カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
WHO report has said origins of virus are still unknown and recommended further investigationChina has repeated its assertion the theory that the Covid-19 pandemic began with a leak from a Chinese laboratory is “a politically motivated lie”, after the W…
Both cities back on high alert, with new lockdowns in Shanghai , and the shutdown of entertainment venues in BeijingSee all our coronavirus coverageXi Jinping has reiterated China’s commitment to zero-Covid, declaring “persistence is victory”, as Shang…
District of Minhang to be closed on Saturday for mass testing, sparking fears the lockdown could be prolonged if cases foundShanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities said,…
Restrictions have eased and more than 22 million people are allowed to move around the city againStreets fill up as Shanghai Covid restrictions ease Continue reading…
Residents in areas deemed low-risk for Covid are allowed to move around the city freely againShanghai has eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions in a step towards returning to normal after a two-month lockdown that confined residents of the megacity to…
City of 25 million people emerges from prolonged isolation under ruthlessly enforced restrictions See all our coronavirus coverageShanghai has lifted a painful two-month lockdown, to the relief of the city’s 25 million residents, with authorities disma…
Covid cases are stabilising in the countries but many may continue to wear face coverings, even if rules changeFor more than two years, the people of Japan and South Korea have been united by their embrace of little white rectangles. While the US and c…
Leader criticises healthcare officials and orders army to distribute medicine as more than one million are infected by ‘fever’See all our coronavirus coverageKim Jong-un has criticised North Korea’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distri…
Omicron infections create ‘biggest emergency incident in the country’, according to state media, as Kim Jong-un chairs response meetingSee all our coronavirus coverageNorth Korea has declared a “severe national emergency” after confirming its first out…
Research on Wuhan patients reveals effects of long Covid, with 11% still not having returned to workMore than half of people hospitalised with Covid-19 still have at least one symptom two years after they were first infected, according to the longest f…
Tensions rise again as lockdowns grind on and the city’s population tire of strict zero-Covid policySee all our coronavirus coverageTensions between Shanghai residents and China’s Covid enforcers are on the rise again, amid a new push to end infections…
Chinese capital ramps up efforts to control Omicron outbreak and avoid lockdownsSee all our coronavirus coverageBeijing has reopened a mass isolation centre as authorities seek to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 in the city.The Xiaotangshan Fangcai hos…
Vaccinated visitors from about 60 visa-waiver countries now able to enter as part of pandemic reopening planCoronavirus – latest updatesMāori songs, tearful embraces and a beloved New Zealand chocolate bar awaited international visitors arriving in New…
With 340m people living under lockdown or restrictions, the administration are sticking to their stance. But at what cost?Shanghai’s month under lockdown – in picturesAcross much of the world people are taking international holidays, returning to the o…
Capital to undergo mass testing after 33 new locally transmitted cases as the government stick to zero-Covid strategySee all our coronavirus coverageBeijing has swiftly expanded its Covid-19 mass testing from one district this week to most of the city …