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Russian cosmonauts begin growing COVID-19 protein crystals in space

Mar 25, 2022 (Sputnik)

"The experiment to grow coronavirus protein crystals has started on the ISS!" he wrote on Telegram. The viral protein was delivered to the orbital outpost by th...

'China's Fauci' calls for protecting 'normal life' in Omicron fight

Mar 24, 2022 (AFP)

Shanghai infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong -- who has been called "China's Fauci" after US disease expert Anthony Fauci -- also said in a blog post that t...

Shanghai warns against 'panic' as Covid cases mount

Mar 23, 2022 (AFP)

China is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago, with Shanghai posting record-high case counts as the ...

Hong Kong's top scientsts urge shift from Beijing's zero-Covid strategy

Mar 22, 2022 (AFP)

Hong Kong used strict travel curbs to keep the virus at bay for two years, leaving the city increasingly isolated, and a deadly Omicron outbreak since January h...

China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country

Mar 22, 2022 (AFP)

Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in the northeastern province of Jilin, as the city of Shenyang in neighbouring Lia...

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries

Mar 21, 2022 (AFP)

The finance hub has struggled to maintain China's zero-tolerance policy during an Omicron-fuelled outbreak that has sparked a huge surge in cases and put the ci...

'Iron army' of grocery runners feeds Shanghai as Covid hits

Mar 19, 2022 (AFP)

Firms including Meituan, Alibaba-owned Ele.me, Pinduoduo and Dingdong Maicai are struggling to keep up with a rush of orders from sequestered citizens in need o...

China reports two Covid-19 deaths, first in more than a year

Mar 19, 2022 (AFP)

The National Health Commission said both deaths occurred in Jilin, the northeastern province which has been hardest hit by a nationwide rise in cases that has p...

Unitaid to finance HIV shots in Brazil, South Africa

Mar 18, 2022 (AFP)

Taking a drug known as PrEP, normally prescribed to treat AIDS, as a way to shield against the deadly disease has proved a vital tool for those at greatest risk...

Shenzhen eases lockdown as pandemic gnaws at China economy

Mar 18, 2022 (AFP)

The city of 17.5 million, under full lockdown since Sunday, resumed work, factory operations and public transport in four districts and a special economic zone,...

Hong Kong leader defends health workers drafted in from China

Mar 18, 2022 (AFP)

The finance hub on Friday passed one million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with nearly 5,500 deaths recorded in a population of 7.4 million -- one...

China to 'stick with' zero-Covid strategy, President Xi says

Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)

The country where the virus emerged in late 2019 has largely kept subsequent outbreaks under control thanks to a combination of strict border controls, lengthy ...

Hong Kong's Lam mulls easing Covid rules as public tolerance 'fading'

Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)

Carrie Lam's administration has been pummelled by all sides over its unclear public messaging and handling of Hong Kong's fifth wave, which has brought nearly a...

China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreads

Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)

The country recorded 3,290 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, including 11 severe cases. The total was down on Tuesday's count of more than 5,000, but the highly ...

Morgues overflowing as Hong Kong suffers deadly Covid wave

Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)

In under three months since the highly transmissible variant broke through, Hong Kong has recorded nearly a million infections and more than 4,600 deaths -- the...

Hazmat suits and panic buying: pandemic images return to China

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

The country is facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the first wave of the pandemic emerged in Wuhan in late 2019. While the daily caseload is comparatively ...

Millions under lockdown in China as virus surges

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread across a count...

Ex-Hong Kong adviser condemns city leader over deadly Covid storm

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

Former government adviser Wong Chack-kie joins a chorus of pro-Beijing loyalists in criticising Chief Executive Carrie Lam at a politically sensitive juncture f...

China reports sharp rise in Covid cases

Mar 15, 2022 (AFP)

The northeastern province of Jilin was worst hit, accounting for more than 3,000 cases, according to the National Health Commission. Since the coronavirus first...

Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)

The southern city of Shenzhen took the measures on Sunday as authorities battled an Omicron flare-up in factories and neighborhoods linked to nearby Hong Kong, ...