France introducing mandatory Covid-19 testing for people flying in from China
Dec 31, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Paris: Beginning next month, all plane passengers traveling from China to France will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results and will be tested again upon arrival, Clement Beaune, the Minister Delegate for Transport of France said.
Dec 30, 2022, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All fliers from China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will have to submit a negative Covid-19 test report before arrival in India starting Jan 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Thursday.
Japan govt imposing mandatory Covid-19 testing for arrivals from China: Reports
Dec 27, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Tokyo: Mandatory testing for COVID-19 is being introduced by the Japanese government from December 30 upon arrival for travelers from China due to an increase in the number of confirmed cases there, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.
Dec 26, 2022, at 02:21 am
Beijing: China might have witnessed 248 million people, or nearly 18 percent of the total population, contracting COVID-19 during the first 20 days of December, a leaked document has shown.
Centre asks states to hold mock drills at health facilities amid Covid spike in China
Dec 25, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Covid-19 cases are on a spike in China setting off an alarm, the Centre has asked states to hold mock drills at health facilities to ensure swift response if Covid cases in the country surge again.
WHO’s Tedros recaps challenging year, appeals for more information on COVID spread in China
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:40 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the evolving COVID-19 situation in China, saying the UN agency continued to receive increasing reports of severe continuous disease across the country.
'Covid not over yet': PM Modi warns against complacency in Covid review meeting
Dec 23, 2022, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid growing cases of Covid-19 in China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while chairing a review meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the country Thursday urged people to wear masks though his government did not make it mandatory.
Karnataka to make masks mandatory indoors amid rising Covid cases in China
Dec 23, 2022, at 02:40 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid the rising number of cases in China, the Karnataka government Thursday announced making face masks mandatory indoors, especially in closed places and air-conditioned rooms.
Covid-19: Bengaluru airport to start screening international passengers
Dec 22, 2022, at 03:13 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid a rise in coronavirus cases in China, the US and Japan, the Karnataka government will start screening international passengers to contain the spread of the infection, media reports said.
Four cases of Covid variant responsible for surge in China detected in India
Dec 22, 2022, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: Four cases of BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron, which is responsible for the huge Covid-19 surge in China, have been found in the Indian states of Gujarat and Odisha.
Mask up in crowded places, govt advises people amid surge in Covid cases in China
Dec 21, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Wednesday advised people to wear masks in crowded places in the wake of a spike in Covid-19 cases in China, the US and Japan.
As Covid-19 cases spike in China, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today
Dec 21, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In view of the sudden spurt of Covid -19 cases in China and other countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting to review the situation here on Wednesday.
China risks between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths if it ends its zero-COVID strategy: Study
Dec 21, 2022, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi: Analysis by Airfinity shows between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity.
Dec 21, 2022, at 03:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has cautioned all states to track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network as massive COVID-19 cases are spreading through China.
Top epidemiologist predicts 60 percent of Chinese population may get COVID-19
Dec 20, 2022, at 02:22 pm
Beijing: A prominent epidemiologist and health economist has said hospitals in China have been completely overwhelmed amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
China COVID-19: Expert believes country may experience three winter waves
Dec 19, 2022, at 03:16 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said he believes China might be seeing the first of the three COVID-19 infection waves this winter.
China finally rolls back strict COVID rules amid weeks of protest
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Beijing: China has lifted the most severe COVID-19 policies amid weeks of protests against strict controls, media reports said on Wednesday.
Chinese: Mainland reports 4,233 new Covid cases
Dec 02, 2022, at 03:03 pm
Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 4,233 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Covid-19: China reports record surge with nearly 40,000 cases on Sunday
Nov 27, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Beijing: China reported a marked surge in COVID-19 infections on November 26 with a record high of 39,791 new cases, Reuters reported citing National Health Commission said on Sunday.
China: COVID-19 cases hit record figures high
Nov 25, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Beijing: China on Thursday registered a record number of daily coronavirus infections even as the country continued its struggle to follow the Zer COVID policy.
China registers first deaths due to COVID-19 in six months
Nov 21, 2022, at 09:13 pm
Beijing: China registered its first deaths due to COVID-19 in six months as the country continues to implement its Zero COVID-strategy to combat rising cases.
China's COVID-19: Residents escape lockdown, clash with police as anger over lockdown rises
Nov 18, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Guangzhou: Several residents, who were staying in Guangzhou, escaped lockdown and even clashed with the police as strict COVID-19 restrictions remained imposed in several regions across the country to combat the viral infection.
China registers highest daily count in six months despite implementing strict COVID-19 curbs
Nov 07, 2022, at 09:06 pm
China, which is following strict COVID-19 restrictions, registered 4,420 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday.
China: Lockdown imposed in Wuhan city once again to combat COVID-19
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:04 am
Wuhan: A large number of cities in China, including Wuhan, have gone into lockdown as the nation is following 'Zero Covid' policy.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rocks southwest China
Oct 23, 2022, at 12:46 am
Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.
China successfully launches three Shiyan research satellites
Sep 27, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Beijing/IBNS: China successfully launched three Shiyan type research satellites with the Long March-6 carrier rocket on Tuesday morning, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
COVID-19 cluster infections in Chinese universities continue to spike amid new semester
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese capital Beijing reported eight confirmed local COVID-19 cases and two more whose preliminary test results returned positive as of Saturday afternoon, linked back to a university campus as China continues to battle against the disease.
China renews orange alert for drought
Aug 25, 2022, at 01:35 am
Beijing/UNI: China's national observatory on Wednesday renewed an orange alert for drought as heatwaves continued in many regions.
Study says Dugong are functionally extinct in Chinese waters
Aug 25, 2022, at 12:19 am
London: New research led by ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led researchers to declare that one of the ocean’s most gentle giants, the dugong (Dugong dugon), is now functionally extinct in China.
China launches emergency response for typhoon, floods
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Beijing/UNI: China activated a level-IV emergency response on Tuesday due to the seventh typhoon expected to approach the country's southern coastal areas this year.