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COVID-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million
The region is reporting over 1 million new COVID-19 cases about every two days, according to a Reuters analysis. With more than half of the world's population, Asia contributes 21% of all reported COVID-19 cases.
Covid in China: Shanghai under lockdown amid growing outbreak
A two-phase lockdown of Shanghai's 26 million people is testing the limits of China's hard-line "zero-COVID" strategy, which is shaking markets far beyond the country's borders. China's largest city on Tuesday entered the second day of the lockdown's opening phase, which encompasses the P...
Much of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing begins
China's financial capital with 26 million people, Shanghai had managed its smaller, past outbreaks with limited lockdowns of housing compounds and workplaces where the virus was spreading. Residents will be required to stay home and deliveries will be left at checkpoints to ensure there is no contact with the outside world. Offices and all businesses not considered essential will be closed and public transport suspended.
Shanghai warns against 'panic' as Covid cases mount
Shanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to stock up on food over fears of impending lockdowns in a city struggling to halt a Covid spike.
COVID-19 situation in China continues to heat up
Residents of Xinchang Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, escape from the containment zone to buy vegetables, reported the local media.
With a flurry of high-profile Coronavirus cases, Washington is again on edge
Biden canceled face-to-face meetings with Prime Minister Micheal Martin of Ireland after Martin received a positive result from a coronavirus test during a gala event Wednesday night that both men attended.China reports first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year
China reported 2,157 new COVID-19 cases from community transmission on Saturday, with the majority in Jilin. The province has instituted a travel ban, with people needing permission from police to travel across borders.WHO says global rise in COVID cases is 'tip of the iceberg'
Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO said on Tuesday, warning nations to remain vigilant against the virus.China's GDP may decrease if country continues to impose COVID-19 lockdown
China is reporting the highest coronavirus outbreak in the last two years with over 1,400 new coronavirus cases per day and the Chinese authorities are struggling to deal with the deteriorating situation.China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreads
Authorities previously sent all patients with any symptoms to specialist hospitals. But the National Health Commission late Tuesday said patients with mild Covid cases could isolate at a central quarantine facility to ease pressure on hospitals over fears of a looming bed shortage.WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising
The biggest increase in cases were seen in the Western Pacific and Africa, where infections rose by 29% and 12% respectively. Elsewhere, cases dropped by more than 20% in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Americas. In Europe, cases inched up by about 2%.Surge of Omicron infections prompts lockdowns in China
China is grappling with its largest surge of COVID-19 infections since the coronavirus first emerged more than two years ago in central China.China reports record 5,280 daily Covid cases
The record figure was driven by a surge in nationwide Omicron outbreaks, with over 3,000 domestic transmissions in the northeastern province of Jilin, according to NHC data.China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron
Hundreds of cases were reported in other provinces and cities along China's east coast and inland as well. Beijing, which had six news cases, and Shanghai, with 41, locked down residential and office buildings where infected people had been found.China stocks slump on coronavirus spread, weakening outlook
The CSI Tourism index plunged 6.3% on Monday, as investors fretted over the impact of strict control measures. It led a 3.1% fall in the blue-chip CSI300 index, and a 2.6% drop in the Shanghai Composite, that index's biggest daily drop since July 24, 2020.China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron
The surge on the Chinese mainland is infecting people in cities ranging from Shenzhen to Qingdao on the coast, to Xingtai in the north and the numbers have crept steadily higher since early March.As virus cases surge, can China's zero-Covid strategy hold?
What is zero-Covid? China essentially closed itself off from the world in March 2020 to follow a formula it calls "dynamic zero" for curbing outbreaks: strict lockdowns and immediate mass testing.Millions locked down as China wrestles worst virus outbreak in two years
A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai, lock down central neighbourhoods in the southern tech powerhouse of Shenzhen as well as whole northeastern cities, as almost 18 provinces battle clusters of the Omicron and Delta variants.No hint of China relaxing its rigid Zero-COVID policy as cases spike
The rigid policy has resulted in the complete disruption of studies of over 23,000 Indian students mostly studying medicine who are part of nearly half a million foreign students studying Chinese universities.Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
The death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million Monday - underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from finished.China could eventually 'co-exist' with Covid: top scientist
The country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now one of the last places still hewing to a zero-tolerance approach, responding to small outbreaks with snap lockdowns and cutting off most international travel.Chinese cities announce rewards for tip-offs on Hong Kongers fleeing COVID-19
Zhuhai, Huizhou and Dongguan in China's south Guangdong province close to Hong Kong have announced cash rewards for people who report suspected illegal crossings from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amid reports of people fleeing to mainland by road and sea to escape the spread of the contagion, state-run Global Times reported on Saturday.Covid-19: China is developing its own mRNA vaccine - and it's showing early promise
The mRNA vaccines initially generated high levels of protection against getting COVID. And while the protection offered by two doses wanes over time and offers little protection against infection with omicron, the mRNA vaccines appear to offer the best protection against an omicron infection when used as boosters.Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom
China will hold the Games in a strict "closed-loop" bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns, border restrictions and lengthy quarantines. The approach has helped the world's second-largest economy keep new infections far lower than many other countries, but it is battling local outbreaks in several cities as well as in the Olympic bubble.No exit from zero-COVID: China struggles to find policy off-ramp
Chinese medical experts believed last year that higher vaccination rates would eventually allow China to relax tough rules on movement and testing as infection rates slow elsewhere.China cites coronavirus on packaging, despite doubts abroad
The State Post Bureau said it has ordered stronger measures to ventilate and disinfect sites where items mailed from overseas are handled. Postal workers must wear protective equipment, receive booster shots and undergo regular testing, it said on its website.China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictions
China reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on high alert over flare-ups in major cities just weeks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.Load More
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