Shanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million as Covid fears lingerThe city eased many restrictions last week, after confining most of its 25 million residents to their homes since March as China battled it...
09 Jun, 2022, 03.31 PM 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
Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of COVID restrictionsIt wasn't immediately clear how frequent the service would be. Bus service resumed on a trial basis within three outlying districts this we...
19 May, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid caseChina is facing its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020, with eastern Shanghai recording dozens of daily deaths a...
28 Apr, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
COVID-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down ShanghaiIt is not unusual for test results to be shared and positive cases announced in building WeChat groups, as authorities try to get to grips ...
19 Apr, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
China: Locked-down Shanghai residents barter for what money can’t buyAvailability of many goods in Shanghai has been strained by clogged logistics into the city and the lack of couriers to deliver supplies to...
15 Apr, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
US warns of 'arbitrary' Covid measures in ChinaUntil March, China had kept cases low with snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions, but more than 100,000 cases have been repo...
09 Apr, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
COVID outbreak 'extremely grim' as Shanghai extends lockdownThe COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 milli...
05 Apr, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Shanghai COVID curbs prompt half of U.S. firms to cut revenue forecasts: SurveyMore than half, or 54%, have cut 2022 revenue projections following the outbreak, though 38% said it was too early to estimate the impact.
01 Apr, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Much of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing beginsChina's financial capital with 26 million people, Shanghai had managed its smaller, past outbreaks with limited lockdowns of housing compou...
28 Mar, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Shanghai to lock down in two stages for testing as Covid cases spikeShanghai has battled a new COVID-19 surge for nearly a month and for Saturday it reported its highest daily number of cases since the initi...
27 Mar, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Surge of Omicron infections prompts lockdowns in ChinaChina is grappling with its largest surge of COVID-19 infections since the coronavirus first emerged more than two years ago in central Chi...
15 Mar, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
Millions locked down as China wrestles worst virus outbreak in two yearsA nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai, lock down central neighbourhoods in the southern tech powerhous...
13 Mar, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
China records nearly 3,400 daily virus cases, highest in two yearsA nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai and lock down several northeastern cities, as over 10 provinces ...
13 Mar, 2022, 08.03 AM IST
Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon In-faIn-fa was forecast to hit Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, on Sunday afternoon, with rainfall of 250-350 millimetres (10 to 14 inches)...
25 Jul, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
As world cowers, China glimpses coronavirus aftermathRestaurants are reopening, traffic and factories are stirring, and in one of the clearest signs yet that China is awakening from its corona...
18 Mar, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
China stocks end lower on lean inflation data; real estate weighsMost sectors lost ground, led by real estate and material firms.
16 Oct, 2018, 01.12 PM IST