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 […]
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China risks 1.6 million deaths if it abandons COVID zero policy: Study
Without sanctions, the spread of omicrons in China could reach 112.2 million symptomatic cases China would be at risk of a “tsunami” of coronavirus infections, according to researchers at Shanghai’s Fudan University, if the government abandons its long-standing Covid Zero policy and allows the highly infectious Omron variant to spread unchecked. Is. A peer-reviewed study […]
Chinese woman pinned down, swab sample taken forcibly
Several Twitter users were outraged by the way the woman was treated. People in China are more scared of the lockdown than the coronavirus itself. And there are strong reasons for this, as seen in several videos coming from Shanghai and other places. One such video is going viral on Twitter in which a woman […]
Beijing suspends public transport as China continues to fight Covid
Kovid in China: Beijing is also resorting to mass testing. Beijing: Dozens of subway stations and bus routes have been closed in Beijing as the spread of COVID continues and millions of residents in Shanghai are still under strict lockdown after more than a month. China’s capital Beijing has closed more than 40 subway stations, […]
Lockdown affects China’s economy, ‘sharp decline’ in production, demand
Following China’s COVID Zero strategy means more cities could be placed under lockdown. bloomberg China’s economy slowed sharply in April as both the cost of the worsening Covid outbreak and the country’s tough approach to eliminating the virus took their toll. That’s the outlook from Bloomberg’s aggregated index of eight early indicators for the month. […]
Oil falls nearly $3 below $104 on demand and economic growth concerns
Oil prices fall as Shanghai lockdown impacts demand outlook Crude oil prices fell more than 2.5 per cent to below $104 a barrel early Monday on concerns driven by COVID-led extended sanctions in China and concerns over global economic growth as central banks aggressively tightened policy. ready to harden. International benchmark Brent crude fell nearly […]
Crude prices fall 5% for the week, but worries about keeping supplies well
Oil prices fall 5% in week as COVID-19 concerns surface again in China Global crude markets have rallied since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, with Brent and US futures trading above $100 for that period, but benchmark crude prices fell in the latest trading week. The bias is still upward sloping over supply […]
Shanghai erects mesh barriers outside Covid-hit buildings
A courier in a protective suit makes a delivery to a residential complex in Shanghai amid the COVID outbreak Shanghai: Authorities in Shanghai, battling the COVID-19 outbreak, have put up lattice barriers outside some residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced the city’s 25 million people to stay home. Images […]
Chinese censors used own national anthem to curb Kovid
Shanghai has been closed for four weeks due to the spread of COVID cases. Infamous internet censors in China have cracked down on the country’s national anthem, which was being used by residents to protest against tighter lockdowns in cities such as Shanghai. Chinese people are using creative methods and hashtags to describe the conditions […]
Oil prices correct in a volatile session after first crashing over 5%
Oil surge as supply worries dominate Crude oil prices recovered some of their losses during a volatile trading session on Wednesday after falling more than 5 per cent on Wednesday. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose nearly 1 per cent to around $108 a barrel on supply concerns, when data showed a fall in oil […]