amid Covid Surge
01/03/2023 - China Covid: Beijing criticises 'political' rules for its tourists
01/03/2023 - US Says Covid Tests For China Travellers Based On "Science"
01/03/2023 - China Convinced Of "Final Victory" Over Covid As World Awaits Virus Data
01/04/2023 - Current Numbers "Under-Represent True Impact" Of Covid In China: WHO
01/04/2023 - China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths
01/04/2023 - EU Recommends Pre-Flight Covid Testing Of Passengers From China
01/04/2023 - China Covid: EU officials 'strongly' urge testing for travel
01/05/2023 - Desperate China Families Turn To Black Market For Covid Medicines
01/05/2023 - WHO Says China Reported Nearly 220,000 New Covid Cases In 2023
01/05/2023 - China Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO
01/05/2023 - China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll
01/05/2023 - China Subjected Covid Protesters To Intense Surveillance, Interrogation
01/06/2023 - China Covid: Young people self-infect as fears for elderly grow
01/06/2023 - Xi Jinping Calls China's Covid policy "Well Thought-Out": Report
01/07/2023 - China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics
01/07/2023 - "Felt Like Fever Dream": 'Zero Covid' Ends, China Set For Homecoming Rush
01/08/2023 - Protestors Clash With Police At Covid Antigen Kit Factory In China
01/08/2023 - China reopens borders to tourists after three years of Covid closure
01/08/2023 - China Says "Life Is Moving Forward" In New Phase Of Covid Response
01/09/2023 - 89% Infected With Covid In China's Third Most-Populous Province: Official
01/09/2023 - China Covid: More than 88 million people in Henan infected, official says
01/09/2023 - China Suspends Short-Term Visas For South Koreans Over Covid Travel Curbs
01/10/2023 - In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
01/10/2023 - China blocks S Korea and Japan visas over Covid
01/10/2023 - China Covid Cases Not Expected To "Significantly Impact" Europe: WHO
01/10/2023 - "Total Mess" In China As Covid Wave Decimates Poorest Areas
01/11/2023 - China Worries About Infecting Elderly As Holiday Travel Spreads Covid
01/11/2023 - Satellite Pics Show Crowds At China Crematoriums Amid Covid Spike: Report
01/25/2023 - China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
01/26/2023 - World Has No Faith In Covid Figures Released By China: Report
01/30/2023 - Covid in China: Officials say current wave is 'coming to an end'
02/05/2023 - No Jobs For Migrant Workers Due To China's Zero Covid Policy: Report
02/23/2023 - China Covid Surge Has 'Basically' Ended, But Not Completely Over
02/27/2023 - Origin Of Covid "Shouldn't Be Politicised": China On Lab-Leak Theory
02/27/2023 - China should be honest on Covid origin, says US envoy
02/28/2023 - Covid: FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak 'most likely'
02/28/2023 - "Classified" Report Says Covid Likely Caused By China Lab Leak: FBI Chief
03/03/2023 - All Covid Origin Theories On The Table: WHO After US's China Lab Claim
03/07/2023 - US Set To Lift Covid Curbs On Travellers From China: Report
03/14/2023 - China reopening borders to foreign tourists for first time since Covid erupted
03/17/2023 - Study Links Covid Origins To Racoon Dogs Sold In China Seafood Market
03/22/2023 - China approves first home-grown mRNA Covid vaccine
04/06/2023 - "We Need To Know": WHO Says China Has More Covid Origin Data
04/27/2023 - China includes 'Covid war' in history textbook
05/02/2023 - Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail
05/04/2023 - Covid: China tourism rebounds above pre-pandemic levels
05/25/2023 - China Battles New Covid Wave, May See 65 Million Cases Weekly: Report

China Battles New Covid Wave, May See 65 Million Cases Weekly: Report

Published: 05/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week.

Covid: China tourism rebounds above pre-pandemic levels

Published: 05/04/2023 in BBC News - World

Domestic travel in the country jumped sharply during the five-day May Day break.

Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail

Published: 05/02/2023 in BBC News - World

Fang Bin was one of several "citizen journalists" who reported from the epicentre of the pandemic.

China includes 'Covid war' in history textbook

Published: 04/27/2023 in BBC News - World

History textbooks for Chinese students have mentioned the country's pandemic response for the first time.

"We Need To Know": WHO Says China Has More Covid Origin Data

Published: 04/06/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization said Thursday it was sure that China had far more data that could shed light on the origins of Covid, demanding that Beijing immediately share all relevant information.

China approves first home-grown mRNA Covid vaccine

Published: 03/22/2023 in BBC News - World

China's labs have spent years trying to create an mRNA vaccine - its own shots were less effective.

Study Links Covid Origins To Racoon Dogs Sold In China Seafood Market

Published: 03/17/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

An international team of experts has found evidence suggesting that the virus might have spread from infected raccoon dogs being illegally sold at a seafood market in China's Wuhan.

China reopening borders to foreign tourists for first time since Covid erupted

Published: 03/14/2023 in BBC News - World

The move marks a major easing of travel curbs in place since the start of the Covid pandemic.

US Set To Lift Covid Curbs On Travellers From China: Report

Published: 03/07/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

he United States is set to end on Friday mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries in dropping the requirements, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.

All Covid Origin Theories On The Table: WHO After US's China Lab Claim

Published: 03/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The WHO on Friday urged all countries to reveal what they know about the origins of Covid-19, following US claims of a Chinese lab leak and furious denials from Beijing.

"Classified" Report Says Covid Likely Caused By China Lab Leak: FBI Chief

Published: 02/28/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the COVID19 pandemic. "The FBI has for quite

Covid: FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak 'most likely'

Published: 02/28/2023 in BBC News - World

Christopher Wray says the FBI has "for quite some time" settled on a potential lab incident in Wuhan.

China should be honest on Covid origin, says US envoy

Published: 02/27/2023 in BBC News - World

Beijing hits back that the outbreak's origin is "about science and should not be politicised".

Origin Of Covid "Shouldn't Be Politicised": China On Lab-Leak Theory

Published: 02/27/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the Covid-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic "is about science and should not be politicised."

China Covid Surge Has 'Basically' Ended, But Not Completely Over

Published: 02/23/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.

No Jobs For Migrant Workers Due To China's Zero Covid Policy: Report

Published: 02/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China lifted the 'Zero Covid' policy hoping it would give their citizens relief but it didn't go well with migrant workers as they have to search for new jobs after being affected by the stringent regulations, Voice Against Autocracy reported.

Covid in China: Officials say current wave is 'coming to an end'

Published: 01/30/2023 in BBC News - World

Authorities say the death toll has peaked, and there's been no case spike during Lunar New Year.

World Has No Faith In Covid Figures Released By China: Report

Published: 01/26/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

There is great skepticism about the Covid data released by China and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently accused it of underplaying the seriousness of the pandemic by concealing the true nature of the situation

China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year

Published: 01/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.

Satellite Pics Show Crowds At China Crematoriums Amid Covid Spike: Report

Published: 01/11/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Satellite images of a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, amid the Covid surge across the country after Beijing lifted severe pandemic restrictions, reported The Washington Post.

China Worries About Infecting Elderly As Holiday Travel Spreads Covid

Published: 01/11/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.

"Total Mess" In China As Covid Wave Decimates Poorest Areas

Published: 01/10/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients -- in Anhui, one of east China's poorest provinces, Covid hit hard.

China Covid Cases Not Expected To "Significantly Impact" Europe: WHO

Published: 01/10/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in China to "significantly impact" the situation in Europe.

China blocks S Korea and Japan visas over Covid

Published: 01/10/2023 in BBC News - World

Beijing called S Korean restrictions on Chinese visitors unacceptable and has now retaliated.

In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report

Published: 01/10/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.

China Suspends Short-Term Visas For South Koreans Over Covid Travel Curbs

Published: 01/09/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended the issue of short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory move against nations imposing COVID-19 curbs on travellers from China.

China Covid: More than 88 million people in Henan infected, official says

Published: 01/09/2023 in BBC News - World

Some 89% of people in Henan province have been infected but visits to clinics have peaked.

89% Infected With Covid In China's Third Most-Populous Province: Official

Published: 01/09/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.

China Says "Life Is Moving Forward" In New Phase Of Covid Response

Published: 01/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China braced for a "new phase" in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border controls in the latest easing of curbs that has let the virus loose on its 1.4 billion population.

China reopens borders to tourists after three years of Covid closure

Published: 01/08/2023 in BBC News - World

It comes as the world's largest annual migration event, Lunar New Year, begins.

Protestors Clash With Police At Covid Antigen Kit Factory In China

Published: 01/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Protesters clashed with police in central China during a demonstration on Saturday by hundreds of people at a factory producing COVID-19 antigen kits, several videos posted to social media showed.

"Felt Like Fever Dream": 'Zero Covid' Ends, China Set For Homecoming Rush

Published: 01/07/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China's long-awaited border reopening - the final step in its dismantling of Covid Zero - is set to spark a homecoming rush for many diaspora, though a full rebound in travel is likely to take longer.

China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics

Published: 01/07/2023 in BBC News - World

Social media platform Weibo says it acted over personal attacks against Chinese Covid experts.

Xi Jinping Calls China's Covid policy "Well Thought-Out": Report

Published: 01/06/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his COVID-19 policy in his public address on the occasion of the new year, calling it "rational and well-thought-out."

China Covid: Young people self-infect as fears for elderly grow

Published: 01/06/2023 in BBC News - World

Cases are surging as the country reopens after the sudden reversal of three years of restrictions.

China Subjected Covid Protesters To Intense Surveillance, Interrogation

Published: 01/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The Chinese protesters who demonstrated against the zero-Covid policy were subjected to intense surveillance measures and aggressive interrogations in police custody, reported Cate Cadell and Christian Shepherd in The Washington Post.

China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll

Published: 01/05/2023 in BBC News - World

News of public figures' deaths has sparked speculation about greater losses than officials have reported.

China Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO

Published: 01/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China said it had been open in sharing coronavirus data with the World Health Organization, countering criticism that it hasn't provided enough information about the Covid surge within its borders.

WHO Says China Reported Nearly 220,000 New Covid Cases In 2023

Published: 01/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported 218,019 new weekly COVID-19 cases as of January 1, the World Health Organization in its weekly report said, as the country is battling a surge in the cases of the virus.

Desperate China Families Turn To Black Market For Covid Medicines

Published: 01/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Desperate families searching for critical Covid-19 medication in China, faced with bare pharmacy shelves and an explosion of cases, are being driven into murky online marketplaces rife with price gouging and fraud.

China Covid: EU officials 'strongly' urge testing for travel

Published: 01/04/2023 in BBC News - World

Travel in and out of China gets easier from Sunday, as it moves away from its zero-Covid strategy.

EU Recommends Pre-Flight Covid Testing Of Passengers From China

Published: 01/04/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

EU countries are "strongly encouraged" to demand Covid tests from passengers coming from China, a crisis meeting of European Union experts decided Wednesday.

China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths

Published: 01/04/2023 in BBC News - World

The health body says it is worried about the risk to life and again urges Beijing for better data.

Current Numbers "Under-Represent True Impact" Of Covid In China: WHO

Published: 01/04/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.

China Convinced Of "Final Victory" Over Covid As World Awaits Virus Data

Published: 01/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China's raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government's mouthpiece newspaper on Wednesday rallied citizens for a "final victory" over the virus.

US Says Covid Tests For China Travellers Based On "Science"

Published: 01/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States said Tuesday that the requirement of Covid tests for travelers from China was based on science and due to Beijing's lack of transparency on surging cases.

China Covid: Beijing criticises 'political' rules for its tourists

Published: 01/03/2023 in BBC News - World

As China opens its borders, countries around the world have announced testing for arrivals.

EU Offers China Free Vaccines Amid Covid Surge

Published: 01/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing's relaxation of its "zero-COVID" policies.

China Media Plays Down Covid Severity As WHO Seeks Details On Outbreak

Published: 01/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing on Tuesday by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for a "detailed discussion" on the evolution of the virus.

China Slams Covid Rules For Nationals Abroad, Warns Of "Countermeasures"

Published: 01/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Tuesday condemned fresh Covid test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers travelling abroad from its territory, warning it could take "counter measures" in response.

