SHANGHAI: Parts of eastern China are running fresh rounds of mass COVID-19 testing, as the country faces new waves of … [Read more...] about Several eastern Chinese areas in mass COVID-19 testing to curb new waves of infections
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Some Omicron sub-variants escaping antibodies from Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shot: Chinese study
BEIJING: A small Chinese study detailed in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal showed neutralising antibodies against some … [Read more...] about Some Omicron sub-variants escaping antibodies from Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shot: Chinese study
North Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING: In the months before it acknowledged its first official COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea suddenly imported millions of … [Read more...] about North Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID-19 outbreak
Chinese web users get creative to dodge COVID-19 censorship
BEIJING: From quoting the national anthem to referencing Hollywood blockbusters and George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, … [Read more...] about Chinese web users get creative to dodge COVID-19 censorship
Shares in Chinese pharma firm tank as COVID-19 medicine Lianhua Qingwen questioned
The US Food and Drug Administration has said it has not approved Lianhua Qingwen, and that coronavirus-related claims about … [Read more...] about Shares in Chinese pharma firm tank as COVID-19 medicine Lianhua Qingwen questioned
More Chinese cities impose COVID-19 curbs as Shanghai cases rise
The lingering and widening restrictions highlight broad supply chain disruptions that are seen likely to lead to delays in … [Read more...] about More Chinese cities impose COVID-19 curbs as Shanghai cases rise
More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID-19 cases rise
SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Apr 16) and other areas across China … [Read more...] about More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID-19 cases rise
Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID-19 curbs
BEIJING: Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the coastal city of Nantong and began what … [Read more...] about Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID-19 curbs
Shanghai widens COVID-19 testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs
SHANGHAI: Shanghai on Friday (Apr 8) announced a record 21,000 new cases and a third consecutive day of COVID-19 testing as a … [Read more...] about Shanghai widens COVID-19 testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs
Chinese officials urge elderly to get COVID-19 vaccine, cite lesson of Hong Kong
BEIJING: Older people in China should get vaccinated against COVID-19, senior Chinese health officials said on Friday (Mar … [Read more...] about Chinese officials urge elderly to get COVID-19 vaccine, cite lesson of Hong Kong
Chinese city locks down, Shanghai shuts schools as COVID-19 spikes
COVID-19 was first detected in China in late 2019 but the government has kept its case count extremely low by international … [Read more...] about Chinese city locks down, Shanghai shuts schools as COVID-19 spikes
Chinese cities offer cash to combat people smuggling in COVID-19 fight
BEIJING: Several southern Chinese cities are offering cash bounties worth tens of thousands of dollars for leads on smuggling … [Read more...] about Chinese cities offer cash to combat people smuggling in COVID-19 fight