China weighs exit from 'zero COVID' and the risks involvedChange does not appear imminent, with more than 15,000 new cases this month in multiple outbreaks across the country, as well as an even la...
18 Mar, 2022, 10.54 AM 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
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
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicronHundreds of cases were reported in other provinces and cities along China's east coast and inland as well. Beijing, which had six news case...
15 Mar, 2022, 05.58 AM IST
Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreadsShenzhen is one of ten cities nationwide to have locked down all residents, though the measure was taken Monday in some parts of other majo...
14 Mar, 2022, 10.57 PM IST
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicronThe surge on the Chinese mainland is infecting people in cities ranging from Shenzhen to Qingdao on the coast, to Xingtai in the north and ...
14 Mar, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
China could eventually 'co-exist' with Covid: top scientistThe country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now one of the last places still hewing to a zero-tolerance approach, respo...
01 Mar, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
How China is keeping to its strict 'zero Covid' strategyThe country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now among the last places still hewing to "zero Covid", placing millions un...
07 Jan, 2022, 10.24 AM IST
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero toleranceInstead, the Beijing resident has been stuck for more than three weeks, much of it in quarantine, after authorities discovered a cluster of...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.02 PM IST
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero toleranceAs vaccination rates rise in many parts of the world and even countries that previously had strict COVID-containment strategies gingerly ea...
10 Nov, 2021, 11.47 AM IST
Why China is the world’s last ‘zero Covid’ holdoutThe strict covid restriction has, increasingly, made China an outlier. The rest of the world is reopening, including New Zealand and Austra...
29 Oct, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
Why China is the world’s last ‘zero COVID’ holdoutThe no-holds-barred response is emblematic of China’s “zero COVID” policy, which has served the country remarkably well: China has reported...
28 Oct, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
How China's ultra-loyal web army silences Beijing's criticsAs with Western platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, Chinese social media is very much polarized, but the nationalists are increasingly ...
26 Aug, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
'China's Fauci' probed for plagiarism after questioning Covid policyZhang Wenhong -- a leading doctor described by state media as "China's Fauci", after the top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci -- ...
16 Aug, 2021, 12.29 PM IST
China says it aims to vaccinate 40% of population by JuneChina plans to vaccinate 40% of its 1.4 billion people against Covid-19 by the end of June, the country’s top health expert said.The ambiti...
03 Mar, 2021, 12.40 AM IST
China may be hit by second wave of coronavirus in November: Chinese expertAs of Wednesday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China reached 82,341. Altogether 3,342 people have died of the disease, ac...
16 Apr, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Fearing next wave, China doesn’t want its Diaspora coming backShaken by the almost 600 "imported” cases, China has already announced the sealing of its borders to foreigners.
28 Mar, 2020, 06.25 AM IST