Virus

China megacity says people with symptomatic Covid can work ‘as normal’

  Beijing, China (AFP) People with Covid-19 symptoms in one of China's largest cities can now go to work "as…

Beijing crematoriums strain under China Covid wave

  Beijing, China (AFP) by Laurie CHEN Workers at Beijing crematoriums said Friday they are overwhelmed as China faces a…

China says tracking Covid cases now ‘impossible’ as infections soar

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top…

Musk targets US Covid response lead Fauci in viral tweet

  San Francisco, United States (AFP) Elon Musk on Sunday targeted America's outgoing top infectious disease official and key advisor…

China faces soaring Covid cases as hardline policy eases

Beijing, China (AFP) by Jing Xuan TENG / Laurie CHEN Covid cases are surging in the Chinese capital, officials said…

China retires major Covid tracking app as virus rules ease

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Monday it would retire an app used to track Covid-19 contacts, a milestone in…

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

Beijing, China (AFP) China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of its hardline Covid restrictions that had hammered the world’s second…

Chinese cities relax testing rules as zero-Covid policy eases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as…

Shanghai axes some Covid testing requirements

Beijing, China (AFP) Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai will from Monday scrap some testing requirements in the country's…

Pres. Xi signalled to EU chief China may adopt more openness in Covid response

  Bruxelles, Belgium (AFP) China's President Xi Jinping suggested in talks with EU chief Charles Michel that the spread of…

China censors rare, nationwide protests

by Matthew Walsh, with Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- China's censors were working Monday…

‘Long live the people!’ Beijingers gather for frigid anti-lockdown rally

Beijing, China (AFP) by Laurie CHEN One by one Beijingers braved the cold Sunday night after word of a rally…

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