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Germany discourages non-essential travel to COVID-hit China
Germany on Saturday discouraged non-essential trips to China, the world’s most populous nation, which is struggling with a surge in COVID-19 cases ... Coronavirus -
China to monitor travelers at borders for new COVID-19 variant
China will monitor travelers into the country at some border-crossings for infections of a new COVID-19 variant, and will allow local governments to ... Coronavirus -
China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under shadow of COVID-19
China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun,” the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world’s largest annual ... Coronavirus -
China suspends social media accounts of country’s COVID-19 policy critics
China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the ... Coronavirus -
Portugal to require negative COVID-19 test from China air travelers
Portugal will require air travelers from China to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test done no more than two days before departure, the health ... Coronavirus -
China in talks with Pfizer for generic COVID-19 drug: Sources
China is in talks with Pfizer to secure a license that will allow domestic drugmakers to manufacture and distribute a generic version of the US firm’s ... Coronavirus -
Travel curbs rack up as COVID-19 hit China readies to reopen
More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take COVID-19 tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an ... Coronavirus -
China refuses US offers to share COVID-19 despite deadly virus wave
China has rebuffed repeated US offers to share advanced vaccines as Beijing battles a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19, a rejection that’s led to ... Coronavirus -
Explainer: What do we know about the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant?
The omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its rapid spread in the United States in December.Here is what we know so ... Coronavirus -
WHO receives COVID-19 data from China after reporting gap
The World Health Organization (WHO) received data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalizations after a reporting gap, with figures on Thursday showing ... Coronavirus -
German health minister concerned over new COVID-19 variant, says monitoring situation
Germany’s health minister has expressed concern over a new COVID-19 subvariant linked to growing hospitalizations in the northeastern United States, ... Coronavirus -
Biden flags concern on China’s COVID response as WHO doubts death toll
US President Joe Biden raised concern about China’s handling of its COVID-19 outbreak hours after the World Health Organization said it was ... Coronavirus -
South Korean police find COVID-infected Chinese national after going missing
South Korean police found on Thursday a Chinese man who went missing after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, and said he would be taken to a ... Coronavirus -
China to open border with Hong Kong next week
China will begin normalizing travel between the mainland and Hong Kong from Sunday, Beijing announced Thursday, easing painful pandemic restrictions ... Coronavirus -
China stats ‘under-represent’ true impact of COVID-19 outbreak: WHO
The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China’s “very narrow” definition of COVID-19 deaths, warning that official statistics were not ... Coronavirus -
WHO says omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 driving China's recent COVID-19 outbreak
China’s recent COVID-19 outbreak is predominantly led by the omicron subvariants BA.5.2 and BF.7, which together account for 97.5 percent of all local ... Coronavirus -
IATA ‘disappointed’ by nations imposing COVID-19 restrictions on travelers from China
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Director General said he was “extremely disappointed” by the countries that introduced mandatory ... Coronavirus -
Japan will tighten COVID-19 border control rules for China travelers
Japan will toughen from Sunday its COVID-19 border control measures for travelers from China, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in response to a ... Coronavirus -
China urges ‘final victory’ over COVID-19 as global concern mounts over spread
Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China’s raging COVID-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government’s ... Coronavirus -
South Korea launches hunt for missing COVID-infected Chinese national
South Korea authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival but went ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand won’t require Chinese arrivals to show COVID-19 test
The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travelers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test, bucking a trend that has ... Coronavirus -
Australia defends COVID-19 tests for China arrivals
Australia’s government on Wednesday criticized Beijing’s lack of COVID-19 transparency, after overruling its chief medical officer and ramping up ... Coronavirus -
EU offers China help to counter COVID-19 crisis
The European Union said Tuesday it has offered China help to deal with its COVID-19 crisis, including the donation of vaccines, as the bloc seeks to ... Coronavirus -
French PM says COVID-19 tests for travelers from China ‘will continue’
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday that COVID-19 tests for travelers arriving from China would continue despite protests from ... Coronavirus -
Beijing condemns ‘unacceptable’ COVID-19 rules on travelers from China
China on Tuesday condemned fresh COVID-19 test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers traveling abroad from its territory, warning it ... Coronavirus -
China’s biggest cities report recovery in subway use as COVID-19 starts to peak
Nearly a dozen major Chinese cities are reporting a recovery in subway use, a sign that an ‘exit wave’ of COVID-19 infections may have peaked in some ... Coronavirus -
Foxconn iPhone plant back at 90 pct capacity after COVID-19 turmoil subsides
Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world’s largest iPhone plant to about 90 percent of anticipated peak capacity, suggesting Apple Inc.’s ... Coronavirus -
China media plays down severity of COVID-19 wave before WHO meeting
China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing ... Coronavirus -
Qatar requires negative PCR test for travelers from China as COVID-19 cases surge
Qatar will now require travelers flying in from China to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival starting from Tuesday, the official Qatar ... Coronavirus -
China’s Xi warns of tough COVID-19 fight, acknowledges divisions in society
President Xi Jinping said tough challenges remain in China’s fight against COVID-19 and acknowledged divisions in society that led to rare spontaneous ... Coronavirus