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
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
Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules easeChina's case numbers in its latest infection surge are relatively low, but the ruling Communist Party is enforcing a "zero-COVID" strategy ...
20 Apr, 2022, 09.14 AM IST
Non-emergency US Consulate staff in Shanghai to leave city immediately due to surge in Covid-19 casesThe US government has ordered all its non-emergency consulate staff in Shanghai to leave the city through commercial flights as the daily c...
12 Apr, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Bosch halts production at two China plants due to COVID-19 curbsTwo other auto parts plants in Shanghai and neighbouring Taicang city are maintaining "closed-loop" operations, in which workers sleep, liv...
12 Apr, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
China labels US concerns over Covid regulations 'groundless accusations'Shanghai is fighting China's worst Covid-19 outbreak since the virus first emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, with almost 25,000 new local case...
10 Apr, 2022, 11.11 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
Xi Jinping defends China's zero-COVID policy amid Shanghai lockdown to curb sharp spike in cases"Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic that rages across the world, we have put first the health of all participants, adhered to ...
08 Apr, 2022, 06.17 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
Oil slumps as Shanghai shuts to curb COVID surgeOil prices fell more than $3 in early trade on Monday on prospects of a drop in fuel demand in China after authorities in Shanghai said the...
28 Mar, 2022, 07.17 AM IST
Surge in cases in Shanghai is testing China’s ‘zero COVID’ strategyThe outbreak has fanned a rising debate in China over whether the government should rethink its stringent “zero COVID” strategy of eliminat...
25 Mar, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
Shanghai warns against 'panic' as Covid cases mountShanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to stock up on food over fears of im...
23 Mar, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
COVID-19 situation in China continues to heat upResidents of Xinchang Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, escape from the containment zone to buy vegetables, reported the local media.
22 Mar, 2022, 09.03 PM IST
Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surgesChina reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant s...
15 Mar, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Tourism cuts, transport reduces in parts of China amid COVID-19 surgeAccording to CNA, Shanghai city detected three domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on November 25, official dat...
27 Nov, 2021, 07.10 PM IST