First flights under China's new 'no quarantine' rules for international travellers landed at airports in Guangzhou and Shenzhen on Sunday
08 Jan 2023 12:23 PM
The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations
31 Dec 2022 10:33 AM
Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of Covid cases following Beijing's decision to lift strict rules
29 Dec 2022 11:24 AM
Previously passengers coming from abroad had to mandatorily stay in over two weeks of quarantine in government accommodations
27 Dec 2022 11:49 AM
The surge in China has not changed anything in India and there is no need to change people-related approaches in the Covid response in Indi
24 Dec 2022 8:57 AM
Centre urged all states and union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of newer variants
21 Dec 2022 9:59 AM
Epidemiologist says more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over the next 90 days
20 Dec 2022 10:37 AM
Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests
11 Dec 2022 12:32 PM
Anger over China's zero-Covid policy has sparked protests in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
01 Dec 2022 11:40 AM
China has stuck with Xi's zero-COVID policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions
28 Nov 2022 10:20 AM
President Xi Jinping’s government faces mounting anger at its 'zero-COVID' policy that has shut down access to areas throughout China
27 Nov 2022 11:33 AM
Negative PCR tests for COVID taken within the previous 48 hours remain standard in Shanghai, Beijing for permission to enter public venues
01 Jun 2022 1:26 PM
Most of Beijing is not locked down, but the streets are much quieter than usual with many shops closed and people working from home
17 May 2022 1:36 PM
Queues snaked around malls and outside office complexes on Monday as people waited to be swabbed for samples by health workers
25 Apr 2022 11:00 AM
Shanghai has been almost entirely locked down since the start of the month, snarling supply chains, with many people confined to their homes
24 Apr 2022 1:20 PM