China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protestsAnger over China's zero-Covid policy -- which involves mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even for people who are not infecte...
01 Dec, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Why are China's COVID rules so strict?China has in place many other regulations that would be familiar to most from the early months of the pandemic. Social distancing is encour...
30 Nov, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
Why are China's Covid rules so strict?Weary of the policy that has confined millions of people to their homes in an attempt to isolate every infection, and with an eye on the fr...
29 Nov, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
China records first Covid death since MayOn Sunday, municipal officials announced an 87-year-old man had died in Beijing as the National Health Commission said it had recorded more...
20 Nov, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
China considers reducing COVID quarantine for visitorsCurrently, China requires travelers to isolate for 10 days on entry into the country, with seven days in a hotel room, followed by three da...
20 Oct, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
27 killed, 20 injured as bus carrying people to COVID quarantine centre crashes in ChinaThe official media reported that the bus overturned on a highway in Guizhou province but there was no mention that the vehicle was transpor...
18 Sep, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
Some Beijing travelers asked to wear COVID monitoring bracelets, sparking outcryAccording to posts published on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning on microblogging platform Weibo, some Beijing residents returning to...
14 Jul, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
China halves quarantine time for overseas travellersThe new guideline cuts the length of mandatory quarantine for overseas travellers to seven days plus three more of home monitoring -- a dra...
29 Jun, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
China reduces quarantine for people arriving from abroadChina has kept tight restrictions on international travel under a "zero-COVID" strategy that seeks to keep the virus out and stop any infec...
28 Jun, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
China slashes Covid quarantine time for international travellersQuarantine at centralised facilities has been cut to seven days from 14, and subsequent at-home health monitoring has been reduced to three...
28 Jun, 2022, 02.03 PM IST
Beijing ramps up COVID quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rulesEven as China's drastic attempts to eradicate COVID entirely - its "zero-COVID" approach - bite into prospects for the world's second-bigge...
24 May, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents sent to quarantineBeijing has been battling its worst outbreak since the pandemic started. The Omicron variant has infected over 1,300 since late April, lead...
21 May, 2022, 10.54 AM IST
Grave jobs situation as lockdowns weigh, China premier warnsLi instructed all government departments and regions to prioritize measures aimed at helping businesses retain jobs and weather the current...
09 May, 2022, 12.19 AM IST
IOC announce Beijing Olympics will not allow foreign spectatorsIt will be the second straight Olympics during the pandemic where families of athletes cannot visit the host country to watch the events.
30 Sep, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
Beijing on alert after COVID-19 spike in neighbouring province; 9 mn vaccinated in ChinaBeijing has gone on an alert mode following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring Hebei province while China has administere...
09 Jan, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
Chinese city extends COVID-19 quarantine to 21 days as infections increaseDalian is requiring people who pose a greater risk, such as those arriving from overseas and those who have visited venues linked to existi...
04 Jan, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
China reports 16 new coronavirus cases; Beijing confirms first infection in 56 daysA local case of COVID-19 in Beijing's Xicheng district was confirmed on Thursday. The capital had no new coronavirus case for 56 consecutiv...
11 Jun, 2020, 05.19 PM IST