Covid In China

Year of COVID-19? Will the Lunar New Year trigger another spike in China?

It is expected that the Lunar New Year holiday travel rush – known as Chunyun – can drive a new wave of infections in China, especially in its vulnerable countryside. Last week, Xi Jinping also acknowledged concerns about a COVID-19 spike in rural China

As Hong Kong scraps mandatory isolation for Covid patients, businesses want more done to revive tourism

Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 starting 30 January as part of its strategy to return the semi-autonomous Chinese city to normalcy

Coronavirus in China: 'Funding issues won’t stand in the way of medical treatment,' says government

Infection numbers now appear to be falling based on a decline in the number of patients visiting fever clinics

Explained: How 'zero COVID' workers are causing unrest in China

In the eastern city of Hangzhou, several COVID workers climbed on the roof of a test kit factory and threatened to jump to protest unpaid furloughs. At a separate test manufacturing plant in the city, workers protested for days over a wage dispute

As insurers refuse coverage, China’s Covid patients face medical debt crisis

At least 14 Chinese cities and provinces have stopped providing free treatment for coronavirus after Beijing abruptly rolled back its zero-Covid strategy last month

US responds to China's countermeasures warning, says Covid test for Beijing travellers based on science

Authorities in US said that owing to Beijing’s lack of transparency, countries are forced to impose mandatory testing requirement

Explained: Why China's COVID-19 surge is causing panic across the globe

China's National Health Commission has ceased publishing daily nationwide infection and death statistics. This has raised concerns because the scale of the outbreak has become ‘impossible’ to track

Explained: How severe is China's COVID-19 outbreak?

In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, determining the size and severity of the COVID-19 surge is a big scientific guessing game. Scientists from all over the world are looking for clues about the outbreak

9,000 daily Covid-19 deaths in China, says UK research firm; predicts 25K fatalities on 23 January

Data released by Airfinity says that cumulative deaths in China since 1 December have most likely reached 100,000 with infections totalling 18.6 million

Apple's Chinese arm under serious threat as production may get disrupted for months because of COVID

China’s growing COVID cases have endangered Apple’s revenue projections for 2023. As a result, the Cupertino-based tech giant wants Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron to increase their production in India.