Covid zero

The number of people passing through Hong Kong’s airport jumped last month as travel restrictions eased and China reopened borders for the first time since the pandemic began.Hong Kong International Airport reported 2.1 million passengers…

BEIJING: China’s Covid outbreak could continue for another two to three months as there are parts of the vast country yet to be hit, according to the former chief scientist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.Speaking…

BEIJING: China hasn’t updated its daily Covid reports for three days, adding to global concerns that the information vacuum is masking the true impact of the world’s biggest outbreak.The last time the country published its daily Covid…

BEIJING: China’s economic activity contracted at a steeper pace in December as the country suddenly reversed its Covid Zeropolicy and the virus swept through major cities, causing people to stay home and businesses to shut.The official…

SHANGHAI: Months after Shanghai endured a brutal lockdown to stop the spread of Covid, the virus is starting to make its way virtually unchecked through the megacity's 25 million-strong population.Hospitals are struggling to cope with the…

HONG KONG: Almost 1 million people in China may die from Covid-19 as the government rapidly abandons pandemic curbs, according to a new study by researchers in Hong Kong. In the absence of a mass vaccination booster campaign and other…

China is loosening restrictions on Covid Zero regulations as EU Council President Charles Michel meets Chinese President Xi Jinping.Xi Jinping also told Michel that the protests were fuelled by teenagers and college students who were tired…

BEIJING: Chinese police were out in force in Beijing and Shanghai on Tuesday to prevent more protests against Covid curbs which have disrupted the lives of millions, damaged the economy and briefly sparked rare calls for President Xi…

…

Beijingers are experiencing strict lockdown restrictions and witnessing panic buying as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the Chinese capital. Beijing saw 1,854 new infections on Thursday, comparatively lesser than what the rest of world’s…