China won't seek negative Covid-19 test report for incoming travellersBeijing ended its tough domestic "zero Covid" policy only in December, after years of draconian curbs that at times included full-city lock...
28 Aug, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
China will no longer require COVID antigen test for inbound travellersChina will no longer require inbound travelers to undergo a pre-departure antigen test for COVID-19 starting from August 30. This move mark...
28 Aug, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Beijing city relaxes Covid-19 test norms following widespread protestsAs per the new announcement, negative nucleic acid test results are no longer required to enter shopping malls, supermarkets, commercial bu...
07 Dec, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
Cheaper study destination? Indian students prefer East Europe to ChinaThis is primarily because many students enrolled in China have their studies delayed by over two years due to prolonged closures amid Beiji...
02 Dec, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
China hints at relaxing zero-Covid policy amid global outcry over crackdown on protestsSeeking to address international concerns, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China has been adjusting the zero-Covid policy based...
29 Nov, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
China's 'zero-COVID' limits saved lives but no clear exitMost protesters on the mainland and in Hong Kong have focused their anger on restrictions that confine families to their homes for months. ...
29 Nov, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
China's vast Xinjiang hit with COVID-19 travel restrictionsTrains and busses in and out of the region of 22 million people have been suspended, and passenger numbers on flights have been reduced to ...
06 Oct, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Zero-Covid in China key to Xi Jinping's legacy as he eyes third termHis zero-tolerance approach to Covid has become synonymous with the efforts to cement his authority over China and its ruling Communist Par...
06 Oct, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid caseChina is the last major economy glued to a zero-Covid policy, crushing new outbreaks with snap lockdowns, forced quarantines and onerous tr...
12 Jul, 2022, 02.14 PM IST
WHO says China's zero-Covid strategy unsustainableWHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it was time to hit the reset button, saying any measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic should ...
10 May, 2022, 08.51 PM IST
Xi Jinping warns people for questioning China's zero-COVID policyAs severe, regular lockdowns stoke public anger and hit the Chinese economy, China's top leader Xi Jinping has issued the harshest warning ...
06 May, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record Covid lockdown, combat censorshipWhile some people have defiantly continued reposting such content, others are turning to NFT marketplaces like the world's largest, OpenSea...
04 May, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
Shanghai residents scream from windows as China's COVID lockdown prevents them from leaving home for foodIn a clip posted online by a Twitter user that he said was taken by the father of his close friend who reported that "people (are) screamin...
12 Apr, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
View: How to not control a PandemicLocked down since March 28, Shanghai residents are feeling the heat of a draconian move, and airing their anger and frustration on Weibo, t...
11 Apr, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Shanghai lockdown deepens after new surge in asymptomatic casesThe lockdown was originally set to end on Tuesday in the city's western districts, but has now been extended until further notice.
07 Apr, 2022, 03.20 PM IST
Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19: StudyIn a modelling study of lockdown impact in 11 nations, Imperial College London scientists said the draconian steps, imposed mostly in March...
08 Jun, 2020, 05.41 PM IST
Thousands flock to leave Wuhan as outbound travel ban endsCrowds of passengers filed into the city's Wuchang station to catch the first trains set to pull out of the city of 11 million shortly afte...
08 Apr, 2020, 12.03 AM IST