70 Per Cent Of China's Shanghai Infected With Covid: Top Doctor

Published: 01/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

A senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals has said 70 per cent of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases, state media reported Tuesday.

Share Specific, Real-Time Info On Covid Situation, WHO Tells China

Published: 01/02/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization on Friday once again urged China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country, as it continues to assess the latest surge in infections.

Why China's Latest Covid Wave Has Sparked Global Panic

Published: 01/02/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month.

China Arrivals In UK Next Week Won't Face Compulsory Covid Tests: Report

Published: 01/02/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Passengers from China who arrive in the United Kingdom next week will not face compulsory COVID-19 tests on arrival, The Independent reported on Monday.

Flyers From China Now Face Covid Restrictions From Over A Dozen Countries

Published: 01/01/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in Covid-19 cases, with Australia the latest to demand a negative test before arrival.

Australia Makes Covid Negative Report Mandatory For Arrivals From China

Published: 12/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Australia on Sunday became the latest country to demand travellers from China provide a negative Covid-19 test before arrival, citing a "lack of comprehensive information" from Beijing about the country's wave of cases

"Light Of Hope...": Xi's New Year Address To China Amid Covid Spike

Published: 12/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

President Xi Jinping said Saturday the "light of hope is right in front of us" as China faces an explosion of Covid-19 cases after an abrupt lifting of restrictions.

Covid Deaths Hit 9,000 Per Day In China, Finds UK-Based Firm: Report

Published: 12/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Deaths attributed to Covid in China have increased to 9,000 people per day, according to a data firm, reported news.com.au, an Australia-based publication.

"Tough Challenges Remain" In China's Fight Against Covid: Xi Jinping

Published: 12/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday acknowledged that the current wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the country has "entered a new phase" and "tough challenges remain".

UK To Require Negative Covid Tests For Travellers From China

Published: 12/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The UK has joined a growing list of countries, including India, to introduce curbs on travellers from China amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country after Chinese authorities relaxed the strict "zero-COVID" rules.

WHO Urges China To Provide More Data, Regular Updates On Covid Situation

Published: 12/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The WHO once again urged China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country, including more genetic sequencing data and data on hospitalizations and deaths.

Covid in China: WHO calls on Beijing to strengthen its response

Published: 12/30/2022 in BBC News - World

As Covid surges in China, the WHO meets Chinese officials and calls for more real-time data.

France Latest Nation To Impose Covid Tests On Travellers From China

Published: 12/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

France on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases -- and amid questions about its data reporting.

China Covid: Spain, South Korea, and Israel tighten rules

Published: 12/30/2022 in BBC News - World

Spain, South Korea, and Israel tighten rules for Chinese arrivals, amid a surge in cases in China.

WHO Says Concern Over China Covid Surge "Understandable"

Published: 12/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Restrictions some countries have introduced in response to China's Covid-19 surge are "understandable", given the lack of information from Beijing, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Caring With Covid: Infected Doctors In China Battle Virus Surge

Published: 12/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Doctors working despite being infected, beds filled with dozens of elderly straining to breathe -- on the front lines of China's worst-ever Covid outbreak, hospitals are struggling.

More Risk Of New Covid Variants As Cases Spike In China, Warn Experts

Published: 12/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a "potential breeding ground" for new variants to emerge, health experts warn.

How The World Is Reacting To Covid Spike In China

Published: 12/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Several places around the world have imposed curbs on travellers from China amid a COVID-19 surge after Beijing relaxed strict "zero-COVID" measures.

After US, UK May Impose Covid Curbs On Arrivals From China: Report

Published: 12/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The UK will consider on Thursday imposing COVID-19 restrictions for arrivals from China, including requiring tests for the coronavirus, the Telegraph reported.

Australia Says No Change To Covid Rules Regarding Travellers From China

Published: 12/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country, despite measures by some countries to require mandatory COVID-19 tests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.

Covid in China: Countries tighten rules as tourism set to resume

Published: 12/28/2022 in BBC News - World

China is opening its borders after three years - but as Covid cases surge, other countries are wary.

China's Covid Pivot Sparks Fears Worldwide

Published: 12/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing's sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following its decision to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals.

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

Published: 12/28/2022 in BBC News - World

Japan and India have already announced tighter measures as China finally reopens its borders.

India Covid: Experts say people don't need to panic over China coronavirus surge

Published: 12/27/2022 in BBC News - World

A surge in Covid-19 cases in China creates a sense of fear among Indians about a fourth wave.

Covid in China: People rush to book travel as borders finally reopen

Published: 12/27/2022 in BBC News - World

But Chinese tourists will not have unfettered access to all countries - as some impose restrictions.

China Reopens Borders To World In Removing Last Covid Zero Curbs

Published: 12/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China will no longer subject inbound travellers to quarantine from January 8, putting the country on track to emerge from three years of self-imposed global isolation under a Covid Zero policy that...

China To Distribute Pfizer Vaccine In Beijing As Covid Cases Surge: Report

Published: 12/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

As Covid cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on...

China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals

Published: 12/26/2022 in BBC News - World

The measure, to take effect from 8 January, is part of China's about-turn on its zero-Covid policy.

Xi Jinping Urges Steps To "Protect" Lives As China Lifts Covid Curbs

Published: 12/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged officials to take steps to "feasibly protect people's lives", in his first remarks on Covid since Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures...

Amid Millions Of New Infections, China Learns To Live With Covid

Published: 12/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday as China's two biggest cities edged closer to living with COVID-19 even as frontline medical workers scrambled to cope with...

"The ICU Is Full": China Hospitals Scramble To Cope With Covid Tsunami

Published: 12/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this.

China's Economy Is Showing Increasing Strain From The Covid Tsunami

Published: 12/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's economy continued to slow in December as the massive Covid-19 outbreak spread across the country, with activity slumping as more people stay home to try and avoid getting sick or to recover.

China Cities' Covid Estimates Suggest Infections May Peak in January

Published: 12/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China is seeing Covid spreading unabated across the country, with cities and provinces reporting hundreds of thousands of daily infections surpassing the official national tally and predicting that...

China Calls On Blood Donors Amid Shortage As Covid Cases Rise: Report

Published: 12/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Multiple regions across China have called on residents to actively donate blood under strict personal protection guidelines as they face a shortage of blood caused by many factors, including the...

China To Stop Publishing Daily Covid Cases Amid Fresh Surge

Published: 12/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's National Health Commission, which for the past three years or so has published daily COVID-19 case figures for the country, said it will no longer release such data from Sunday.

Crematoriums In China Fill Up Amid Rise In Covid Cases: Report

Published: 12/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved ones cremated,...

Amid Covid Surge, China Says Medicines In "Adequate Supply"

Published: 12/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that they have "expanded production capacity" of medical supplies amid reports of a shortage of fever and cold drugs medicines.

In Our "Profound Interest" That China Reins In Covid Surge, Says US

Published: 12/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

It is in America's "profound interest" that China reins in the recent surge in coronavirus infections, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, asserting that there are major implications if the...

"Died Too Quickly": China's Hospitals Overflow Amid Covid Surge

Published: 12/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

"Deceased, deceased," a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid patients.

China Expecting Peak In Covid Cases Within A Week

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country's health system even as they downplay the disease's...

China Takes Over Medical Supplies Across Country Amid Covid Surge

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China has requisitioned medical supplies production across the country as millions struggle to obtain basic drugs and testing kits in the face of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

China Had No "Zero Covid" Exit Plan. Now Residents Paying The Price

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

After years of enforcing harsh measures to stamp out the coronavirus, President Xi Jinping's abrupt abandonment of zero-COVID in the face of protests and a widening outbreak has left China scrambling...

US Urges China To Share Info On Covid Outbreak As It Spreads Rapidly

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to share information on its Covid outbreak, saying its surging caseload had impacted the world, and he renewed an offer to share US...

China's New Covid Hospitalisations Absent From WHO's Latest Reports

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be...

China Is Likely Seeing 1 Million Covid Cases, 5,000 Deaths A Day: Report

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China is likely experiencing 1 million Covid infections and 5,000 virus deaths every day as it grapples with what is expected to be the biggest outbreak the world has ever seen, according to a new...

Variant Behind China Covid Surge, Also Found In India, Has These Symptoms

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Rising Covid cases in China are mainly driven by the BF.7 strain of Omicron variant of coronavirus, which has been detected in India too. Numbers may be small but here is why the government is...

Elderly Patients Fill Hospitals In China's Cities Amid Covid Outbreak

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Elderly patients lined the wards of hospitals in major cities in China Thursday as the country battled a wave of Covid cases.

China Covid Surge Could Be As Worrying As India's Delta Wave: Experts

Published: 12/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch...

WHO Chief "Very Concerned", Advises China To Step Up Covid Vaccinations

Published: 12/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said he was "very concerned" about an unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China, as the health body urged Beijing to accelerate vaccination of...

Fleeing China's Covid lockdowns for the US - through a Central American jungle

Published: 12/21/2022 in BBC News - World

Fed up with lockdowns and Xi's policies, some Chinese citizens are taking a perilous journey to escape.

As New Covid Variant Threatens China, Expert Cites India's Example

Published: 12/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a...

Amid Covid Surge, China May Cut Down On Quarantine For Incoming Travellers

Published: 12/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China may take steps to cut down on quarantine time for incoming travellers amid a massive Covid surge that has rung alarm bells across the world.

India steps up Covid surveillance after China surge

Published: 12/21/2022 in BBC News - World

The government has instructed states to ensure genome sequencing of all positive cases in the country.

Hearses Queue At Beijing Crematorium Despite No New Covid Deaths In China

Published: 12/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital...

Three Covid Waves To Hit China In Winter, Predict Experts

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Is the Chinese government losing control over COVID-19 management as the cases continue to increase in China? Epidemiologists predict at least three waves of the virus to hit the country during...

China Says No New Covid Deaths Reported After Changing Criteria

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China said Wednesday that not a single person had died of the Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria for recording virus deaths to mean most are no longer counted.

China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting method

Published: 12/20/2022 in BBC News - World

China has been experiencing a surge in Covid cases after restrictions were eased earlier this month.

China Lifting Covid Lockdown Could Kill Upto 2.1 Million People: Report

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, according to London-based global...

China To Only Count Covid Deaths Due To "Respiratory Failures": Report

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of...

"22 Cremations A Day", Rising Obits: China Sees Wave Of Covid Deaths

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China appears to be seeing an increase in Covid deaths across a swath of the country that aren't being reported in government figures, according to social media posts.

Lemons Are In Demand As China Fights Huge Covid Surge

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Business is suddenly booming for China's lemon farmers as citizens turn to natural remedies to fight a mounting wave of Covid infections.

Crematoriums Across China Struggle Amid Increase In Covid Cases

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Crematoriums across China told AFP Tuesday they were straining to deal with an influx of bodies, as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have admitted is impossible to track.

World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare...

China Boosts Medical Infrastructure As Covid Surge Sparks Fears Abroad

Published: 12/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free was a concern for...

US Says China's Current Covid Situation Is Global Concern

Published: 12/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States hopes that China can address the current COVID-19 outbreak as the toll of the virus is a global concern due to the size of the Chinese economy, State Department spokesperson Ned...

China Megacity's New Work Rule For Covid Patients Marks Big U-Turn

Published: 12/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

People with Covid-19 symptoms in one of China's largest cities can now go to work "as normal", state media reported Monday, a dramatic reversal in a country where a single case could previously send...

China Officially Reports First Covid Deaths Since Easing Zero Covid Policy

Published: 12/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China officially reported on Monday its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that this could be the start of...

China Covid: Health expert predicts three winter waves

Published: 12/18/2022 in BBC News - World

The country is currently facing a spike in cases after restrictions were eased earlier this month.

China's Cities Battle 1st Wave Of Covid Surge As Wider Spread Looms

Published: 12/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in COVID-19 cases that has hit urban centres from north to south.

Shanghai schools to go online as Covid spreads in China

Published: 12/17/2022 in BBC News - World

The easing of strict lockdown measures has led to growing concerns over the spread of Covid in China.

China May See Over 1 Million Covid Deaths Through 2023, Predicts New Model

Published: 12/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the US-based Institute of...

Beijing Reports First Covid Deaths As China Eases Curbs

Published: 12/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Two former Chinese state media journalists have died in the capital Beijing in recent days due to COVID-19, local media reported today, among the first reported fatalities since most epidemic control...

