China Zero Covid Policy

Return home or stay on campus & undergo tests every 48 hours: China to students after relaxing zero-Covid restrictions

Universities in China have been the scene of frequent lockdowns over the past three years, occasionally leading to clashes between the authorities and students confined to campus or even their dorm rooms

How life will change as China relaxes its COVID-19 restrictions

China is rolling back on its tough zero-COVID policy after the curbs sparked unprecedented protests. Now, people infected with the virus but with mild or no symptoms can now isolate at home rather than in state-managed facilities. The need for frequent mass testing has also been scrapped

Great Wall of Porn: How China is using sex bots to quell the COVID protests on social media

A search for the names of the Chinese cities where mass, unprecedented protests are taking place over the strict zero-COVID policy saw users being flooded with lewd posts. Analysts point out that it’s a tried-and-tested method used by the authorities to crush dissent

As workers flee biggest iPhone factory in China, authorities clamp COVID lockdown in whole area around Foxconn

Employees in world's largest iPhone factory in China were complaining online of poor conditions and having to flee the company on foot to avoid Covid transport curbs

Covid outbreaks surge in China as authorities double down on disruptive, repressive curbs

President Xi Jinping, who secured a historic third term in power, has signalled that China will continue to pursue its strict zero-Covid approach even as the measures have weighed on economic growth

Explained: How China’s ‘Bridge Man’ has spurred protests against Xi Jinping across the world

A man unfurled banners opposing Xi Jinping and his government’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy across a bridge in Beijing last Thursday. As per reports, similar protests have now spread within China and other parts of the world

Shanghai reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, infection rate peaks amid lockdown in Chinese city

The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on Tuesday said the seven victims were aged between 60 and 101, and all suffered from underlying conditions such as heart disease and diabetes

Xi Jinping defends China's zero-COVID policy amid Shanghai lockdown to curb sharp spike in cases

He asserted that China's anti-COVID policy has once again withstood the test of time, contributing useful experience for the world to fight against the virus and host major international events.