New Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1 found in ShanghaiThe case, found in the financial district of Pudong on July 8, was linked with a case from overseas, said Zhao Dandan, vice-director of the...
10 Jul, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
With surge in fresh infections, China logs 319 new local Covid 19 casesMeanwhile, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in China, questions are mounting over the country's much-pu...
08 May, 2022, 09.28 AM IST
China reports 368 new local COVID-19 cases, 20 deathsOf the new local case, 274 were reported in Shanghai, 51 in Beijing and the rest of the cases were reported in 11 other provincial-level re...
03 May, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle; Beijing focusses on mass testingShanghai residents breathed a sigh of relief at the weekend on news that no cases had been confirmed outside quarantine areas for two days,...
02 May, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
EXPLAINER-Shanghai death numbers raise questions over its COVID accountingShanghai had reported no COVID-19 deaths for more than a month after the current outbreak began in early March. But deaths suddenly started...
28 Apr, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
Beijing orders COVID-19 tests for its 21 million people; Shanghai reports 52 more deathsThe Chinese capital, which is battling the spread of the Omicron variant in the city, similar to Shanghai, has ordered mass testing from Tu...
26 Apr, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
Beijing goes on high alert to curb COVID-19 clusters; Shanghai reports 39 deaths in a dayThe city went on high alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday following which city officials suspended...
24 Apr, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
Beijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in schoolCity officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results on Friday. The Chinese capital also reported ...
24 Apr, 2022, 12.08 AM IST
Shanghai extends Covid 19 lockdown till April 26 as death toll rises to 36Shanghai has extended a standstill order throughout the city till April 26, tightening its stranglehold on a lockdown which is entering its...
22 Apr, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
Shanghai people 'not free to fly' out of homes as COVID cases tick back upShanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID transmi...
21 Apr, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Shanghai to keep COVID-19 curbs as infections outside quarantine rise againThat sober assessment came after health officials earlier in the week had fuelled hopes of some return to normal by saying that trends in r...
21 Apr, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Shanghai reports more deaths as COVID-19 toll risesBeijing insists its zero-Covid policy of hard lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines has averted fatalities and the public health ...
19 Apr, 2022, 09.27 AM IST
Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of lockdownThe statement said two of the dead were women aged 89 and 91, while the third was a 91-year-old man.
18 Apr, 2022, 08.16 AM IST
China's hiding real COVID-19 deaths by masking cause of death, reports sayThe country has recorded a mere two deaths from more than 443,000 cases since March 1, both of which occurred in Jilin - a province borderi...
17 Apr, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Eat only one meal a day: Shanghai's stringent COVID lockdown puts megacity out of foodOn April 3, the Chinese government announced the deployment of thousands of military personnel to Shanghai to assist in the mandatory testi...
12 Apr, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
China reports 20,000 daily Covid cases, most since start of pandemicUntil March, China had kept daily cases low with snap localised lockdowns, mass testing, and strict restrictions on international travel.
07 Apr, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
China reports 1,787 new local COVID-19 cases in past 24 hoursOf the new local infections, 1,363 were reported in Jilin, 358 in Shanghai, 16 in Heilongjiang, 10 in Zhejiang, and nine in Jiangsu, accord...
01 Apr, 2022, 11.25 AM IST