China Administers Over A Million Vaccine Doses A Day As Covid Cases Rise

Published: 12/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death count to soar after a loosening of strict...

Lower Growth Forecast "Very Likely" For China Amid Covid Spike: IMF Chief

Published: 12/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A lower growth forecast is "very likely" for China this year and next, with easing Covid-19 restrictions bringing a surge in infections and temporary difficulties, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said.

China Covid: 'Panic-buying' and shortages as restrictions are eased

Published: 12/14/2022 in BBC News - World

People in China are rushing to buy medicines, foods and other items amid reports of shortages.

"Impossible To Track": China's Covid Numbers No Longer Reflect Reality

Published: 12/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's top health body the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly...

China Says Tracking Covid Cases 'Impossible' As Infections Soar

Published: 12/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly...

2nd Covid Booster Shot For High-Risk Groups, Elderly In China

Published: 12/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's National Health Commission (NHC) will roll out the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for high-risk groups and elderly people over 60 years old, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

China Sees Rise In Covid Cases As Its Strict Policy Eases

Published: 12/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Covid cases are surging in the Chinese capital, officials said Monday, as the country navigates a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy.

China to de-activate national Covid tracking app

Published: 12/12/2022 in BBC News - World

It's a further sign that Beijing is moving away from its controversial zero-Covid strategy.

China Businesses Face Fresh Worries As Covid Fears Keep People At Home

Published: 12/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Infections are delivering a fresh kick in the teeth for many small businesses in China's central city of Wuhan, despite the easing of most stringent

China's Big Move In Easing Zero-Tolerance Covid Strategy

Published: 12/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China said Monday it would retire an app used to track Covid-19 contacts, a milestone in the country's rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy.

China's Daily Covid Cases Fall To 8,838, Days After Curbs Eased

Published: 12/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported 8,838 new COVID-19 infections for December 11, of which 2,240 were symptomatic and 6,598 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

Beijing's Covid Gloom Deepens As China Relaxes Curbs After Protests

Published: 12/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China's previous COVID policies...

Caution And Resentment In China's Wuhan Despite Ease In Covid Curbs

Published: 12/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

In the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak nearly three years ago and where thousands died, residents cautiously greeted a relaxation of lockdown measures by authorities this...

Protesters Fear Retribution As China Eases Covid Curbs

Published: 12/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Late last month, Shanghai resident Pei was one of many people who came out in support of historic protests against China's COVID-19 curbs, including filming several seconds of footage of a man being...

Apple Supplier Foxconn Pushed China To Ease Covid Restrictions: Report

Published: 12/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Apple supplier Foxconn's founder-director Terry Gou had warned China that the government's zero-COVID stance would threaten the position of the world's second-largest economy in the global supply...

China Rejoices As Government Eases Covid Curbs After Weeks Of Protests

Published: 12/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China announced on Wednesday the most sweeping changes to its tough anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but had hobbled the...

China rolls back coercive Covid rules after protests

Published: 12/07/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials say people with asymptomatic or mild cases will no longer have to go to quarantine centres.

China Announces Loosening Of Covid Curbs, Days After Rare Protests

Published: 12/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Wednesday announced a broad loosening of Covid restrictions, saying some positive cases can now quarantine at home and scaling down mandatory PCR testing requirements.

In China, People Rush To Buy Fever Drugs As Covid Curbs Likely To Be Eased

Published: 12/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Tired of being cooped up to comply with China's strict anti-COVID rules, people awaited clarity on an easing of restrictions that could be announced as soon as Wednesday, while the more cautious...

"If You Touch Us...": Students Protest Campus Lockdown In China Over Covid

Published: 12/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Students have staged a protest against a coronavirus lockdown at a university in eastern China as authorities across the country take baby steps away from their hardline zero-Covid policy.

China Covid: Xi's face-saving exit from his signature policy

Published: 12/05/2022 in BBC News - World

If you want to know what the government's plan is, look at what it does rather than what it says.

China May Announce 10 New Steps To Ease Covid Curbs On Wednesday: Report

Published: 12/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China may announce 10 new COVID-19 easing measures as early as Wednesday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, supplementing 20 unveiled in November that set off a wave of...

Covid Confusion In China Over Easing Of Curbs

Published: 12/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A patchwork easing of the world's toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion across China on Monday, spurring hopes for more clarity as officials shift their tone on the dangers posed by the coronavirus...

China's Shanghai Eases Some Covid Curbs After Protests

Published: 12/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai will from Monday scrap some testing requirements in the country's latest relaxing of its strict zero-Covid policy following nationwide protests .

"Don't Get Too Riled Up": Fear Of Crackdown Plagues China's Covid Protests

Published: 12/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

As a large Beijing street protest against strict COVID curbs reached a climax late last Sunday, several protesters shouted the unspeakable for China's

China Reports Slight Dip In Daily Covid Count, 34,980 New Cases Recorded

Published: 12/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported 34,980 new COVID19 infections on Thursday, of which 4,278 were symptomatic and 30,702 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

US Warns China Of "Grave Consequences" Over Crackdown On Covid Protests

Published: 12/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A bipartisan group of more than 40 US senators warned China on Thursday against any violent crackdown on protests there, saying it would do "extraordinary damage" to the US

China Covid Lockdowns Shut Delivery Workers Out Of Their Homes

Published: 12/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Overworked, underpaid and thoroughly fed up, Wang's troubles deepened even further when authorities abruptly locked down the delivery driver's Beijing apartment block earlier this month.

China signals ease in Covid policy after mass protests

Published: 12/01/2022 in BBC News - World

Dozens of districts in major cities have now begun lifting lockdown measures despite high case numbers.

China Covid: Unrest continues in Guangzhou as lockdown anger grows

Published: 11/30/2022 in BBC News - World

Protesters hurled debris and glass at police in the latest expression of anger at zero-Covid rules.

Ros Atkins on... China's crackdown on Covid protests

Published: 11/29/2022 in BBC News - World

The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at how authorities have clamped down on protests against Covid measures.

EU Chief Heads To China Amid Protests Against Covid Lockdowns

Published: 11/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

EU chief Charles Michel set off for Beijing on Tuesday, maintaining plans to meet President Xi Jinping despite the turmoil of large-scale protests in major Chinese cities against Covid lockdowns.

China Warns Of "Crackdown" After Major Protests Against Covid Restrictions

Published: 11/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's top security body called for a "crackdown" against "hostile forces" on Tuesday, after a weekend of protests in major cities opposing Covid lockdowns and demanding greater political freedoms.

China plans 'crackdown' after Covid protests

Published: 11/29/2022 in BBC News - World

Warnings of a crackdown come as Chinese health officials vow to reduce the inconvenience caused by Covid.

"Biden's Monitoring, We All Are": US On China Covid Unrest

Published: 11/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as rallies popped up in solidarity...

China Covid: How five dramatic days of protests unfolded

Published: 11/28/2022 in BBC News - World

After a deadly fire in a locked down building, people are demanding an end to Covid restrictions.

China Covid: Heavy police presence after days of protests

Published: 11/28/2022 in BBC News - World

Demonstrations over Covid restrictions that erupted at the weekend now appear to have died down.

China Covid: Chinese TV censors shots of maskless World Cup fans

Published: 11/28/2022 in BBC News - World

As anti-lockdown protests rock China, state TV tries to hide a world moving on from Covid.

China Covid: BBC journalist detained by police during protests

Published: 11/28/2022 in BBC News - World

Ed Lawrence was beaten and arrested by Shanghai police while covering anti-government rallies.

After Deadly Fire, China Eases Covid Curbs In Xinjiang

Published: 11/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked protests across the country.

China Covid protests: Fury and fear of virus puts Xi Jinping in a bind

Published: 11/28/2022 in BBC News - World

For three years the patience of one billion Chinese was stretched with lockdowns - now it's snapped.

China's Abrupt Covid Curbs Force Delivery Drivers To Jump Lockdown Fences

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Officials in the Chinese capital have doubled down on the country's hallmark zero-Covid policy in recent weeks, one of an array of cities to impose sweeping shutdowns, mass testing and teleworking...

"Xi, Step Down": Protests Intensify In China Over Strict Covid Curbs

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests that flared across major cities over the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid...

Xi's China Cracks Down As Deadly Fire Sparks Protests Against Covid Curbs

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Demonstrations against stringent Covid measures in China have sprung up in several cities as state censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests.

China Reports Another Daily Record Of Covid Cases As Protests Intensify

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported a fifth straight daily record of 40,347 new COVID-19 infections on November 27, of which 3,822 were symptomatic and 36,525 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on...

China Police Assaulted Journalist At Shanghai Covid Protest: Report

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The BBC said on Sunday that Chinese police assaulted and detained one of its journalists covering a protest in Shanghai, before later releasing him after several hours.

China Covid Protests Live Updates: Hundreds Take To Streets In Cities

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state.

Blank Paper New Symbol Of Defiance In China's Covid Protests. Here's Why

Published: 11/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese protesters have turned to blank sheets of paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions in a rare, widespread outpouring of public dissent that has gone beyond social media to some...

Covid protests widen in China after Urumqi fire

Published: 11/26/2022 in BBC News - World

Videos on social media appear to show some protesters asking leader Xi Jinping to resign.

China Building Fire That Killed 10 Sparks Protests Against Zero Covid Plan

Published: 11/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Protests simmered in Shanghai early on Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, many of them angered by a deadly fire in the country's far west, pushed back against heavy COVID-19 curbs nearly...

China Sees Nearly 40,000 Covid Cases In New Record For 4th Straight Day

Published: 11/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported a record high of 39,791 new COVID-19 infections on November26, of which 3,709 were symptomatic and 36,082 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.

China Xinjiang: Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after deadly fire

Published: 11/26/2022 in BBC News - World

Urumqi residents confronted officials amid claims Covid restrictions stopped people escaping a blaze.

China Reports Over 30,000 New Daily Covid Cases For 3rd Straight Day

Published: 11/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported a high number of COVID-19 cases on Friday, setting a record for daily infections, for the third day in a row, media reports said.

Over 6 Million In Covid Lockdown In China's 'iPhone City' After Clashes

Published: 11/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China has ordered six million people into lockdown in a city where violent protests broke out at an iPhone factory over Covid isolation policies and working conditions.

China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwide

Published: 11/24/2022 in BBC News - World

Cases are increasing across the country with the virus now present in 31 different provinces.

China Orders Covid Lockdown In City After Violent iPhone Factory Protests

Published: 11/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A central Chinese city home to a vast iPhone factory has ordered an effective Covid lockdown for several districts, after violent protests that saw demonstrators clash with police erupted at the...

With Over 30,000 Cases, China's Daily Covid Tally Hits Record High: Report

Published: 11/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's daily Covid cases have hit a record high since the beginning of the pandemic, official data showed Thursday, as the country works to curb the spread with snap lockdowns, mass testing and...

China Covid: Angry protests at world's biggest iPhone factory

Published: 11/23/2022 in BBC News - World

Videos shared online appear to show riot police clashing with protesters at a factory in Zhengzhou.

China Covid: Angry protests at giant iPhone factory in Zhengzhou

Published: 11/23/2022 in BBC News - World

Videos show workers marching, with some being confronted by people in hazmat suits and riot police.

Record Covid Cases In Beijing As China Outbreak Spirals

Published: 11/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many...

China reports first Covid deaths in six months amid strict zero-cases policy

Published: 11/21/2022 in BBC News - World

Three deaths have been reported in Beijing where cases have been rising despite China's strict zero-Covid policy.

China's Beijing Reports Over 300 New Covid Cases, Enforces Travel Curbs

Published: 11/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing city reports 316 new local COVID cases for the 15 hours to 3 p.m. on Monday, a city official said during a briefing.

Several Beijing Districts Shut Schools As Covid Cases Rise In China

Published: 11/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Students in schools across several Beijing districts buckled down for online classes on Monday after officials called for residents in some of its hardest-hit areas to stay home, as COVID cases in...

China Records 1st Covid Death In 6 Months

Published: 11/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported its first death from COVID-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite stringent measures to eliminate infections.

China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain

Published: 11/15/2022 in BBC News - World

Anger boils over in the industrial city of Guangzhou, exposing cracks in Xi Jinping's signature policy.

