Covid in China: China has reported hundreds of infections in recent weeks. Beijing: China, which once boasted of a strong defense against the COVID-19 pandemic, is now badly hit by the return of the virus. Consumer spending and factory output fell last month, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, while growth in infrastructure investment, […]
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China’s capital imposes more restrictions as Covid outbreak continues
Covid in China: China has reported hundreds of infections in recent weeks. Beijing: Parts of Beijing went into lockdown again on Sunday, due to mismanagement of Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy, as more and more cities in China continue to grapple with the pandemic. China’s Global Times, citing a statement by Xu, a spokesman for the […]
Another Shanghai district closed as China’s Covid outbreak escalates
Covid in China: China has reported hundreds of infections in recent weeks. Beijing: Shanghai’s central Jing’an district, a major commercial area of the Chinese financial center, said on Saturday that all supermarkets and shops would be closed and residents would be required to stay home until at least Tuesday. The district plans to conduct COVID […]
Beijing Residents Abandon More Than 26 Covid Cases, Say “Please Cooperate”
Covid in China: China has reported hundreds of infections in recent weeks. Beijing: Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents were moved to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections, as the capital began to take more extreme containment measures like virus-hit Shanghai. Beijing is battling its worst outbreak since the pandemic began. The Omicron […]
Shanghai residents go shopping for the first time in 2 months as restrictions ease
Some shoppers wore protective gowns, while others wore face shields and gloves. (file) Shanghai/Beijing: More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to buy groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities set out more plans for a complete exit from the city-wide COVID-19 lockdown. The commercial hub […]
China’s doors will open wider to the world, Xi curbs Covid
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been reported in China amid Omicron boom. Beijing: China will continue to open up to the world, President Xi Jinping said at a trade summit on Wednesday, just days after Beijing doubled down on its strict border controls. Xi’s remarks come as many foreign businesses have halted their operations in financial […]
china coronavirus, china covid cases, china covid news: China lifts curbs in border cities. Reason: North Korea’s Kovid Surge
Covid in China: China has reported hundreds of infections in recent weeks. Beijing: A major Chinese port city near the border with North Korea has started regular Covid-19 testing for all 7.5 million residents, as its isolated neighbors battle a spiraling outbreak. China is sticking to a rigid, zero-Covid approach that has left the capital […]
China Coronavirus, China Covid Cases, China Covid News:Is China Restricting Travel Further Amid Covid Surge? China Responds
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been reported in China amid Omicron surge. Beijing: 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 rumors aim to distort and discredit” Beijing’s entry and exit policies. A National Immigration Administration (NIA) spokesperson today […]
How China’s “witless” zero-Covid policy is affecting global trade
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been reported in China amid Omicron boom. Beijing: China’s infamous zero-COVID policy is not only harming Chinese citizens but also posing a significant threat to the world as the country’s ‘intelligent’ regulations left hundreds of cargo ships stranded at ports which will affect freight costs and global inflation. Maersk, the world’s […]
China’s 2 largest cities tell residents about the Covid outbreak
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been reported in China amid Omicron boom. Shanghai: China’s two biggest cities tightened COVID-19 restrictions on their residents on Monday, raising fresh frustrations and even questions about the legitimacy of its relentless battle with the virus. As officials wrestle with China’s worst COVID outbreak since the pandemic began, authorities in its […]