Beijing requires COVID test results within 48 hours to enter public places, says officialThe capital city will require a negative PCR test result within 48 hours for people to enter public places such as shopping malls, hotels, ...
22 Nov, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Beijing warns of 'explosive' COVID outbreak as Shanghai begins mass testingThe warning followed a renewed tightening of COVID curbs in Beijing since Thursday, with at least two districts - including its most populo...
11 Jun, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Beijing, Shanghai ease Covid restrictions as outbreaks fadeThe lockdowns and other restrictions under China's "zero-COVID" strategy have increasingly frustrated residents as they see other countries...
29 May, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight CovidChinese authorities have stuck to their zero-Covid policy of lockdowns and mass testing as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early...
05 May, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
China faces twin Covid variant threat as cases rise before Winter Olympic GamesThe infections come despite aggressive measures aimed at preventing an incursion into Beijing and a vow from Chinese officials to eradicate...
19 Jan, 2022, 06.44 AM IST
Beijing seals off mall, housing compounds over virus outbreakChina has largely curbed widespread transmission of the coronavirus through snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions, but autho...
11 Nov, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Food delivery man may be Beijing's coronavirus new super spreaderChina's health authority on Tuesday reported 29 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 13 in the capital Beijing where 249 virus-affecte...
23 Jun, 2020, 10.52 PM IST
Beijing Covid-19 cases reach 106, mass testing of nearly 90,000 people underwayThe Covid-19 cases in Beijing have jumped to 106, a senior city official said on Tuesday, warning that the situation is "extremely severe" ...
16 Jun, 2020, 12.40 PM IST
China faces new wave of coronavirus infections as number of imported cases rise sharplyMi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) told the media on Monday that 951 imported cases have been reported till S...
08 Apr, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
New COVID-19 cases rose to 39 in China; Beijing to be under long-term epidemic controlA health official of Beijing has warned that the Chinese capital will probably remain under long-term coronavirus epidemic control saying t...
06 Apr, 2020, 09.46 AM IST