China Reports 16,072 New Covid Cases, Highest In Recent Outbreak

Published: 11/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing and several other major cities in China reported record COVID19 infections on Monday, putting authorities under more pressure to quell outbreaks quickly while also

Days After Curbs Relaxed, China Records 14,288 New Daily Covid Cases

Published: 11/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported 14,288 new Covid cases on Saturday, with the pace of infection rising even as the nation's top health officials began refining rules around control of the virus.

China Covid: Beijing eases some curbs despite rising cases

Published: 11/11/2022 in BBC News - World

Mandatory quarantine is slightly reduced as public resentment bubbles away over the strict rules.

China Eases Covid Restrictions, Cuts Quarantine Period For Travellers

Published: 11/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Friday announced the relaxation of some of its hardline Covid-19 restrictions, cutting the quarantine period for inbound travellers.

China Won't Relax Covid Measures But Will Keep Improving Them: Expert

Published: 11/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China will not relax its COVID-19 measures but will keep improving them according to the changing epidemic situation and mutation of the virus, a disease expert said.

Despite Grinding Lockdowns, China's Covid Cases At Six-Month High

Published: 11/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported its highest daily Covid caseload in six months Monday, despite grinding lockdowns that have heavily disrupted manufacturing, education and day-to-day life.

Apple: iPhone shipments delayed over China Covid lockdown

Published: 11/06/2022 in BBC News - World

Tech giant warns customers to expect longer wait times for its new iPhone line due China's Covid lockdown.

China May Soon Cut Covid Quarantine For Inbound Travellers: Report

Published: 11/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China may soon shorten COVID-19 quarantine requirements for inbound travellers from the current 10 days to seven or eight days, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

China Planning To Lift Covid Flight Restrictions: Report

Published: 11/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China is working on a plan to end a system that banned individual flights for bringing in passengers infected with the COVID-19 virus, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with...

China Covid: Panic and fear drove iPhone factory breakout

Published: 11/02/2022 in BBC News - World

Workers at the plant in Zhengzhou, China, thought they were going to be part of a huge Covid experiment.

Father Slams China's Covid Curbs Over Son's Death That Sparked Anger

Published: 11/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The father of a 3-year-old boy who died on Tuesday from carbon monoxide poisoning in northwest China said strict COVID-19 policies "indirectly killed" his son by causing delays obtaining treatment.

China Covid: Lockdown delayed potentially lifesaving treatment for sick boy, father says

Published: 11/02/2022 in BBC News - World

A Chinese father tells the BBC how Covid measures prevented his son from being seen in time.

China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down

Published: 11/02/2022 in BBC News - World

The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone 14, which is made at Foxconn's factory.

Workers Flee China's Largest iPhone Factory After Covid Lockdown

Published: 10/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Scores of workers at the world's largest iPhone factory in central China have fled after a Covid-19 surge shut down production and saw operator Foxconn lockdown the facility.

Fresh COVID curbs in China hit iPhone production, shut Shanghai Disney

Published: 10/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Rising case numbers from numerous outbreaks across China have prompted a tightening of local curbs and lockdowns, including in parts of big cities such as the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, as the...

Workers Jump Fences To Escape Covid Lockdown At China Factory: Report

Published: 10/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Since Saturday, photographs and videos circulating on Chinese social media appeared to show Foxconn workers returning home, trekking across fields during the day and along roads at night.

China Covid: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down on zero-Covid

Published: 10/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Dozens of cities across the country have been affected by varying degrees of restrictions.

China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet

Published: 10/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Clips on social media show hundreds protesting in one of the most tightly-guarded places in China.

China Covid: The politics driving the hellish lockdowns

Published: 10/20/2022 in BBC News - World

Parts of Beijing are now being locked down as China's Communist Party holds a historic Congress.

China anger over death of girl, 14, sent to Covid quarantine

Published: 10/20/2022 in BBC News - World

Footage of the teenager visibly ill have sparked anger online - relatives say pleas for help were ignored.

China May Relax A Major Covid Rule For Visitors: Report

Published: 10/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese officials are debating whether to reduce the amount of time people coming into the country must spend in quarantine, according to people familiar with the discussions, as the country's Covid...

Put "People First" In Covid Pandemic: China's Xi At Key Meet

Published: 10/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that China had put "the people and their lives first" when dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic as he spoke at the start of a major Communist Party meeting in...

China Covid: Frustration as Beijing hit by restrictions ahead of congress

Published: 10/13/2022 in BBC News - World

Strict measures have sparked anger online as well as what appeared to be a rare protest.

China Imposes New Lockdowns To Curb Covid Ahead Key Congress Meet

Published: 10/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China recorded more than 2,000 Covid cases on Monday, its highest level for a month, as officials imposed new lockdowns and restrictions to stop outbreaks from spreading to the capital ahead of the...

China Covid: Quarantine bus crash kills 27 and injures 20

Published: 09/18/2022 in BBC News - World

The bus overturns on the way to an isolation facility, causing anger over China's zero-Covid policy.

China Covid lockdowns leave residents short of food and essential items

Published: 09/12/2022 in BBC News - World

People are appealing for help on social media as food and medicine supplies dwindle.

Xi To Leave China For First Time In Over 2 Years Amid Covid, Meet Putin

Published: 09/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Xi Jinping will leave China this week for the first time in more than two years for a trip to Central Asia where he will meet Vladimir Putin.

Inhaled Covid Vaccine Gets Emergency Use Approval As Booster In China

Published: 09/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's CanSino Biologics Inc said on Sunday that its recently developed COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the country's drug regulator for emergency use as a booster, potentially benefiting its...

Shenzhen Goes Into Lockdown As China Fights Covid Outbreaks

Published: 09/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Most residents of the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as mass COVID-19 testing kicked off in much of the city of 18 million people.

Covid in China: Chengdu lockdown after outbreak

Published: 09/01/2022 in BBC News - World

Fresh cases have seen new restrictions introduced in Chengdu, a city of 21 million people

"My Insides Were Crying": China Covid Curbs Hit Mental Health Of Youth

Published: 08/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China has employed some of the world's harshest and most frequent lockdown measures in its determination to stamp out every COVID outbreak, arguing it saves lives and pointing to its low pandemic toll...

China Shuts Down World's Largest Electronics Market As Covid Cases Rise

Published: 08/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's technology hub Shenzhen on Monday ordered the closure of the world's largest electronics wholesale market to contain a recent spike in coronavirus cases in the southern city.

World's Largest Electronics Market Shut Down In China Amid Covid Cases

Published: 08/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen said on Monday they have closed the world's largest electronics market, in Huaqiangbei, as a COVID-19 prevention measure.

China Says Covid Led To Further Decline In Births, Marriages: Report

Published: 08/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's National Health Commission said Covid-19has contributed to the decline in the country's marriage and birth rates that has accelerated in recent years due to the high costs of education and...

Covid in China: Hippo, fish and crabs get PCR tests

Published: 08/19/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials in the city of Xiamen have ordered PCR tests for seafood after some 40 people got Covid.

Covid in China: Fish tested amid Xiamen outbreak

Published: 08/18/2022 in BBC News - World

Footage has gone viral showing live fish and crabs being tested in China for the coronavirus.

Lockdowns, Hotspots And Millions Stranded: Covid Surges Again In China

Published: 08/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Xi's Zero-Covid policy has failed terribly as new areas come under coronavirus infection especially the tourism hubs of Tibet and Hainan.

Sanya: Covid lockdown strands tourists on 'China's Hawaii'

Published: 08/07/2022 in BBC News - World

Over 80,000 tourists in the resort known as "China's Hawaii" face new restrictions and cancelled flights.

Over 80,000 Tourists Trapped In 'China's Hawaii' After Covid Outbreak

Published: 08/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Over 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii" after a Covid flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions.

Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases

Published: 07/27/2022 in BBC News - World

The city where Covid began is under partial lockdown for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Covid in China: Xi Jinping and other leaders given domestic vaccine

Published: 07/23/2022 in BBC News - World

The president and other top politicians have received domestically produced vaccines, say officials.

Covid in China: Officials sorry for break-ins amid hunt for contacts

Published: 07/19/2022 in BBC News - World

Authorities in Guangzhou broke into residents' homes in the hunt for close contacts of positive cases.

China Locks Down City Of 300,000 Over Single Covid Case

Published: 07/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of COVID-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of...

Zero Covid holds danger for China's Xi

Published: 07/07/2022 in BBC News - World

The president is seeking a historic third term amid an economic slump and growing fatigue over Covid.

China's New Covid Outbreaks Put Millions Under Lockdown - Again

Published: 07/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket...

China Resumes International Flights After 2-Year Covid Ban

Published: 07/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China has started permitting international flights after a two-year ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no word yet on the resumption of air services to India.

1.7 Million People Put Under Lockdown In China Amid Fresh Covid Surge

Published: 07/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance...

Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...

Published: 06/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its...

China's Covid Mass Testing Mantra Is Building A Waste Mountain

Published: 06/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become the environmental and economic levy of a zero-Covid...

"Power Abuse": China Allegedly Uses Covid Tracking System To Curb Protest

Published: 06/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in central China allegedly used the country's powerful Covid tracking system to stop an anticipated protest, state media reported, sparking furious condemnation online on Wednesday.

China's Middle Class Looks To Flee As Covid Policies Bite

Published: 06/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Alan Li no longer sees any future for his family in China after harsh Covid rules decimated his business, upended his son's education and left his country out of step with the rest of the world.

China Warns Of "Explosive" Covid Outbreak As Shanghai Begins Mass Testing

Published: 06/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's capital Beijing is facing an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman warned on Saturday, as the commercial hub of Shanghai began mass testing to contain a jump...

China Delays School Reopenings After "Rapidly Developing" Covid Outbreak

Published: 06/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Most children in Beijing will not return to school next week as originally planned, Chinese officials said on Saturday, after an emerging Covid-19 outbreak prompted authorities to partly reverse a...

China Fears Wind Is Blowing Covid Virus In From North Korea

Published: 06/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The city of Dandong borders North Korea and is separated by a river that runs hundreds of meters wide.

Relief In Beijing As China Eases Covid Dine-In Curbs

Published: 06/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid...

Shanghai lockdown: China eases Covid restrictions after two months

Published: 05/31/2022 in BBC News - World

China's biggest city, a vital global trade hub, begins to relax crippling Covid restrictions.

Thousands In Quarantine After Man Breaks Covid Rules In China's Beijing

Published: 05/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.

China's Warning As Lockdowns To Contain Covid Outbreak Bites Into Growth

Published: 05/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's premier has sounded an unusually stark warning about the world's second-largest economy, saying it must return to normal as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth.

China Sticks To Zero Covid Policy As Residents Decry Uneven Rules

Published: 05/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to...

Airbnb Stops Booking Stays In Covid Locked-Down China: Report

Published: 05/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Home rental service Airbnb is shutting down its business in China as a pandemic lockdown shows no sign of ending there, a source close to the company told AFP Monday.

'India's Success, China's Failure': Biden Praises PM Over Covid Handling

Published: 05/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Drawing a parallel between "India's success with China's failure" to handle the pandemic, US President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a closed session of the Quad Leaders'...

Covid Tests Every 2 Days In China Province Of Nearly 100 Million: Report

Published: 05/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The Chinese province of Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a covid test every two days, an unprecedented step as the country grapples with an Omicron-fuelled surge.

China's Economy Was Once "Robust". Then Covid Returned

Published: 05/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China, which once boasted of a robust defence against COVID-19 pandemic, is now hit hard by the return of the virus.

Millions In Beijing Told To WFH, More Shanghai Curbs In China's Covid War

Published: 05/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its...

China's Capital Imposes More Curbs As Covid Outbreak Continues

Published: 05/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Reeling under the mismanagement of Xi Jinping's Zero-Covid Policy, parts of Beijing have again come under a lockdown on Sunday, as the pandemic outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in...

Apple Looks To Boost Production Outside China Citing Covid Rules: Report

Published: 05/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Apple Inc has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase production outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Another Shanghai District Shuts As China's Covid Outbreak Grows

Published: 05/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai's central Jingan district, a key commercial area of the Chinese financial hub, said on Saturday it will require all supermarkets and shops to shut and residents to stay home until at least...

China's Doors Will Open Wider To The World, Xi Asserts Amid Covid Curbs

Published: 05/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China will continue to open to the world, President Xi Jinping told a trade summit on Wednesday, just days after Beijing doubled down on its strict border controls.

