Tag: Zhejiang

Half a million quarantined as China export hub faces outbreak

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has left half a million people quarantined and some districts under business shutdown. Zhejiang, a major industrial and export hub on the country’s east coast, reported 44 of China’s 51 domestically transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total since late last week to nearly 200. Although Chinese case counts are miniscule compared to other major economies, […]

Case of patient who recovers from coronavirus in China’s Zhejiang province brings hope

  (Eagle News) — A case of a coronavirus patient cured of the disease on Friday in east China’s Zhejiang Province is bringing hope to thousands of patients afflicted with the deadly virus, and could serve as a guide for doctors treating patients infected with the virus. The case of a 46-year old patient who was only identified by his surname Yang is said to be the first coronavirus patient in the province to be […]

China house collapse buries more than 20: report

BEIJING, China (AFP) — More than 20 people were buried under rubble after four houses collapsed in China on Monday, a local government and state media reported. The buildings caved in during the early hours in Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the Lucheng district government said in a statement. The Xinhua news agency said on social media that an “initial estimate” was that more than 20 people had been buried. The Lucheng government […]

33 missing after China landslides: Xinhua

BEIJING, China (AFP) — At least 33 people are missing a day after landslides swept through two east China villages, state media reported Thursday, as rescuers combed through rubble for survivors. Heavy wind and rains brought by Typhoon Megi triggered the landslides around 5:30pm (0930 GMT) Wednesday, which struck the villages of Sucun and Baofeng in eastern Zhejiang province, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Thirteen people had been rescued by early Thursday and 33 […]