China detects new XBB COVID sub-variants
Apr 26, 2023, at 05:38 am
Beijing: China, the nation which was seen struggling to contain a surge at the start of the year, has also registered the highly contagious XBB new sub-variants of the COVID-19 infection, media reports said.
China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since COVID-19 outbreak in 2020
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:05 pm
Beijing: China, a nation that was hit hard by COVID-19, has decided to issue visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the pandemic broke out three years ago.
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the bureau believes that the COVID-19 virus, which wreaked havoc across the globe since 2020, "most likely" originated in a "Chinese government-controlled lab".
China says 80% of its population have had Covid-19: Reports
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:47 am
Beijing: A government scientist has estimated that around eight among 10 students in China are suffering from COVID-19.
China’s ‘exhausted’ doctors and nurses working long hours for reduced pay amid COVID-19 surge
Jan 23, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Beijing: Doctors and nurses in China are facing pay cuts or salary delays despite working hard to deal with the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in recent months.
COVID-19: China ‘making enormous progress’ to get every older adult vaccinated
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:15 pm
New York: China is “making enormous progress and effort” to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that it will take time to protect everyone.
China witnessed 400 million deaths due to COVID-19: Reports
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Beijing: Chinese hospitals are currently flooded with dead bodies and crematoriums are witnessing log queues as the country is continuing to witness a surge in COVID-19 infection, media reports said on Friday.
Scientists warn China can expect repeat Covid infections with new Omicron strains on the way
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:21 am
Beijing: Scientists have warned that China is going to fight against multiple waves of coronavirus infections as the Omicron variant mutates to become better at spreading and evading immunity.
North Korea introduces total ban on visitors from China amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:12 am
Pyongyang: North Korea has now introduced a total ban on visitors from its close ally and neighbor as China is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
European Union offers free Covid vaccines to China
Jan 03, 2023, at 09:17 pm
Moscow/Beijing: The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China to help the country contain the rapid spread of the disease as Beijing prepares to end strict lockdown measures and open its borders.
Taiwan offers to help China in handling COVID-19 crisis
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:19 am
Taipei: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has said her region is ready to assist China in combating the recent surge in COVID-19.
China COVID-19 surge: People turn to black market for generic Indian drugs
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:55 pm
Beijing: Chinese residents are turning to the black market for generic Covid-19 drugs as the country is combating the rise in infection in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
China's COVID-19 surge affecting factories and consumer market
Dec 28, 2022, at 01:20 am
Beijing: China's COVID-19 surge is troubling the economic state of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese provinces report blood shortages amid COVID-19 surge
Dec 27, 2022, at 02:49 am
Beijing: The fast-spreading COVID-19 infection in China is causing blood shortages across hospitals in various provinces in the nation, media reports said on Monday.
China: Authorities direct doctors, nurses to keep working despite being COVID-19 infected
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:27 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have directed doctors and nurses, who are infected with COVID-19, to keep working as the country is continuing to witness a surge in infection.
Virus spread fears grow as China lifts COVID curbs
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Beijing: Authorities in some Chinese cities have asked citizens to remain vigilant against the spread of the virus after strict restrictions imposed in the country to contain the infection were lifted recently amid widespread protests.
China’s services sector activity shrinks to 6-month low amid COVID-19 restrictions
Dec 08, 2022, at 02:54 am
Beijing: The COVID-19 situation in China has left the service sector shrinking to a six-month low in November, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: Air traffic shrinks amid COVID lockdown, restrictions in several regions
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Beijing: China's air traffic movement is shrinking once again as lockdowns and several other restrictions have been imposed by authorities in different corners of the country to limit the Covid-19 surge.
China: Shanghai witnesses protests over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 28, 2022, at 03:05 am
Beijing: Residents of China's Shanghai took to the streets on Sunday to protest tough COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the authorities amid a record number of daily infections, a local resident told Sputnik.
China: Protests erupt against govt's COVID-19 measures, some demand Xi Jinping's resignation
Nov 27, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Beijing: Protests have started in different corners of China against the strict COVID restrictions imposed in the country and some even demanded the resignation of leader Xi Jinping and other Communist leaders.
Death of four-month-old baby triggers protests in COVID-hit China
Nov 20, 2022, at 05:39 am
Beijing: The death of a four-month-old baby in China in recent times has triggered public anger on social media as frustrations are mounting over Beijing's “Zero Covid” policy.
China fights COVID-19: Central Chongqing residents asked to limit movement
Nov 12, 2022, at 04:54 am
Beijing: Residents in 11 central urban districts in Chongqing are being urged not to leave their regions, and people from outside are being asked not to come in unless necessary, Li Pan, deputy director of the Chongqing Health Commission, said at a news conference, an episode highlighting the continuing COVID-19 trouble faced by the country.
China: iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max supply to be badly impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday said COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou region of China.
Tibet: Lhasa witnesses protest over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:49 am
Lhasa: Videos have gone viral on social media which showed hundreds of people could be seen protesting in Lhasa city of Tibet against the Chinese government's strict covid measures and lockdown.
China’s economy badly hit by Covid lockdowns: Reports
Oct 22, 2022, at 05:24 am
Beijing: China's economic indicators are not looking very positive as the country is badly hit by COVID-19 imposed lockdowns which is affecting both businesses and consumers.
COVID-19: Lockdown imposed on Chinese city located close to iPhone manufacturing hub
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:00 am
Zhengzhou: China has imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou to combat COVID-19, putting a million residents in the region under stress.
Pakistan Army enforces China’s strict zero-COVID restrictions at BRI power plant
Oct 17, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Chinese state-owned enterprises operating flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are enforcing Beijing's harsh COVID-19 restrictions across Asian and African countries where they are putting employees in lockdown and even separating them from their family members, media reports said.
China's Zero COVID policy turns lives of Tibetans miserable: Reports
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:07 am
Beijing/Lhasa: The Chinese government's Zero Covid policy has turned the lives of Tibetans miserable, where the viral infection has witnessed a surge in recent times.
COVID-19, power outage hit China's manufacturing sector hard
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:16 am
Beijing: China's manufacturing sector has been hit hard and the outlook remains bleak amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus and power shortages caused by record heatwaves.
Confidence in the China market falters amid COVID-19 restrictions, geopolitical tensions: Survey
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:31 am
Washington/Beijing: Optimism about the future business outlook in China has dropped to a record low according to an annual membership survey from the US-China Business Council, an organization representing more than 270 US companies that do business in China.