China Tightens Curbs In Border Cities. Reason: North Korea's Covid Surge

Published: 05/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A key Chinese port city near the border with North Korea has launched regular Covid-19 testing for all 7.5 million inhabitants as its isolated neighbour grapples with a spiralling outbreak.

China's Retail Sales Lowest In 2 Years Amid Worst Covid Outbreak

Published: 05/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's retail sales slumped to its lowest in over two years while factory output plunged, official data showed Monday, capturing the dismal economic fallout from Beijing's zero-covid policy.

Is China Restricting Travel Further Amid Covid Surge? China Responds

Published: 05/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Friday dismissed reports that it has suspended issuing passports to its citizens, or prevented people from leaving the country and stated that "such rumours aim to distort and discredit"...

China Denies Blocking Passports To Control Covid

Published: 05/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's immigration authority responded to what it said were "foreign media reports" that falsely said the agency had suspended passport issuances.

China Risks 1.6 Million Deaths If It Abandons Covid Zero Policy: Study

Published: 05/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature found that China risks a "tsunami" of Covid infections that could result in 112.2 million symptomatic cases and 5.1 million hospital admissions...

"Go Home": China's 2 Biggest Cities Tell Residents Amid Covid Outbreaks

Published: 05/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's two biggest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on their residents on Monday, raising new frustration and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battle with the virus.

China's Economy Had "High Hopes" For This Year. Then, Covid Played Truant

Published: 05/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

President Xi Jinping has offered state backing for tech, infrastructure and jobs to revive China's economy, but analysts warn growth will continue to wilt until Beijing drops its rigid virus controls.

Chaos At Apple China Supplier. Reason: Shanghai Covid Curbs

Published: 05/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City would seem like an ideal site to implement China's "closed-loop" management system to prevent the spread of COVID that requires staff to live and work on-site in a...

China Seeks To Make Covid Testing A Permanent Feature Of Everyday Life

Published: 05/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China is setting up thousands of permanent Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to "normalise" tough pandemic controls...

Shanghai's Covid Outbreak, China's Worst, Is Under "Effective Control"

Published: 05/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The number of COVID-19 infections in China's financial hub of Shanghai has been on a "continuous downward trend" since April 22, the city's vice major Wu Qing said on Friday.

Leaked China Covid Crackdown Videos Show People Beaten, Doors Welded

Published: 05/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai residents, at the hands of China's Zero-Covid policy, are being subjected to unprecedented neglect, mistreatment, and abuse, with leaked videos on social media confirming blatant human rights...

Beijing Halts Public Transport As China Continues To Fight Covid

Published: 05/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Dozens of metro stations and bus routes in Beijing have been shut down as COVID continues to spread and millions of residents in Shanghai still remain under strict lockdown even after more than a...

China Covid outbreak: Beijing residents must test negative to enter public spaces

Published: 04/30/2022 in BBC News - World

China's capital imposes major new restrictions in a bid to curb a spike in cases.

Shanghai Reports Its Highest Daily Covid Deaths As China Ramps Up Curbs

Published: 04/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.

China Censors Own National Anthem Used To Protest Covid Curbs

Published: 04/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

People in Shanghai and other Chinese cities have been using words from national anthem to protest the stringent Covid curbs clamped on them.

Shanghai: China reports three dead in latest Covid outbreak

Published: 04/17/2022 in BBC News - World

Official figures earlier said there had been no Covid-linked deaths in Shanghai since 2020.

China May Not Achieve Growth Targets Amid Covid Surge: Report

Published: 04/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's Zero-COVID policy and its highhandedness in handling the COVID crisis is causing hiccups in supply chains, delays at ports and lockdown in Shanghai which in turn is posing a grave threat to...

How China's Covid Flare-Up Has A "Very High" Economic Cost

Published: 04/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The mounting cost of China's zero-Covid policy threatens to derail Beijing's ambitious GDP target, analysts say, as supply chains snarl, ports face delays and Shanghai remains mired in lockdown.

Covid China: Elderly deaths contradict Shanghai figures

Published: 04/15/2022 in BBC News - World

Official figures claim there have been no Covid deaths in the current outbreak.

China Covid: Clashes in Shanghai over lockdown evictions

Published: 04/15/2022 in BBC News - World

Residents have been forced from their homes as apartments are turned into quarantine centres.

Shanghai lockdown: How Covid tests China's 'Great Firewall'

Published: 04/14/2022 in BBC News - World

Videos appearing to show people suffering in Shanghai's lockdown have gone viral, stretching censors.

US Orders Non-Essential Staff To Leave China's Shanghai Amid Covid Spike

Published: 04/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States has ordered all non-essential employees at its Shanghai consulate to leave over concerns about their safety, an embassy spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

As China Tightens Covid Norms, Shanghai Questions Human Cost Of Quarantines

Published: 04/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai has become a test case for the country's strict policy. Home quarantine is not an option and, until public outrage prompted a change, Shanghai was separating COVID-positive children from...

US Concerns Over Covid Curbs "Groundless Accusations": China

Published: 04/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's foreign ministry expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with the United States late on Saturday after it raised concerns over China's coronavirus control measures.

China's Epicentre Shanghai's Covid Cases Keep Rising

Published: 04/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies and concern spread that...

US Warns Of "Arbitrary" Covid Measures In China As Shanghai Fights Surge

Published: 04/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States on Saturday warned of "arbitrary" Covid-19 measures in China and said it would let some staff leave its Shanghai consulate amid a surge of infections in the locked-down megacity.

China Covid pandemic: Xi hails response as Shanghai hits record

Published: 04/08/2022 in BBC News - World

The Chinese leader's comments come as infections rise and residents complain of food shortages.

Xi's Praise For China's "Gold Medal" Covid Response Amid Shanghai Spike

Published: 04/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's President Xi Jinping praised the country's "tested" zero-Covid strategy on Friday, even as Shanghai authorities prepared nearly 130,000 beds for Covid-19 patients amid surging cases and...

China Reports 20,000 Daily Covid Cases, Highest Since Start Of Pandemic

Published: 04/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, with Shanghai the heart of the virus surge despite being in lockdown.

China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations

Published: 04/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the U.K. has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health...

China Sends Military, Doctors To Covid Test 26 Million Shanghai Residents

Published: 04/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help execute COVID19 tests for all of its 26 million residents on Monday, in one of its biggest ever

China Reports Over 13,000 New Covid Cases As Outbreak Spreads

Published: 04/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China Sunday reported 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread to more than a dozen provinces.

China: Shanghai hospital struggles with Covid infections

Published: 04/01/2022 in BBC News - World

Authorities have yet to announce Covid deaths, but hospital workers have described a dire situation.

China's Shanghai Expands Covid Curbs. 26 Million People In Lockdown

Published: 03/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's commercial hub of Shanghai ground to halt on Friday after the government locked down most of the city's 26 million residents to stop the spread of COVID-19, even as official numbers put local...

"We Implore Residents...": China's Shanghai Urges Covid Lockdown Patience

Published: 03/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai authorities on Thursday appealed to residents to keep cooperating with tight curbs imposed to stop COVID-19 spreading, saying they recognised their frustrations as China's most populous city...

China's Growth Could Be Severely Affected Amid Zero Covid Policy: Report

Published: 03/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross...

Shanghai Covid: China announces largest city-wide lockdown

Published: 03/27/2022 in BBC News - World

The financial hub will be locked down in two phases, in China's biggest city-wide lockdown yet.

China's Shanghai To Impose Phased Lockdown To Curb Covid Outbreak

Published: 03/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China with its highest caseloads since the early days of the pandemic, the city government said Sunday.

China's Shanghai Denies Lockdown Rumours As It Nears 1,000 Covid Cases

Published: 03/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have denied rumours of a city-wide lockdown after a sixth straight increase in daily asymptomatic coronavirus cases pushed its count to record levels...

China Locks Down Millions More As Covid Spreads

Published: 03/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country's northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.

China Reports First 2 Covid Deaths Since January 2021 Amid Omicron Surge

Published: 03/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported its first two Covid-19 deaths in more than a year on Saturday, the National Health Commission said, both coming in the northeastern province of Jilin as the country faces its worst case...

China's Tech Hub Eases Covid Curbs To "Minimise Impact" On Economy

Published: 03/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping stressed the need to "minimise the impact" of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation's...

Xi Hints At Tweak In China Covid Strategy Amid Worst Outbreak Since Wuhan

Published: 03/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce the economic impact of his Covid-fighting measures, signaling a shift in a longstanding strategy that has minimized fatalities but weighed heavily on...

China vs Covid: Hazmat Suits On Streets, Police Tape Around Whole Blocks

Published: 03/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic buying at a Shenzhen shopping centre: China is returning to virus controls many hoped...

China: Businesses shut as officials widen Covid lockdowns

Published: 03/14/2022 in BBC News - World

Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn are among those halting operations.

Top China Covid Fighter Is Woman, 71, Her Videos Go Viral

Published: 03/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Among the resources President Xi Jinping has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths in Hong Kong is the Communist Party's pandemic fighter: a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top...

The 71-Year-Old Woman Who Is Leading China's Covid Fight

Published: 03/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Among the resources President Xi Jinping has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths is the Communist Party's pandemic fighter: a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top illuminates the glass...

China Shuts Tech Hub Over 66 Covid Cases. 17 Million People In Lockdown

Published: 03/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The southern Chinese tech hub Shenzhen was put under a citywide lockdown Sunday, the local government announced, after it reported 66 new coronavirus cases and sealed off the central business...

Almost 3,400 New Covid Cases In China, Highest Daily Spike In 2 Years

Published: 03/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, the highest daily figure since February 2020.

China's Biggest Covid Surge In 2 Years, City Of 9 Million Shut: 10 Points

Published: 03/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Chinese city with a population of 9 million has been ordered to lock down as the country reported its highest daily surge of coronavirus cases in two years on Friday.

China's Biggest Covid Surge In Two Years

Published: 03/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported its highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two years on Friday as authorities in Shanghai and other major cities stepped up targeted lockdowns and testing to halt the highly...

China Should Eventually "Co-Exist" With Covid, Says Top Scientist

Published: 03/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China should aim to co-exist with the virus and could move away from its zero-Covid strategy "in the near future," a top Chinese scientist said in a possible sign that the country's leadership is...

How China Appears To Be Blocking Investigation On Covid Origins

Published: 02/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese President Xi Jinping's deployment of an army general to take charge of Wuhan labs makes it clear that Xi was never transparent about the origin of the virus and it was merely to set false...

Climate change: Covid shutdown linked to record rainfall in China

Published: 02/18/2022 in BBC News - World

An abrupt drop in emissions due to the pandemic played a key role in record rainfall in China in 2020.

China Gives Conditional Nod To Pfizer Covid Pill Amid Isolated Flare-Ups

Published: 02/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease.

China, Climate, Covid On The Table As Quad Diplomats To Meet Today

Published: 02/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Climate change, COVID-19 and China's "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific will top the agenda when foreign ministers of the Quad an informal grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States ...

Winter Olympics: What is China's Covid policy and does it work?

Published: 02/02/2022 in BBC News - World

With the Winter Olympics just days away, China is sticking to its policy of suppressing all cases.

Red, Yellow, Green: How China Has Defined Covid Era With Colour Codes

Published: 01/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Days after buying over-the-counter medicine from a pharmacy in Beijing, university student Yu was stunned to find her prized green health code -- the essential rating needed to enter the city's shops,...

US May Permit Diplomats To Leave China To Free Them From Strict Covid Rules

Published: 01/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The US State Department is preparing to authorize departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the US government's inability to prevent Chinese authorities...

Winter Olympics 2022: China eases Covid testing rules amid rise in cases

Published: 01/25/2022 in BBC News - World

Organisers lower testing benchmarks while the rest of the city faces harsher Covid restrictions.

China Lifts One Of Its Longest Lockdowns As Beijing Covid Fight Ramps Up

Published: 01/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

One of China's longest coronavirus lockdowns since the start of the pandemic came to an end on Monday as authorities announced the lifting of most restrictions in the northern megacity of Xi'an.

China Daily Local Confirmed Covid Cases Fall To Nearly 2-Month Low

Published: 01/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported on Friday the lowest daily tally of local confirmed COVID-19 cases in nearly two months, after a national strategy to quickly curb flare-ups forced worst-hit cities to lock down...

