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Chinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown 'rumours'
May 13, 2022 (AFP)
China is sticking to a zero-Covid strategy to stamp out clusters as they emerge, hitting hundreds of areas across Beijing with some form of restrictions, includ...
Chinese Covid testing firm probed after reports of false results
May 12, 2022 (AFP)
The city has been under lockdown for weeks as China enforces a zero-Covid policy through shutdowns, mass testing and tight restrictions on movement -- with ever...
Beijing residents swamp supermarkets after lockdown rumours
May 12, 2022 (AFP)
The city has been trying to stamp out a wave of cases in recent weeks, closing subway stations and telling many residents to work from home, with hundreds of co...
China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policy
May 11, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy glued to a zero-Covid policy and enforces some of the most stringent virus controls anywhere in the world. Those restrictions ha...
WHO says China's zero-Covid strategy unsustainable
May 11, 2022 (AFP)
China has imposed draconian measures, trapping most of Shanghai's 25 million people at home for weeks as the country combats its worst outbreak since the pandem...
Iraq Congo fever deaths rise to 12
May 10, 2022 (AFP)
"The total number of cases of haemorrhagic fever is 55, including 12 recorded deaths," health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told a news conference. The tick-b...
Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capital
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing residents fear they may soon find themselves in the grip of the same draconian measures that have trapped most of Shanghai's 25 million people at home f...
'There's no why': Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
China insists on sticking to its zero-Covid strategy, and that has left most of Shanghai's 25 million residents locked down for several weeks. The city is the e...
Northern Iraq registers Congo fever death
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Iraq has registered eight deaths from 40 cases of the illness, also known as Congo fever, since the start of the year, health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr sa...
From lockdown to wedlock: Shanghai couple defy Covid woes to marry
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
With the "Bridal Chorus" on speaker, a smattering of socially distanced friends and an immaculate white dress complete with blue surgical mask, bride Janelle Nu...
Hong Kongers relish beaches reopening as virus outbreak recedes
May 05, 2022 (AFP)
Nestled on the southern side of Hong Kong's main island, the wealthy town of Stanley offers a welcome respite from the city with its low-rise houses and seaside...
Business group warns Hong Kong travel curbs a 'nightmare'
May 05, 2022 (AFP)
The business group published a letter to the city's leader on Wednesday urging her to drop the "circuit breaker" mechanism for flights, which temporarily suspen...
Beijing closes dozens of subway stations, extends Covid restrictions
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
China has been battling its worst coronavirus flare-up since the early days of the pandemic, with most cases found in the business hub of Shanghai. Scenes of ch...
Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid controls tighten
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
China has been battling its worst coronavirus flare-up since the early days of the pandemic, with most cases found in the business hub of Shanghai. Scenes of ch...
New study exonerates urban pests like rats as one-of-a-kind disease reservoirs
May 03, 2022 (SPX)
In a study published on May 2nd in Nature Ecology and Evolution ("Urban-adapted mammal species have more known pathogens"), researchers set out to understand wh...
Much-maligned rats unlikely to spark next pandemic: study
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
Researchers at Georgetown University in Washington DC studied data on about nearly 3,000 mammals, expecting to find that those living in urban environments host...
'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city during Covid crackdown
May 02, 2022 (AFP)
Most of Shanghai's 25 million residents have been confined to their homes for weeks as the city battles a major Covid outbreak. Hundreds of thousands of virus-p...
Taiwan will not 'cruelly' lock down like China: premier
May 01, 2022 (AFP)
The self-governing island recorded more than 10,000 new cases for the first time on Thursday, as the government moves from its zero-Covid strategy and begins li...
Beijing tourist sites empty in Covid-stalked public holiday
May 01, 2022 (AFP)
China's staunch zero-Covid policy has kept the virus at bay for more than two years but it is currently facing its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemi...
Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holiday begins
Apr 30, 2022 (AFP)
The five-day break is typically one of China's busiest travel periods, but the country's worst Covid resurgence since early in the pandemic is expected to keep ...
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