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A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus in Jiayuguan, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province on November 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

China has stuck with Xi's zero-COVID policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions

28 Nov 2022 4:50 AM GMT

Protesters are taken away by police in a bus in Shanghai on Saturday. Protests against Chinas restrictive COVID measures appeared in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. (AP Photo)

Protests over China's COVID controls spread across country

President Xi Jinping's government faces mounting anger at its 'zero-COVID' policy that has shut down access to areas...

27 Nov 2022 6:03 AM GMT

A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus in Jiayuguan, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Chandrakant Lahariya | Lesson from China's surge: Don't drop guard on...

The surge in China has not changed anything in India and there is no need to change people-related approaches in the...

24 Dec 2022 3:27 AM GMT

People walking across a street in Haizhu district, Guangzhou city, in Chinas southern Guangdong province, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the city. (AFP)

China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests

Anger over China's zero-Covid policy has sparked protests in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

1 Dec 2022 6:10 AM GMT

A restaurant sells meat to residents, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Shanghai. Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening Chinas largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases

Negative PCR tests for COVID taken within the previous 48 hours remain standard in Shanghai, Beijing for permission to...

1 Jun 2022 7:56 AM GMT

Passengers are seen upon their arrival at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport from other countries, in Shanghai on January 8, 2023. (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China welcomes first batch of int'l travellers after scrapping of...

First flights under China's new 'no quarantine' rules for international travellers landed at airports in Guangzhou and...

8 Jan 2023 6:53 AM GMT