China Toughens Covid Response As Omicron Hits Its Power Centers

Published: 01/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Omicron has breached the political, financial and technology centers of China for the first time, putting pressure on the country's response to the more transmissible variant as it awaits the Winter...

2 China Hospitals That "Failed To Perform Duties" Shut Amid Covid Surge

Published: 01/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Two hospitals in China's locked-down city of Xi'an, including one that refused to treat an eight-month pregnant woman who later miscarried, have been closed while they "rectify" mistakes, authorities...

Video: People Forced To Live In Metal Boxes Under China's Zero Covid Rule

Published: 01/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Rows upon rows of metal boxes to house suspected COVID-19 patients, lines of buses taking people to quarantine camps were seen in a set of nightmarish social media videos from China.

China Halts Some US Flights After Covid Cases Among Arrivals

Published: 01/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks after numerous passengers tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in China.

"Do Not Turn Away Patients": China Instructs Hospitals Amid Covid Curbs

Published: 01/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported fewer COVID cases on Friday as several cities have curbed movements, while a top official warned hospitals not to turn away patients after a woman's miscarriage during a lockdown in the...

Xi'an: The messy cost of China's Covid lockdown playbook

Published: 01/05/2022 in BBC News - World

With stories of starvation and deaths, has anything been learnt from two years of strict measures?

China's Locked Down City Thrown Into Chaos After Covid App Crash

Published: 01/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's Covid-19 health code system that strictly governs people's movements crashed in Xi'an this week, worsening conditions in the locked-down city where the country's worst outbreak since Wuhan has...

China Locks Down Yuzhou, City Of 1.2 Million, After 3 Covid Cases

Published: 01/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

More than one million people in a city in central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday after three asymptomatic coronavirus cases were recorded in the country's latest mass lockdown.

China: Public shaming returns amid Covid fears

Published: 12/29/2021 in BBC News - World

Four men accused of people trafficking are paraded through streets, to mixed reactions online.

4 Alleged Covid Rule Violators Publicly Shamed, Paraded In China: Report

Published: 12/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Armed riot police in southern China have paraded four alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets, state media reported Wednesday, leading to criticism of the government's heavy-handed...

China Orders Millions More Into Lockdown After Covid Flare-Up

Published: 12/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Hundreds of thousands more people were ordered to stay home in northern China Tuesday, joining millions under strict lockdown as authorities raced to contain a surge in Covid cases that have reached a...

Controversy As US Plane To Shanghai Returns Over China's New Covid Rules

Published: 12/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Delta Air Lines on Monday cited new Chinese cleaning requirements after it rerouted a China-bound flight back to the United States, drawing criticism from Chinese authorities.

China's Xi'an Imposes "Strictest" Controls To Contain Covid Outbreak

Published: 12/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an on Monday tightened Covid-19 controls to the "strictest" level, banning residents from driving cars around town in an effort to control the country's worst...

China's Sinovac Covid Booster Weaker Against Omicron: Hong Kong Study

Published: 12/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Three doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine do not produce adequate levels of antibodies to fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, researchers from Hong Kong said in a statement.

Covid Outbreaks Certain Within Beijing Olympics Bubble, Says China

Published: 12/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese officials said Thursday they were ready for coronavirus outbreaks inside the Winter Olympics bubble, with plans in place to send symptomatic athletes to designated Beijing hospitals.

This Lockdown In China Is Biggest Since Covid Broke Out In Wuhan

Published: 12/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China locked down the western city of Xi'an to stamp out a persistent Covid outbreak, its biggest such move since the pandemic started in Wuhan.

Mainland China reports its first omicron Covid case

Published: 12/13/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The omicron case was found in a traveler from overseas, who showed no symptoms but tested positive on Thursday, according to Tianjin's local health commission.

China Reports New Covid Outbreak Of Delta Strain Sub-Lineage

Published: 12/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China has reported a sudden flare-up of COVID-19 cases in Zhejiang Province which registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4".

Over Dozen Companies Suspend Production In China's Province On Covid Rise

Published: 12/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

More than a dozen Chinese-listed companies said they had suspended production in coronavirus-hit parts of China's eastern Zhejiang province in response to local government's tightened COVID-19 curbs,...

China Pledges To Offer One Billion Covid Vaccine Doses To South Africa

Published: 11/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to offer one billion Covid vaccine doses to Africa, in a speech made via videolink to a China-Africa summit in Senegal's capital Dakar.

China Could Record Over 6.3 Lakh Daily Covid Cases, Warns Study

Published: 11/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China is expected to continue its much-criticised Zero COVID policy, shutting the country to most of the world as a new study has warned of a "colossal outbreak" with over 6.30 lakh patients per day...

In Slap At China, US Praises South Africa's Detection Of New Covid Strain

Published: 11/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world -- a barely veiled slap at China's handling of...

China's Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time Since Covid Lockdowns: Report

Published: 11/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's CO2 emissions fell in the third quarter for the first time since the country reopened from Covid-19 lockdowns, research published Thursday showed, in what experts said could mark a carbon...

China's Homegrown Pill Could Offer A Pivot From Its Covid Zero Strategy

Published: 11/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Where will newly developed Covid pills be needed the most? Rather than pandemic hot spots, it'll be a place where the virus has yet to gain a sustained foothold: China.

China Covid: Outrage after pet dog killed by health workers

Published: 11/15/2021 in BBC News - World

The quarantined owner posted video showing one health worker beating her pet with a crowbar.

Why China is still trying to achieve zero Covid

Published: 11/14/2021 in BBC News - World

While other countries grapple with living with Covid, China is doubling down on stamping it out.

China Suspects Kids' Clothing Deliveries Are Spreading Covid

Published: 11/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China is taking its extreme Covid-19 containment measures even further, warning that the virus could be transmitted on parcels sent in the mail just as the country's biggest annual online shopping...

China Struggles With Worst Covid Outbreaks Since Wuhan Origin

Published: 11/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China is resolutely sticking with its zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19, even as the delta variant continues to penetrate its formidable defenses. Officials are implementing increasingly aggressive...

Journalist Jailed For Covid Coverage In China Now "Close To Death"

Published: 11/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of China's initial response to Covid in Wuhan is close to death after going on hunger strike, her family said, prompting renewed calls from rights groups...

China's Covid Cases Spike To Near 3-Month High Despite Tight Curbs

Published: 11/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to contain the spread are expected in the capital Beijing in the run-up to a key gathering of the...

Half of Beijing's flights are cancelled as China's capital city tightens Covid restrictions

Published: 11/02/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Beijing's health commission said residents who left the city to areas with confirmed cases should “postpone” returning, according to a CNBC translation.

'Stock Up', China's Dire Warning To Citizens Amid Tight Covid Curbs

Published: 11/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's government has urged citizens to stock up on daily necessities and for authorities to take steps to ensure adequate food supplies as the country adopts increasingly tight measures to contain...

US Covid Origins Report Is Without Credibility, Says China

Published: 11/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A declassified U.S. intelligence report saying it was plausible that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a laboratory is unscientific and has no credibility, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang...

"Political And False": China Slams US Over Covid Origin Report

Published: 10/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing lashed out against a US intelligence review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, calling it "political and false" while urging Washington to "stop attacking" China.

China Imposes New Curbs Over "Serious" Covid Outbreak

Published: 10/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing introduced new Covid-19 curbs on Saturday to stamp out a "serious" outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the...

Flights, Weddings Cancelled As China Tackles Covid Outbreak

Published: 10/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing officials on Friday told residents to postpone weddings and keep funeral ceremonies short, as disease controls across China were tightened just months before the Winter Olympics kicks off in...

China's "Steady" Covid Surge Brings Sense Of Foreboding In Border Towns

Published: 10/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China has reported nearly 250 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 since the start of the current outbreak 10 days ago, with many infections in remote towns along porous international borders in the...

China Puts Lanzhou, City Of 4 Million, Under Lockdown Due To Covid

Published: 10/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China placed Lanzhou, a northwestern city of four million, under lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to stamp out a domestic coronavirus spike, with residents told not to leave home except in emergencies.

China's New Covid Outbreak, Driven By Delta, May Worsen: Official

Published: 10/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official said.

China postpones Beijing marathon due to Covid surge

Published: 10/24/2021 in BBC News - World

Around 30,000 people were expected to take part in the marathon on October 31.

Flights Cancelled, Schools Closed As China Ramps Up Testing To Fight Covid Spike

Published: 10/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new Covid-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists.

China To Donate 2 Million Additional Covid Vaccines To Nepal: Minister

Published: 10/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Nepal Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi with a focus on further ramping up bilateral relations, including COVID-19 vaccine...

China Warns Of 'Twindemic' Risk Of Influenza, Imported Covid Cases

Published: 10/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Warning about the potential of "twindemic" this winter, Chinese health authorities have stressed the need for influenza prevention as flu activity in the southern provinces in the country has...

China Test Kit Buys Spiked Months Before 1st Known Covid Cases: Report

Published: 10/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The Chinese province that was the initial epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak made significant purchases of equipment used to test for infectious diseases months before Beijing notified international...

Asia-Pacific stocks rise after Merck announces new Covid treatment; China markets closed

Published: 10/03/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced Friday they’ve developed a drug which cuts the risk of hospitalization or death by around 50% in Covid patients.

Biden vows new era of 'relentless diplomacy' as world contends with Covid, climate change and China

Published: 09/21/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Biden's debut address to the UN General Assembly comes as the U.S. strives to rebuild alliances and reclaim a global leadership position.

China Fully Vaccinates More Than 1 Billion People Against Covid

Published: 09/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus -- 71 percent of its population -- official figures showed Thursday.

China's latest Covid outbreak linked to primary school

Published: 09/13/2021 in BBC News - World

Reports suggest the outbreak could be linked to a student's father who returned from Singapore.

Data shows the U.S. is the world’s largest Covid vaccine donor — way ahead of China

Published: 09/09/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The U.S. has donated and delivered more than 114 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, according to public data compiled by UNICEF.

China Still Withholding "Critical" Info On Covid Origins, Says Joe Biden

Published: 08/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden has said China was withholding "critical information" on the origins of Covid-19 after the US intelligence community said it did not believe the virus was a bioweapon -- but...

China Reports No New Local Covid Cases For First Time Since July

Published: 08/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's health authority reported on Monday that there were no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late...

Confident China Will Cooperate On Covid Origins Probe: WHO

Published: 08/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Just days after Beijing rejected calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it remained confident China would cooperate in the investigation.

China Says Bringing Delta-Driven Covid Outbreak Under Control

Published: 08/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese health officials said Friday they were bringing the country's worst Covid outbreak in months under control after new infections hit a seven-month high earlier this week.

China's zero Covid stance set to disrupt shipping further, as key port partially shuts after one case

Published: 08/12/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China on Wednesday shut down a key terminal at its Ningbo-Zhoushan port, the third busiest port in the world, after one worker was found to be infected by Covid.

China's Covid lockdown could have economic costs to the world, says strategist

Published: 08/10/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China's tough Covid-19 measures to combat an uptick in daily cases would hold back economic growth and hit markets, said veteran strategist David Roche.

China's Wuhan Completes Citywide Covid Tests On 11 Million Residents

Published: 08/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Sunday said they had completed citywide testing of more than 11 million people for Covid-19 after a resurgence of cases more than a year after the...

China Sees Highest Daily Covid Cases In Current Outbreak

Published: 08/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China reported on Friday its highest daily count for new coronavirus cases in its current outbreak, fuelled by a surge in locally transmitted infections.

US Rebuffs Call For Covid Booster Jab Moratorium As China Curbs Travel

Published: 08/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States rejected an appeal from the UN health agency on Wednesday for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, while China tightened overseas travel curbs after recording its highest...

From Beijing to Wuhan, China orders mass testing and restrictions as Covid cases rise

Published: 08/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Economists are concerned that strict measures by the government to control the Covid-19 outbreak would hurt the Chinese economy.

China Covid: China targets school students to control case surge

Published: 08/03/2021 in BBC News - World

Authorities in China are scrambling to control the spread of the virus by ramping up testing and vaccinations.

China Mass Testing Shows Covid Cases At 6-Month High

Published: 08/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta variant infections.

