China Covid

A laboratory leak was the most likely origin of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to findings by the US Energy Department, the Wall Street Journal reported. A classified intelligence report provided to the White House and key members of…

<!-- -->There have been signs in recent weeks that the wave is finally receding. (Representational)Beijing: China's top leaders today hailed the "miracle" of the country's zero-Covid reversal, calling the dramatic turn away from…

<!-- -->China's initial surge in Covid hospitalisations has peaked.Shanghai: Steven, a financier in his 40s, tested positive for COVID-19 in Beijing at the height of China's outbreak in December and felt fine until the eighth day,…

China said on Friday that cross border travel between the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau would fully resume from Feb. 6, dropping existing quotas and scrapping a mandatory COVID-19 test that was required before traveling. Group tours…

Canada is extending its COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macau for another two months, the federal government announced Thursday, pointing to a continued spike in infections and limited data…

Last Updated: January 31, 2023, 14:48 ISTPeople ride on a subway during the morning rush hour following the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in Beijing, China (Image: Reuters)Chinese officials claim that they did not record any rebound in…

AFP | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny Global growth is set to be higher than expected this year, the IMF said Monday, raising its forecast on surprisingly strong consumption and investment while China's lifting of zero-Covid…

Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74% from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 travel curbs, state media reported on Saturday, though the number of journeys was still only half of pre-pandemic levels.…

China’s daily new COVID-19 infections hit a peak of more than 7 million per day around Dec. 22, while deaths reached a daily peak of more than 4,000 on Jan. 4, the country’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.…

The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday. The mass movement of people during the ongoing…