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China, Hong Kong scrap cross-border travel quota, COVID test
Hong Kong's tourism industry has suffered since 2019 after months of political strife that at times turned into violent clashes between protesters and police, as well as harsh entry restrictions implemented during the pandemic.
China factory output rebounds on zero-Covid relaxation
Pandemic prevention measures have "entered a new stage" that is allowing "a gradual return" to normal life, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) statistician Zhao Qinghe said in a statement.
China grants conditional approval for 2 domestically developed Covid-19 drugs
China has conducted emergency reviews and granted conditional approval for two homegrown drugs for COVID-19 treatment, the National Medical Products Administration said on Sunday.China grants conditional approval for 2 domestically developed Covid-19 drugs
China posts record deficit in '22 on Covid zero, Property slump
The overall deficit of 8.96 trillion yuan puts local governments in an increasingly poor fiscal position and could make the central government reluctant to support the economy with fiscal spending after last year's slump in growth. The deficit was larger than the previous record of 8.72 trillion yuan in 2020, when the economy was battered by the initial Covid outbreak, and was 51% higher than in 2021, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Ministry of Finance data.
China says COVID situation at 'low level' after holiday
"The overall epidemic situation in the country has entered a low level, and the epidemic situation in various places has maintained a steady downward trend," National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng told a media briefing on Monday .
Covid remains a public health emergency, says WHO
It is three years since the WHO first declared that Covid represented a global health emergency. More than 6.8 million people have died during the outbreak, which has touched every country on Earth, ravaging communities and economies.
China faces challenge due to flawed COVID containment policies, ineffective vaccines: Report
A dual failure in both the vaccine and containment strategy has left much of China's population at the "brink of risk" that could have been prevented if the Chinese Communist Party acted in a "rational manner instead of indulging in authoritative methods to curb the virus," as per the news report. The policies announced by the Chinese government have increased the threat levels and are going to impact the global economy.China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent
Beijing's figures are believed to only represent a fraction of the true toll, given China's narrow definition of a Covid death and official estimates that swathes of the population have been infected.North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness'
Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and must submit to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based specialist site NK News reported, citing a government notice. The notice did not mention Covid but said that the illnesses currently spreading in the capital included the common cold, the report said.The United States must help China avoid Covid catastrophe. Here's how
The challenge will be made harder by the arrival of the coronavirus's most infectious subvariant to date, XBB1.5. In the United States, which has high vaccination rates using highly protective vaccines, XBB1.5 accounts for nearly half of all Covid cases. If the U.S. experience is any indication, XBB1.5 could be devastating if it spreads widely in China.92% population in Beijing to get Covid by January end: Study
Nearly 76 per cent of people in Beijing had contracted Covid-19 as of December 22. It was expected to reach 92 per cent by January 31, according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong, reports South China Morning Post. For the study, the researchers tracked the reproduction rate of Omicron variant BF.7 in Beijing in November and December, after China eased its zero-Covid policy.China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations, claims WHO report
The WHO and others have said China has been under-reporting the scale of the outbreak and has repeatedly called for more detailed data, including on deaths, excess mortality and genetic sequences.'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns page on COVID-19, three years on
Since Beijing ordered Wuhan sealed off in a bid to suffocate the outbreak in January 2020, Covid has devastated the planet, killing millions and plunging the global economy into turmoil.China reports almost 13,000 new COVID-related deaths for January 13-19
China on Jan. 14 reported nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in hospitals between Dec. 8 and Jan. 12, a huge increase from the 5,000-plus deaths reported previously over the entire pandemic period.China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted
The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit. For the past three years, celebrations were muted in the shadow of the pandemic.China says COVID outbreak has infected 80% of population
The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday.China plays down Covid outbreak with holiday rush at full tilt
In comments reported by state media late Thursday, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said the virus was at a "relatively low" level, while health officials said the number of Covid patients in hospital and with critical conditions was on the decline.China accuses 'some Western media' of COVID-19 coverage bias
An editorial in the ruling Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily outlined what it called China's "optimization and control measures" and blasted reports by media outlets they didn't identify as "completely biased hype, smear and political manipulation with ulterior motives."Xi Jinping 'concerned' over Covid cases in China's countryside
The Chinese leader also defended his zero-Covid policy -- lifted last month after crippling the economy and sparking nationwide protests -- saying it had been "the right choice".China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi Jinping post-COVID
Pacifying a generation faced with near-record youth unemployment and some of the slowest economic growth in nearly half a century presents a policymaking challenge for Xi, who is just beginning a precedent-breaking third term. Improving young people's livelihoods without abandoning the country's export-led growth model poses inherent conflicts for a government that prioritises social stability.In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates
Six doctors at public hospitals across China told Reuters they had either received similar oral instructions discouraging them from attributing deaths to COVID or were aware that their hospitals had such policies.China's population shrinks for the first time since 1961
The country had 1.41175 billion people at at the end of 2022, compared with 1.41260 billion a year earlier, China's National Bureau of Statistics said.China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed
China's health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since the loosening of its virus restrictions in early December.The US keeps offering China its Covid vaccines. China keeps saying no
Worried about the rise of new variants and impact on China’s economy, the US has repeatedly offered mRNA vaccines and other assistance to President Xi Jinping’s government through private channels, according to US officials who asked not to be identified discussing the deliberations.Load More
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