カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low riskAuthorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing, where protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, as pol…
Authorities flood streets with police as top security body urges action against ‘hostile forces’China has sent university students home and flooded streets with police in an attempt to disperse the most widespread anti-government protests in decades, a…
Rampant and sudden lockdowns have sparked anger as pressure piles on officials to curb outbreaksChina’s Covid lockdown protests: complete guide in videos, maps and chartsSince the Covid pandemic began, China’s government has operated a zero-tolerance p…
Protesters have taken to the streets in several Chinese cities after a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang province sparked a national outcry, with many saying Covid restrictions played a part in the disaster Continue reading…
Public protests are the most visible signs of anger and scepticism over latest series of draconian lockdownsVictoria Li* has experienced several lockdowns since Covid emerged in China almost three years ago. Being a prisoner in her own home in Beijing …
Protesters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, blame restrictions for death toll of 10 in apartment block fireProtests have broken out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered an…
Four-month-old denied treatment as she tested negative for coronavirus and family was told case not urgentThe death of a four-month-old baby in central China has stoked public anger on social media as frustrations mount over Beijing’s stringent “dynami…
Quarantine periods shortened by two days but Beijing government ‘will not waver’ from strict zero-Covid policyChina has eased some of its strict Covid rules in an apparent attempt to alleviate economic pressures and cool escalating discontent, though a…
Unexpected announcement quashes hopes of lifting lockdowns, quarantining and rigorous testing Health officials in China on Saturday dashed hopes there would be a relaxation of the country’s strict Covid-19 restrictions. At a news conference, they insis…
Despite relatively low case numbers, there are reportedly about 200 lockdowns across the countryWaves of outrage and frustration over China’s lockdown measures this week have demonstrated widening cracks in the general compliance with the government’s …
Cities near Foxconn plant draw up plans to isolate migrant workers who are returning to home townsCities in central China have hastily drawn up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their home towns from the country’s largest iPhone factory, amid…
Video of girl struggling to breathe is circulating online, with claims family’s pleas for help were ignoredReports that a 16-year-old girl has died in a Covid quarantine centre after pleas from her family for medical help were ignored have caused anger…
As the west buys early doses, India’s vaccine preparedness matters not just at home but for other developing nations dependent on its shotsRishabh Kumar woke up in his California bedroom in a cold sweat. In the space of three weeks, the 37-year-old fin…
Official Wu Zunyou also called for people to avoid ‘skin-to-skin contact’ with those who had been abroad recently, as well as ‘strangers’ A senior Chinese health official has advised people to avoid physical contact with foreigners to prevent possible…
‘Internet commentary personnel’ told to deluge social media with thoughts on anything from cooking to their personal moodSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese censors have reportedly been ordered to flood social media with innocuous posts about Xinj…