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China’s power in Asia diminished by COVID-19 zero: Lowy Institute study
China’s standing in the Asia-Pacific has been damaged by its de-cision to stick with COVID-19 Zero for most of 2022, leaving the US to cement its ... World News -
China weekly COVID-19 deaths halve as country returns from holiday
China’s official COVID-19 death tally almost halved in the seven days following the Spring Festival Holiday, suggesting the massive wave of infections ... Coronavirus -
China city converts COVID-19 quarantine camp into homes for ‘skilled talents’
Local governments in China are looking for new uses for the makeshift quarantine facilities built during the pandemic, after years of strict ... Coronavirus -
Watchdog in US identifies $5.4 billion in potentially fraudulent COVID-19 loans
The US government likely awarded about $5.4 billion in COVID-19 aid to people with questionable Social Security numbers, a federal watchdog said in a ... World News -
China manufacturing rebounds in January
China’s factory activity expanded in January after four months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as its economy rebounded following the ... World News -
WHO says COVID-19 still an international emergency, three years after initial alert
Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over COVID-19, it said on Monday the pandemic ... Coronavirus -
France extends COVID-19 tests for China travelers
France on Saturday said it had extended until February 15 COVID-19 tests for travelers arriving from China due to the “evolving situation.”For all the ... Coronavirus -
UAE residents unphased by COVID-19 three years after initial outbreak
Three years on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents in the United Arab Emirates no longer worry about the disease as they feel healthy ... Coronavirus -
Large scale COVID-19 outbreak in China unlikely in near term: Expert
The possibility of a large scale rebound of COVID-19 in China over the next two or three months is very small as 80 percent of the population has ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 outbreak easing on eve of travel rush: China
China said the worst was over in its battle against COVID-19 ahead of what is expected to be the busiest day of travel in years on Friday, a mass ... Coronavirus -
China races to make COVID-19 drugs as President Xi fears rural outbreaks
Chinese drugmakers rushed to make anti-fever medicines and other treatments for COVID-19 on Thursday, after President Xi Jinping said he was worried ... World News -
No easy way to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid in China
When Li’s 83-year-old father with diabetes started coughing and complaining of body aches last month, the Beijing resident became anxious about ... Coronavirus -
No easy way to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, as virus sweeps China
When Li’s 83-year-old father with diabetes started coughing and complaining of body aches last month, the Beijing resident became anxious about ... Coronavirus -
China fears COVID-19 outbreak may surge as people travel for the holidays
Luggage-laden passengers flocked to railway stations and airports in China’s megacities on Monday, heading home for holidays that health experts fear ... Coronavirus -
China reports nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in a month
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 ... Coronavirus -
China COVID-19 peak to last two-three months, hit rural areas
The peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are ... Coronavirus -
Everything to know about ‘Kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 and why it’s causing concern
A new COVID-19 variant that was first detected last year has quickly become the dominant strain in the US — and picked up a creepy moniker along the ... Coronavirus -
China stops reporting daily COVID-19 tally as international criticism continues
China hasn’t updated its daily COVID-19 reports for three days, adding to global concerns that the information vacuum is masking the true impact of ... Coronavirus -
WHO seeks more China COVID data, praises US ‘transparency’
The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive COVID outbreak, while praising Washington’s “radical transparency” ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 surge in China not expected to ‘significantly impact’ Europe: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in China to “significantly impact” the situation in ... Coronavirus -
China’s embassy in South Korea suspends short-term visas in retaliatory move
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended the issue of short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory ... Coronavirus -
China braces for ‘new phase’ as COVID-19 curbs ease despite surge in cases
China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border ... 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 -
India finds 11 omicron subvariants of COVID-19 in international travelers
India detected a total of 11 subvariants of COVID-19 in international travelers who arrived in the country during Dec. 24 to Jan. 3, health ministry ... 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 -
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 -
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 -
UK to require negative COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China
The UK said on Friday that passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative COVID-19 test after a surge in infections in China.For ... Coronavirus -
France to reduce COVID-19 sequencing capacity despite EU calls to continue
France is set to reduce from next week its capacity to carry out sequencing of COVID-19 infections, just as the epidemic is soaring in China and the ... Coronavirus