This City In US Imposes Covid Pass As Virus Returns To China's Wuhan

Published: 08/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

New York on Tuesday announced the introduction of a de facto vaccine pass for some public spaces, as China's Wuhan said it would test all 11 million residents after the coronavirus returned to the...

China's Wuhan To Test 'All Residents' As Covid Returns

Published: 08/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in Wuhan on Tuesday said they would test its entire population for Covid-19 after the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local infections in more than a...

China's Wuhan To Test "All Residents" As Covid Cases Emerge After A Year

Published: 08/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in Wuhan on Tuesday said they would test its entire population for Covid-19 after the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local infections in more than a...

China Covid: Concerns grow as Delta outbreak spreads

Published: 08/02/2021 in BBC News - World

Local headlines have been dominated by news on the outbreak with several provinces affected and millions getting tested.

China, Australia Ramp Up Covid Curbs As Delta Variant Spreads

Published: 07/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China and Australia ramped up Covid-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic.

"Delta Is A Warning": WHO Sounds Alarm As China Covid Outbreak Spreads

Published: 07/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday

China Covid Success Under Threat As Delta-Driven Outbreak Reaches Beijing

Published: 07/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A coronavirus cluster that emerged in the Chinese city of Nanjing has now reached five provinces and Beijing, forcing lockdowns on hundreds of thousands of people as authorities scramble to stamp out...

UN Urges China To Cooperate With WHO On 2nd Phase Of Covid Origins Probe

Published: 07/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United Nations Friday called on all member states, including China, to fully cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO) amid Beijing's rejection of a further probe into the origins of the...

Covid: China rejects WHO plan for second phase of virus origin probe

Published: 07/22/2021 in BBC News - World

China says a proposal to audit labs shows "disrespect to common sense and arrogance towards science".

Covid: Is China's vaccine success waning in Asia?

Published: 07/18/2021 in BBC News - World

Thailand and Indonesia's switch to other Covid jabs has raised questions about Chinese vaccines.

China rejects any further investigation to COVID 19 origins at the Wuhan lab

Published: 07/17/2021 in MercoPress

WHO chief Tedros called on Beijing to be transparent, open and cooperate on a second phase of the investigation, to definitively eliminate the lab leak hypothesis. China openly rejected the World Health Organization request for more information, and transparency, regarding an investigation into the origins of the COVID 19 pandemic.

WHO Eyes China Lab "Audits" In Next Phase Of Covid Origin Probe

Published: 07/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization on Friday said the second stage of an investigation into the origins of coronavirus should include further studies in China and lab "audits".

Covid: WHO urges China to co-operate better in virus origin probe

Published: 07/15/2021 in BBC News - World

The head of the WHO called for more transparency in the investigation into the origins of Covid.

Build "Great Wall Of Immunity" To Fight Covid: China Urges Nations

Published: 07/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the international community on Saturday to build a "Great Wall of Immunity" to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

US Urges Global Covid Cooperation At G20, China Remains Critical

Published: 06/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States led calls at a G20 meeting Tuesday for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis as China insisted that multilateralism should not just be a slogan.

China's Covid Response Stars At Warm-Up Show For Communist Party 100th

Published: 06/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

President Xi Jinping led the applause at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium late Monday for a spectacular celebration of Communist Party history, with China's rebound from the coronavirus given special...

1st Covid Case In China May Have Emerged In October-November 2019: Report

Published: 06/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Amid a renewed quest to find the origin of COVID-19, a new study shows that the first cases of coronavirus infections could have appeared in China two months earlier than recorded.

First Covid Case Could Have Emerged In China In Oct 2019: Study

Published: 06/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central city of Wuhan, a new study showed on...

Moving around China has changed since Covid — and the changes may be permanent

Published: 06/17/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

While the pandemic made many commuters wary of public transportation, some turned to personal mobility devices for their travels.

China Disease Expert Says Covid Origins Probe Should Shift To US: Report

Published: 06/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A senior Chinese expert said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed the disease could have been circulating there...

China's new Covid hotspot reports zero new cases for the first time since latest outbreak

Published: 06/16/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Guangzhou saw a cluster of cases appear since May 21 prompting local lockdowns and mass testing, but daily new case numbers have started falling.

Another shipping crisis looms on Covid fears in southern China

Published: 06/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Guangdong, a major shipping hub, accounts for about 24% of China's total exports and is home to the Shenzhen port and the Guangzhou port. 

G7 Leaders Take On China, Covid And Climate

Published: 06/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

G7 leaders on Saturday confronted China and the threat of future pandemics as the elite club of wealthy nations advertised a newfound Western unity at its first physical summit since 2019.

China Brands Covid Lab-Leak Theory As "Absurd", US Urges Transparency

Published: 06/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and raised other...

The U.S. will be a 'formidable competitor' to China in Covid vaccine diplomacy, professor says

Published: 06/10/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to send Covid-19 vaccines abroad, said Huang Yanzhong of the Council on Foreign Relations.

In China's new Covid hotspot, police detain those who violate virus prevention measures

Published: 06/09/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Guangzhou in south China is trying to stem the spread of the Delta Covid variant first found in India, taking measures including lockdowns and legal routes.

US, Japan Covid Aid Aims To Check China Influence In Indo-Pacific: Taiwan

Published: 06/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States and Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan is intended as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan News reported, citing a political...

Will Continue To Press China To Be Transparent On Covid: US Top Official

Published: 06/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States in coordination with the international community will continue to press China to be transparent and forthcoming with information on the origins of COVID-19, National Security Advisor...

Can't Force China To Give More Information On Covid Origins: WHO

Published: 06/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A top World Health Organization official said on Monday that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19's origins, while adding it will propose studies needed to take understanding...

Donald Trump Urges Nations To Demand Reparations From China Over Covid

Published: 06/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) called on the US and all the nations to demand reparations from China due to the damage caused by COVID-19.

Covid: China's Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

Published: 06/01/2021 in BBC News - World

It is the second Chinese vaccine to get the green light from the global health body.

WHO Approves China's Sinovac Covid Vaccine For Emergency Use

Published: 06/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use -- the second Chinese jab to receive the WHO's green light.

China's Sinovac Shot Controls Covid In Brazil Town After 75% Covered

Published: 06/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A study of a small Brazilian town vaccinated with the shot made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. showed it can control Covid-19 outbreaks more effectively than expected from clinical testing.

China Locks Down Neighbourhood In City Near Hong Kong After Covid Surge

Published: 05/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A notice by the Guangzhou municipal health bureau issued Saturday identified five streets in Liwan district in the city centre as "high-risk areas" and ordered residents to stay indoors until...

2 Vaccines From China's Sinopharm Successfully Contained Covid: Study

Published: 05/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Vaccines from China's Sinopharm successfully contained Covid-19, according to a study published in a prestigious U.S. medical journal, the first time detailed findings from a late-stage trial of a...

China's stonewall of Covid origin probe prompted Biden to reveal latest intel review

Published: 05/27/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China's decision not to cooperate "heightened interest in us being more transparent about the steps we were taking," a source told NBC News.

Covid: China hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab leak theory

Published: 05/27/2021 in BBC News - World

China accuses the US of "political manipulation" over investigations into the origins of the pandemic.

China Slams Biden's Push For Covid Origin,Says US's "Dark History" Known

Published: 05/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China hit out at the "dark history" of the US intelligence community Thursday, after President Joe Biden ordered a probe into the Covid-19 origins as the lab-leak theory rebounds and strains relations...

Politicising Covid Origins Hampers Investigations: China's Embassy In US

Published: 05/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Politicising the origins of COVID-19 would hamper further investigations and undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic, China's U.S. embassy said after President Joe Biden ordered a review of...

Mounting pressure on Beijing to allow a second team to track the source of Covid 19 in China

Published: 05/26/2021 in MercoPress

Koopmans said the team would be eager to carry out additional research in China in several areas and stressed the need for a clear mandate to conduct research A leading scientist on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China said on Tuesday that a follow-up trip could be helpful to gather additional research on the origins of the disease, but should be separate from any audit of information provided by Beijing.

White House officials say China hasn't been 'completely transparent' in Covid origin investigation

Published: 05/25/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The WHO has said that the virus likely came from an animal host, but the agency has not ruled out the possibility that it leaked from a lab.

Manufacturing could return to China, as Covid cases spike in India and Vietnam

Published: 05/24/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The U.S.-China trade war caused businesses to move their supply chains out of China — but China's fortunes may change as other countries see a Covid resurgence.

China Denies Claim Of Illness At Wuhan Lab Before Covid Outbreak In 2019

Published: 05/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Monday dismissed as "totally untrue" reports that three researchers in Wuhan went to hospital with an illness shortly before the coronavirus emerged in the city and spread around the globe.

Pressure To Accept China Vccines Intensifies Amid Covid Surge In Taiwan

Published: 05/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan after months of relative safety is intensifying pressure on the government to accept vaccines from China, as the island has vaccinated just 1 per cent of...

Sri Lanka: Covid increases China influence in India's backyard

Published: 05/20/2021 in BBC News - World

As India struggles to deal with the virus, China steps in to help its neighbours like Sri Lanka.

China To Set Up "Separation Line" On Mount Everest Over Covid Fears

Published: 05/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China will set up a "separation line" on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state media reported, after dozens were taken ill from the...

WHO Approves China's Sinopharm Covid Vaccine For Emergency Use

Published: 05/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use -- the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO's green light.

Backlash after China Weibo post mocks India Covid crisis

Published: 05/02/2021 in BBC News - World

The post, by an account linked to the Chinese Communist Party, is deleted after sparking outrage.

EU Slams "Manipulation" Of Covid Vaccine Information By China, Russia

Published: 04/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Beijing and Moscow have stepped up "state-sponsored disinformation" campaigns denigrating Western-developed vaccines against Covid while promoting their own, the EU said on Wednesday.

Avoid Travel To India, Pak, Bangladesh, China: US To Citizens Amid Covid

Published: 04/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives due to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the region.

China is starting clinical trials of a Covid vaccine that can be inhaled

Published: 04/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

CEO of CanSino Biologics, Xuefeng Yu, said a vaccine that's inhaled could be more effective than those injected.

China To Build More Bio Labs Amid Scrutiny Over Wuhan Facility On Covid

Published: 04/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China has operationalised its new biosecurity law to fortify the legal cover for the establishment and safe operation of more bio labs in the country amidst questions whether the COVID-19 originated...

China's Coronavac 80% Effective At Preventing Covid Deaths: Chile Results

Published: 04/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's Coronavac vaccine was 67 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and 80 percent at preventing death, according to real-life results unveiled Friday from Chile's inoculation...

China's Sinovac Cuts Risk Of Symptomatic Covid But 50% Effective: Study

Published: 04/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s coronavirus vaccine cut in half the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting two doses of the shot is less potent than some other...

China Mulls Mixing Different Covid Vaccines To Improve Efficacy Of Jabs

Published: 04/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China is considering the mixing of different Covid-19 vaccines to improve the relatively low efficacy of its existing options, a top health expert has told a conference.

China Approves CanSino's Inhaled Covid Vaccine For Clinical Trials

Published: 03/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's drug authority has approved for clinical trials an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by domestic firm CanSino Biologics, the company said in a filing on Tuesday.

China To Issue Visas To Foreigners Who Have Taken Chinese-Made Covid Jab

Published: 03/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners -- including from the US, India and Australia -- back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine.

Wuhan Wet Market Most Likely Origin Of Covid: WHO Probe Team To China

Published: 03/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The Wuhan wet market is still the most likely hypothesis for the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to members of a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation to China.

China's CoronaVac May Be Ineffective Against Brazil Covid Variant: Study

Published: 03/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Amid an aggressive spread of the new COVID-19 strain from the Amazon in Brazil, a recent preliminary study has provided evidence that China's CoronaVac, the country's principal vaccine, might prove...

China's uneven recovery from Covid has been 'understated,' says S&P economist

Published: 03/10/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China's services sector is recovering much slower than expected, said Shaun Roache, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at S&P Global Ratings.

Covid: Police break up 'fake vaccine network' in South Africa and China

Published: 03/03/2021 in BBC News - World

Thousands of doses of suspected counterfeit vaccine are seized by police in South Africa and China.

Covid: Japan asks China to stop anal tests on its citizens

Published: 03/01/2021 in BBC News - World

Some Japanese citizens have said the tests for Covid-19 caused them "psychological distress".

