China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations, claims WHO reportThe WHO and others have said China has been under-reporting the scale of the outbreak and has repeatedly called for more detailed data, inc...
23 Jan, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
China reports another daily record of COVID cases as protests ripple across the countryExcluding imported infections, China reported 40,052 new local cases, of which 3,748 were symptomatic and 36,304 were asymptomatic, up from...
28 Nov, 2022, 07.54 AM IST
China's daily Covid cases hit record high: health bureauChina recorded 31,454 domestic cases -- 27,517 without symptoms -- on Wednesday, the National Health Bureau said. The numbers are relativel...
24 Nov, 2022, 07.55 AM IST
China reports 9,005 new COVID cases for November 9 vs 8,335 a day earlierThere were no new deaths, same as a day earlier, keeping fatalities at 5,226. As of Nov. 9, mainland China had confirmed 267,544 cases with...
10 Nov, 2022, 08.03 AM IST
China reports 362 new COVID cases for May 27 vs 444 a day earlierThere were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 5,226. As of May 27, mainland China had confirmed 223,933 cases.
28 May, 2022, 07.08 AM IST
Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loomChina will hold the Games in a strict "closed-loop" bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns, border restrictions an...
31 Jan, 2022, 07.30 AM IST
Beijing tightens rules for entering city after Omicron caseThe new rule, effective from Jan. 22 to end-March, is aimed to help with early detection of Omicron, which is surging globally, and the con...
16 Jan, 2022, 04.45 PM 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
Indian Embassy in China restricts Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony to staff due to COVID-19 measuresIn view of the COVID-19 pandemic-related current scenario in Beijing and its adjoining provinces, Hebei and Heilongjiang and related measur...
18 Jan, 2021, 12.55 PM IST
China sees over 100 Covid cases for 1st time in over 3 months amidst fear of second waveThe National Health Commission on Wednesday said that 101 new confirmed coronavirus cases including 98 locally-transmitted and three import...
29 Jul, 2020, 11.24 AM 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 tests millions for Covid-19, PepsiCo suspends ops after workers test positiveMunicipal Health Commission of Beijing, where the new cluster of cases were reported, said that from June 11 to 20, the capital had reporte...
21 Jun, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
China reports 34 new coronavirus cases; submits virus genome sequence to WHOBeijing reported 22 newly confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases and two asymptomatic cases on Friday, the municipal health comm...
20 Jun, 2020, 12.16 PM IST
Beijing cancels hundreds of flights, trains as COVID-19 cases spikeTwo airports in Beijing have cancelled 1,255 domestic flights, nearly 70 per cent of the scheduled trips, the official media reported.Beiji...
17 Jun, 2020, 10.42 AM 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
COVID-19: China begins mass testing in Beijing as 67 new cases appearIn a bid to stem the spread of the contagion, the authorities in Beijing have conducted the nucleic acid test on 29,386 people who had visi...
15 Jun, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
China reports 16 new coronavirus cases; Beijing confirms first infection in 56 daysA local case of COVID-19 in Beijing's Xicheng district was confirmed on Thursday. The capital had no new coronavirus case for 56 consecutiv...
11 Jun, 2020, 05.19 PM IST