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Public shaming of alleged Covid rule breakers sparks backlash in China
Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)
China banned such public shaming of criminal suspects in 2010 after decades of campaigning by human rights activists, but the practice has resurfaced as local g...
Chinese officials admit struggle providing food in locked down Xi'an
Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)
Thirteen million residents in northern Xi'an are in their seventh day of home confinement, and national health officials have called for measures to be strength...
China expands lockdowns as virus surges in US, Europe
Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)
Covid surges have wreaked havoc around the world, with many nations in Europe and North America trying to strike a balance between economically punishing restri...
WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs
Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)
Covid-19 surges have wreaked havoc worldwide, forcing many nations to make tough choices between economically punishing restrictions to control the spread of th...
China expands lockdowns as Covid cases climb
Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)
China -- where the virus emerged two years ago -- has followed a "zero-Covid" strategy of tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns ...
Covid-hit Xi'an tightens measures as China sees 21-month case record
Dec 26, 2021 (AFP)
China has stuck to a "zero-Covid" strategy involving tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns. Authorities have been especially vig...
China locks down city as Covid cases surge around the world
Dec 23, 2021 (AFP)
Stock markets rose in Asia, following Wall Street's lead, partly due to preliminary studies from Britain indicating Omicron infections were less likely to resul...
'A week of anxiety': Xi'an residents hunker down for city lockdown
Dec 23, 2021 (AFP)
The city transformed as all 13 million residents were ordered to stay home: streets emptied, people formed long lines at Covid-19 testing stations, and official...
Japan tells US military to enforce virus rules after base cluster
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
Cases have nosedived in recent months in Japan, which has seen a comparatively low 18,300 Covid deaths during the pandemic. But in recent days, 215 people linke...
France jabs kids, Chinese city locks down as Omicron surges
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
The UK approved Pfizer's jab for children aged five and up, while the World Health Organization warned that getting booster shots did not mean tossing aside saf...
Hong Kong adds Britain to govt camp virus quarantine tier
Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong has maintained some of the world's toughest quarantine restrictions, measures that have kept infections at bay bu...
China's Xi'an tests millions as Covid cases rise
Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)
China, where the virus was first detected, has slowed new cases to a trickle since the middle of last year through border restrictions, targeted lockdowns and l...
Bird flu outbreak in French foie gras region
Dec 19, 2021 (AFP)
"Clinical signs leave no doubt and it was decided to cull the flock" on Saturday, the day after the outbreak was identified, Marie-Helene Cazaubon, head of the ...
UK reports third consecutive record of daily Covid cases
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
The latest data brings the total number of infections during the pandemic to more than 11.1 million, while the UK also registered a further 111 deaths from the ...
Asia tech conference calls off 2022 event citing virus fears
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
The annual RISE Conference brings together CEOs, startups and investors and has been held in Hong Kong since 2015. In a brief statement, organisers said they ch...
Hong Kong central bank sends care packages to execs in quarantine
Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)
The finance hub maintains one of the world's longest quarantines, a measure that has kept the city largely coronavirus-free but cut off from much of the world. ...
China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictions
Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)
Zhejiang, a major industrial and export hub on the country's east coast, reported 44 of China's 51 domestically transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringi...
Preliminary results positive for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine
Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)
The experimental flu shot was found to be safe, and successfully evoked high levels of antibodies in 180 people at all dosage levels, in both younger and older ...
Hong Kong to require quarantine camp stay for travellers from US
Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)
The new rules, which comes into effect Monday, means travellers from the US will be subject to the highest tier of quarantine measures in the semi-autonomous ci...
UK virus cases highest since January: minister
Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)
Communities Secretary Michael Gove said that the country faces a "deeply concerning situation" as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly, with case numbers doublin...
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