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<!-- -->Xi said that China has adopted COVID-19 response in light of the evolving situation. (File)Beijing: China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday acknowledged that the current wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the country has…

China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar…

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a “tragic battle” with COVID-19 as it expects half of the city’s 25 million people will get infected by the end of next week, while the virus sweeps through China largely…

Last Updated: December 20, 2022, 14:11 ISTXiaomi has globally made changes to its workforceReports said China's Xiaomi Corp has started laying off workers in several units of its smartphone and internet services business, but the company…

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<!-- -->Millions of unvaccinated elderly people in China remain vulnerable to Covid-19. (File)Beijing: Workers at Beijing crematoriums said Friday they are overwhelmed as China faces a surge in Covid cases that authorities warn could…

A Chinese healthcare platform has started selling Pfizer’s PFE.N oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid in what appears to be the first retail sale of the drug in the country, as China braces for a surge in COVID patients. The medication…

Protests erupted across China as the government implemented a strict Covid lockdown following a rise in cases in the country. In a rare display of populist rage against the government, hundreds of people demonstrated against China's…

China called for “patience” with its tough COVID policies and warned against any “war-weariness” as local cases soared to their highest since August, days ahead of a pivotal Communist Party congress. Many countries are learning to…

<!-- -->The latest Covid outbreak comes during peak tourism season in Sanya. (File)Beijing: Over 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii" after a Covid flare-up led authorities to impose strict…