China Denies US Diplomats Were Required To Take Anal Swab Tests For Covid

Published: 02/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's foreign ministry denied on Thursday that U.S. diplomats in the country had been required to take anal swab tests for COVID-19, following media reports that some had complained about the...

UK says it shares U.S. concerns over WHO COVID-19 mission to China

Published: 02/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying it had "deep concerns."

WHO Experts Want "More Data" From China On Possible Early Covid Cases

Published: 02/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

WHO experts voiced frustration Saturday over the lack of access to raw data during a recent mission to China to probe the pandemic's origins, saying more was needed to detect possible early Covid...

Covid-19 pandemic: China 'refused to give data' to WHO team

Published: 02/13/2021 in BBC News - World

A member of the team accuses China of withholding full data on the early days of the outbreak.

China Refused To Provide Raw Data On Early Covid Cases: WHO Team Member

Published: 02/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team's investigators said, potentially complicating...

Covid-19: Chinatowns fighting racism and pandemic to survive

Published: 02/11/2021 in BBC News - World

People have been avoiding Chinatowns since the start of the pandemic - and now they're struggling.

US Refuses To Accept WHO Team's Findings On Covid Origin In China

Published: 02/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO...

WHO Team Probing Covid Origins In China To Brief Media

Published: 02/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

An international team of experts wrapping up a month spent in China investigating the Covid-19 pandemic's origins will brief the media in Wuhan on Tuesday, the WHO announced.

China Bat Caves Need Exploring To Trace Covid Origins: WHO Team Member

Published: 02/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A member of the World Health Organization-led team searching for clues to the origins of COVID-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said work was needed to try to trace genetic elements of the...

WHO-Led COVID-19 Probe Team In China Visits Animal Health Facility

Published: 02/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived on Tuesday at an animal health facility in China's central city of Wuhan in the search for clues about the origins of the...

Pakistan Receives First Batch Of China's Sinopharm Covid Vaccines

Published: 02/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A Pakistan military aircraft brought back the country's first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from China on Monday, the country's health adviser, Faisal Sultan, said.

How Covid-19 vaccines can shape China and India's global influence

Published: 01/28/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Both India and China have developed local Covid-19 vaccines while India's Serum Institute is also producing one from AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

Covid: WHO probe team in China to come out of quarantine

Published: 01/27/2021 in BBC News - World

A team of experts will begin interviewing people in the city where Covid-19 was first detected.

This is Asia's top-performing economy in the Covid pandemic — it's not China

Published: 01/27/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Few economies grew in 2020 when lockdown measures around the world to contain the coronavirus brought much economic activity to a halt.

India, China's Covid Vaccinations To Stretch To Late 2022: Study

Published: 01/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

COVID-19 vaccination programmes in China and India will stretch until late 2022 due to the sheer size of population, and more than 85 poor countries will not have widespread access to vaccines before...

China Begins Using Anal Swabs To Test Covid As Cases Surge

Published: 01/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China has begun using anal swabs to test those it considers at high risk of contracting Covid-19, state TV reported, with social media users and travellers squirming over the invasive procedure which...

Relatives Of Covid Victims Say China Silencing Them As WHO Team Visits

Published: 01/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead on Wednesday said Chinese authorities have deleted their social media group and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team is in the...

China surpasses U.S. as largest recipient of foreign direct investment during Covid pandemic

Published: 01/24/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Chinese economy brought in more foreign direct investment than any other country last year, knocking the United States from its perch atop the list.

China works to contain new COVID-19 surge

Published: 01/23/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

China is battling its worst outbreak of coronavirus infections it has seen in months. This as it marks the one-year anniversary since COVID-19 forced the city of Wuhan into an unprecedented lockdown. Ramy Inocencio reports

Wuhan anniversary: How China tackled its Covid pandemic

Published: 01/21/2021 in BBC News - World

The world's first coronavirus lockdown began in Wuhan a year ago - how has China changed since then?

China locks down millions in race to contain a COVID surge

Published: 01/21/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

With a major national holiday looming, which typically sees tens of millions travel across the country, authorities are taking drastic measures.

Lockdowns caused by China's new Covid-19 outbreak are sparking concerns over steel, iron ore

Published: 01/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China is the world’s top steel producer and analysts say Hebei contributes over 20% of the country’s total output.

China's "Strive To Do Better" Response To Criticism Over Covid Handling

Published: 01/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday but said it would "strive to do better" after independent experts criticised the speed of its response to a virus that has now killed...

Covid-19: China's economy grows in fourth quarter, bucking global trend

Published: 01/17/2021 in BBC News - World

China's economy grew at 2.3% for the year, making it the only major economy to see growth last year.

China Says Latest COVID-19 Outbreak Caused By Imported Cases

Published: 01/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the northeast have come from travelers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.

China says latest Covid-19 outbreak caused by imported cases

Published: 01/16/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China's recent Covid-19 outbreaks in the northeast have come from travelers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports, the National Health Commission (NHC) said.

China Honours "Bat Woman" As WHO Team Arrives To Probe Covid Origins

Published: 01/15/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China has honoured a virologist of a controversial Wuhan-based bio-lab, which was at the centre of COVID-19 storm, as a WHO team arrived at the Chinese city to probe the origins of the coronavirus.

China Reports First Covid Death In 8 Months As WHO Huddles On New Strains

Published: 01/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China recorded its first Covid-19 death in eight months on Thursday, as experts huddled to discuss worrying new strains of the coronavirus that are spreading rapidly around the globe.

Covid: WHO team probing origin of virus arrives in China

Published: 01/13/2021 in BBC News - World

The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of Wuhan.

China Covid Shot Has 4 Wildly Different Efficacy Rates, Fuels Skepticism

Published: 01/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Days before a global rollout kicks off with the President of Indonesia receiving the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. vaccine on live television, uncertainty swirls over the efficacy of the leading Chinese shot,...

Not Looking For Someone To "Blame", Says WHO Over Covid Probe In China

Published: 01/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The World Health Organization insisted Monday that the international investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic's origins, set to start this week in China, was not looking for "somebody to blame".

Indonesia Approves China's Sinovac Covid Vaccine Amid Rise In Infections

Published: 01/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Indonesia gave Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine its first emergency use approval outside China on Monday as the world's fourth most populous country launches nationwide inoculations to stem surging...

WHO Team Probing Covid Origin To Visit China On Thursday

Published: 01/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing...

China Says "Ready" For WHO Experts On Mission To Probe Covid Origins

Published: 01/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China confirmed Saturday that preparations were still ongoing for a World Health Organization mission to Wuhan to investigate the origins of Covid-19, following a rare rebuke from the UN body over a...

China To Provide Covid Vaccines Free Of Charge To Its Citizens: Official

Published: 01/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China will provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to general public, government authorities said on Saturday.

Wuhan Covid Infections 3 Times Higher Than Official Figure: China Study

Published: 01/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified, could be around three times the official figure, according to a study by...

Covid: China places 11m under lockdown after outbreak in northern city

Published: 01/07/2021 in BBC News - World

Residents of Shijiazhuang are banned from leaving and will be tested en masse after an outbreak there.

China clamps down on city of 11 million in bid to quash COVID cluster

Published: 01/06/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Highways in and out of Shijiazhuang are shut and schools are closed as millions are tested for the virus, which China has largely beaten with strict control measures.

''Misunderstanding'', Says China On WHO's Rebuke For Delaying Covid Team

Published: 01/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Wednesday acknowledged that there could be some "misunderstanding" between Beijing and the World Health Organisation (WHO) over granting timely permission to experts to visit the country to...

China delays WHO team's visit to probe COVID-19 origins

Published: 01/06/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Foreign Ministry says China must complete unspecified "procedures and make relevant arrangements" before the long team of experts can be welcomed.

China Steps Up COVID-19 Curbs Near Beijing As Infections Rise

Published: 01/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese authorities on Wednesday imposed travel restrictions and banned gatherings in the capital city of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, in the latest escalation of measures to stave off...

Covid: WHO team investigating virus origins denied entry to China

Published: 01/05/2021 in BBC News - World

Visas had not been cleared for team members already en route to probe the origins of the virus.

A year since Covid first emerged in China, the world battles its deadliest surge in cases yet

Published: 01/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

It's been one year since Chinese health authorities identified what would become a major global threat, killing millions of people and shattering economies.

Edinburgh's giant pandas may 'return to China' over Covid losses

Published: 01/03/2021 in BBC News - World

Lockdown losses mean renewing the 10-year contract to lease Yang Guang and Tian Tian may be unaffordable.

Covid-19: China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use

Published: 12/31/2020 in BBC News - World

The Sinopharm vaccine is the first in China to be approved beyond emergency use.

China Is Making It Harder To Solve The Mystery Of How Covid Began

Published: 12/30/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

In the year since seafood hawkers started appearing at Wuhan's hospitals sickened with a strange and debilitating pneumonia, the world has learned a lot about Covid-19, from the way it spreads to how...

China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study

Published: 12/29/2020 in BBC News - World

The study by Chinese officials suggests there were more positive cases in Wuhan than official figures suggest.

China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus

Published: 12/28/2020 in BBC News - World

We look back at how China's propaganda and censorship machine responded during a particularly dramatic year.

Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus

Published: 12/27/2020 in BBC News - World

From fear to freedom, we trace China's tumultuous year battling the coronavirus.

Turkey To Start Using China's COVID-19 Vaccine After Strong Results

Published: 12/24/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Turkey will receive its first shipment of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine within days as preliminary domestic tests showed it was 91% effective, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday.

China Used Paid Trolls To Manipulate Online Discourse On COVID-19: Report

Published: 12/20/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Confidential directives from Chinese authorities to local propaganda workers and new outlets revealed that officials paid trolls to manipulate social media discourse on Covid-19, according to a...

Experts to probe Covid origins in China's Wuhan

Published: 12/16/2020 in BBC News - World

Ten international scientists will travel next month to the city where the coronavirus first emerged.

China Covid: Infected woman defends herself after public shaming

Published: 12/11/2020 in BBC News - World

A 20-year-old who was rounded on by Chinese internet trolls has spoken out.

Citizen journalist detained for reporting on China COVID outbreak, "may not survive"

Published: 12/11/2020 in World - CBSNews.com

Former lawyer Zhang Zhan is on hunger strike and restrained 24-hours a day to prevent her from pulling out a feeding tube, her lawyer says.

Covid: China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk

Published: 12/10/2020 in BBC News - World

New coronavirus guidelines recommend cabin crew use disposable diapers and avoid the toilet.

Citizen journalist detained for reporting on China COVID outbreak, "may not survive"

Published: 12/10/2020 in World - CBSNews.com

Former lawyer Zhang Zhan is on hunger strike and restrained 24-hours a day to prevent her from pulling out a feeding tube, her lawyer says.

China Tells Airline Crew To Wear Diapers On Risky Covid Flights

Published: 12/09/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

China's aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection.

Developing nations are first in line for China's Covid vaccines. Analysts question Beijing’s intent

Published: 12/09/2020 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Countries that are getting priority access to Chinese Covid vaccines may be pressured into supporting Beijing's commercial and political interests, experts say.

Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?

Published: 12/09/2020 in BBC News - World

The Sinovac vaccine is yet to finish late-stage trials, but is already being shipped to other countries.

China Tests 2,50,000 People For Covid After New Cluster Emerges

Published: 12/09/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

China has tested more than a quarter of a million people for the coronavirus after a handful of new cases were detected in the southern city of Chengdu.

UAE Says China-Developed Sinopharm Covid Vaccine Has 86% Efficacy

Published: 12/09/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has 86% efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human...

China's COVID-Free "Hawaii" Chases Local Tourist Dollar With A Vengeance

Published: 12/06/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Millions of domestic tourists are descending on China's southernmost island province of Hainan, presenting a surreal contrast with grim hospital scenes, shuttered restaurants and stifling home...

China's Sinovac Secures $515 Million To Boost Covid Vaccine Production

Published: 12/06/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

China's Sinovac Biotech has secured $515 million in funding from a local firm to double production capacity of its coronavirus vaccine, the companies said on Monday, as it expects efficacy data of its...

China marks 1 year since COVID symptoms were first detected

Published: 12/01/2020 in World - CBSNews.com

A government-sanctioned exhibition on the coronavirus hails President Xi Jinping as "heroic."