カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Officially there are relatively low numbers of intensive care cases but ‘anecdotally ICUs are filling up’China may be struggling to keep a tally of Covid-19 infections as it experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official …
US offers assistance to China where experts warn there could be a million Covid-19 deaths in 2023It may be too early to declare the global end of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency because of a potentially devastating wave to come in China, according to s…
If Beijing is expecting an immediate boost from abandoning its tough controls it is mistakenFrom zero tolerance to “let it rip”. China has not just changed its mind on how to cope with Covid, it has executed the mother of all U-turns in response to slo…
State media reports on increased efforts to boost health infrastructure, staffing and suppliesChinese authorities are rushing to boost the number of intensive care beds and health workers and increase medication supplies as Covid-19 surges through the …
Chief epidemiologist says China is in the first of an expected three waves of Covid cases, despite official figures showing low numbersChinese authorities have warned of successive waves of Covid infections over the coming months, as cases continue to …
City’s kindergartens and childcare centres also to stop in-person lessons as cases rise across China after easing of restrictionsShanghai’s education bureau has told schools to hold classes online from Monday as rising numbers of Covid infections hit c…
As the government abandons ‘zero Covid’, it may take decades for ordinary Chinese people to recover – and many aren’t sure it was worth itAfter China’s abrupt scaling back of its zero-Covid restrictions, many ordinary Chinese people are struggling to c…
In 2019, the world’s first Covid case was detected in Wuhan. This month China abruptly shifted away from efforts to eliminate the virusChina’s zero-Covid policy explained in 30 secondsAcross China Covid testing stations are being dismantled. Barricades…
Some Beijing hospitals have as many as 80% of staff infected, according to one doctor, leading to serious staff shortagesChinese doctors and nurses are being told to keep working even when infected with Covid-19, staff and residents reported, as the vi…
One Shanghai resident describes the feeling of liberation as Covid restrictions are lifted, while remaining nervous about the coming waveThe easing of Covid restrictions over the past week has happened almost as quickly as the abrupt measures to lock d…
Health officials cease recording asymptomatic cases as shortages of medical supplies and testing kits reported in wake of sudden end to strict Covid policy China’s zero-Covid policy explained in 30 secondsThe spread of Covid-19 in China is now “impossi…
Yang Zijing, 25, apparently detained in Guangzhou after taking part in rallies against harsh restrictionsA young protester has been held in police detention in southern China for nine days after taking part in rallies against Covid restrictions, her mo…
Health authorities sound warning on infection rate, with hundreds of thousands of doctors redeployed across the countryChina has announced plans to scrap its primary Covid tracking app in the latest rollback of pandemic control measures, just days afte…
Low rate of vaccination of elderly and a lack of natural immunity mean country may be in for a bumpy rideBeijing’s abrupt dismantling of zero-Covid controls has been welcomed by economists, even as the country braces itself for the human impact of lett…
Some people are keen to enjoy their new freedoms, but others are fearful of a major wave of infectionsChina’s scaling back of its zero-Covid regime has left its population reeling. Some are embracing their new freedoms, while others are struggling to o…