China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the Continue Reading
China struggles to rein in biggest virus outbreak since Wuhan
Mainland China is struggling to contain its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic erupted in Wuhan two years ago, as the Omicron variant tests President Xi Jinping’s zero-tolerance strategy and Continue Reading
Hong Kong’s Covid Crackdown Empties Stores and Sets Off Exodus
As the government in Hong Kong struggles to contain the city’s worst Covid outbreak ever, some residents have panicked. They have emptied supermarket shelves of vegetables and meat. They have Continue Reading
Hong Kong’s covid outbreak has spiraled out of control, and the elderly are dying in droves
There are no funeral ceremonies for some of the hundreds of elderly Hong Kong residents dying every day of covid. Their bodies are instead sealed in plastic bags and then Continue Reading
China Looking to Reduce Social Cost of Covid Zero, Official Says
China is looking for ways to reduce the “social costs” of its strict Covid Zero strategy, an official said on Thursday, in a sign that Beijing is looking to adjust Continue Reading
How Will China Relax Its Zero-Covid Grip? With Bubbles, Drugs and New Messaging
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Hong Kong residents empty supermarkets ahead of city-wide lockdown
Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm on Tuesday and appealed for the public not to worry Continue Reading
Got a Covid Booster? You Probably Won’t Need Another for a Long Time
As people across the world grapple with the prospect of living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future, one question looms large: How soon before they need yet another shot? Continue Reading
China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges
Residents wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus ride an electric scooter along a street decorated with red lanterns in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. China has ordered Continue Reading
China locks down city on Vietnam border as COVID cases rise
People wearing protective masks ride bicycles, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, in Beijing, China January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s southwestern Continue Reading