カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Users of Chinese social media have questioned the country’s official statistics after a surge in the number of public figures dyingA spate of deaths among celebrities and public figures across China has sparked concerns that the actual death toll from …
After almost three years of restrictions, many will return home to be with family, sparking concerns of a surge in infectionsDora Wang* longs to see her family over lunar new year, but despite the recent scrapping of Covid travel restrictions across Ch…
Readers take issue with an article by the Chinese ambassador to the UK about his country’s coronavirus responseThere has been a desire around the world to shield political decisions with science, so I understand the basic logic of the remarks by the Ch…
Analysis of Chinese data finds no new variants of concern emerging, but world health body says it still does not have ‘complete data’The World Health Organisation has criticised China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid-19 deaths, warning that official…
Bloc recommends negative coronavirus tests from all arrivals despite warnings from Beijing of retaliationThe European Union wants all travellers from China to take pre-departure Covid tests, in response to surging levels of the virus after Beijing hast…
US among several nations to defend requirement of virus tests for China passengers as Beijing threatens countermeasuresBeijing has criticised recently imposed testing requirements on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countrie…
Officials confirm new policy for England will begin on Thursday but say they are still working on final details Ministers are yet to set out details of a Covid testing regime for arrivals from China that comes into force this week, including whether it…
Health minister defends country-specific testing as necessary due to ‘absence of comprehensive information’ on Covid’s spread in ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily…
Despite public bullishness, overflowing hospitals across the country suggest its leader may have made a huge miscalculationChina’s leader Xi Jinping told his country it stands on “the right side of history” in a new year address on Saturday, but exper…
Chinese leader speaks of continuing struggles as thousands gather in Wuhan, epicentre of the pandemic three years agoChinese President Xi Jinping has called for more effort and unity as the country enters a “new phase” in its approach to combating the …
Steve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing was not ‘upfront’ about its dataThe requirement for travellers from China to England to provide a negative Covid test before departure could hav…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says WHO officials stressed to Beijing the importance of sharing data ahead of easing of travel restrictions on 8 JanuaryThe World Health Organisation again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific, real-tim…
Department of Health confirms that from 5 January anyone travelling to England will be asked to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test Rishi Sunak has performed a major U-turn by imposing Covid checks on travellers from China from 5 January, after criticis…
Many city workers heading home for holiday in late January are likely to take disease with themChina is preparing for another wave of Covid to hit its more vulnerable countryside in early 2023, as the current wave of infections overwhelms hospitals and…
Spain joins Italy in requiring arrivals to show a negative result as Chinese state media calls move ‘discriminatory’European countries are preparing to scale up the monitoring of potential new coronavirus variants from China, as Spain becomes the secon…